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Free up drive space without losing content
Authored by: valx on Jun 05, '06 10:31:21AM
I forgot to add that I wouldn't do this with any of the default OS X apps for the exact reason that Rob specified. But it does work great on third party apps.

Since these apps are rarely used, the slight delay in launch is no big deal. There is no noticeable difference in RAM usage or the speed of the app itself--on my machine. I have about 70 apps stored this way and on average the compressed images are 50% smaller than the expanded app.

I have a 100GB HD. About 50GB is taken up with music and video. My entire home directory, minus music and video, takes up about 30GB. Using this technique has helped me have space left over for more media. :-)

As a side note, the app Disk Inventory X is a great freeware app that gives you a visual representation of what is taking up space on your HD.

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