[mac4theblind] Re: Saving hard drive space
- From: Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 20:04:35 -0700
They might but I'm not so sure.. HOpeuflly someone can give you a better answer.
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On May 10, 2011, at 2:47 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
> OK, I know this may seem really redundant, especially, being I only did this
> last night, but in the process of my screw up, I got so sidetracked I forgot
> to do this.
>
> I'm wonderring... being that I have a Time machine backup made of my current
> system, which is about 29 gigs in size, I'm thinking about reinstalling Snow
> Leo again, and then restoring from the backup. You're probably looking at me
> going, why! Your system already is functionning perfectly! Well? yeah, it
> is, o, k, that I'll give ya, but, here's the thing.
>
> When I installed the OS last night, I totally forgot that I could hit the
> customize button, before installing, and interact with that table, and check
> and uncheck things to be installed. So, here is my question regarding all
> this. Is it worth me doing this? I know that one person got their
> installation stripped down to like, 2 gigs. And there is a ton of thinigs I
> really truely, don't! need. for one, I really don't need bluetooth support.
> I don't perceive myself down the road using it. Maybe I'm just weird like
> that, but, I really don't see me using it. Also, I really don't see myself
> needing all those input languages, and all those different keyboard map
> layouts. Furthermore, I don't own a printer, so why have all those printer
> drivers installed if I'm never planning to use 'em. You know, just things
> like that... My only concern is, ok, so I do this, and we strip those things
> out. OK, very very doable. Then however, what happens if I run a time
> machine backup to restore from the backup I made last night, when all that
> crap was present on the system. Will this mean, that it would mirror back
> and would put that stuff back on the system? I guess what I'm saying in a
> simplier way is, how extreme is TM gonna take it? I've not changed a single
> TM setting. this is exactly! set to the default sxettings right after you
> install the OS, straight outta the box, if you will.
>
> I'm just wonderring if my plan is gonna be pointless, as in the long run I'd
> wind up right back where I'm at now, waisting my time, or if I customize and
> tell it not to install those things, then restore the TM backup during
> setting up my mac initially, would that put things back that I don't really
> want/need?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Chris.
>
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