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Lion space usage question

vtboyarc

vtboyarc

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Hi all,
I only have 5.8gb left on my HDD, I was wondering if anyone knows if the amount of space Lion is will replace the older OS, so I really won't be using up any space, or will I actually need a lot of free space for Lion? If this makes any sense...thanks!
 
Lion's about a gig bigger than SL so you should be OK. You should consider getting an external, though--they're dirt cheap and it's a good idea to have 10% of your disk free.
 
The DP4 of Lion takes around 5.28GB, but with such a low HDD capacity, you should think about getting a cheap external HDD to offload some data, as having less than 10% of the HDD's capacity free is NOT recommended, as it can lead to HDD failure more quickly.
 
simsaladimbamba said:
The DP4 of Lion takes around 5.28GB, but with such a low HDD capacity, you should think about getting a cheap external HDD to offload some data, as having less than 10% of the HDD's capacity free is NOT recommended, as it can lead to HDD failure more quickly.
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ooh ok! I actually have a 500gb I use for the backups, but I guess I can just actually move stuff of my Macbook onto that?
 
vtboyarc said:
One thing I'm a little nervous about with that, is if the external fails, then I've lost it for good
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Yep. That's why you should have two or more backups of your important data.
I have two backups of my important data, meaning I have three exact copies of it.
TBs are cheap nowadays, thus you could get two 1TB USB 2.0 HDDs for 100€.
 
vtboyarc said:
One thing I'm a little nervous about with that, is if the external fails, then I've lost it for good
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This is true. I was worrying about this myself (Only had a TM backup), then I got a 2 TB hard drive dirt cheap from newegg. Had enough space to clone my desktop mac, MacBook Pro, external media HD, and PC. Storing it offsite, that way if my apt burns to the ground or gets broken in, I'll be OK.
 
simsaladimbamba said:
Yep. That's why you should have two or more backups of your important data.
I have two backups of my important data, meaning I have three exact copies of it.
TBs are cheap nowadays, thus you could get two 1TB USB 2.0 HDDs for 100€.
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sounds smart I think I'll have to get another one!
 
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