So... I bought my wife a MacBook Air for her birthday in August. It was the entry level, 128GB version, running Mac OS 10.9. The only software I intsalled on it was Microsoft Office 2010 which I had hanging around, enabling her to do Word/Excel. (Occasionally, she brings work home). Other than that, she's a light user - typically email and browsing - so I thought the 128GB version would be fine for her. Oh yes, and she manages a 16GB iPhone 5 which is around 60% full.
I didn't really think to check the disk space after installing Office, since that was the only additional software I installed.
Anyhow - I thought I'd upgrade her MacBook to Yosemite last night - and that went well. However, I just did a 'Get Info' on the disk, and it shows only 31GB available on the hard disk
I'm starting to think I shouldn't have been such a cheapskate and bought her a more expensive model I'd have been OK with 60GB or so free, but 31 seems insanely low already and she's only used it for light browsing so far.
Anyhow: I'm wondering if Yosemtie has kept a backup of a load of Mavericks junk or something after the update? Is there anything I can clean out to regain some space?
Any suggestions before Yosemite starts giving her "Low Disk Space" messages and I really look like cheapskate!
RTP.
I didn't really think to check the disk space after installing Office, since that was the only additional software I installed.
Anyhow - I thought I'd upgrade her MacBook to Yosemite last night - and that went well. However, I just did a 'Get Info' on the disk, and it shows only 31GB available on the hard disk
I'm starting to think I shouldn't have been such a cheapskate and bought her a more expensive model
I'd have been OK with 60GB or so free, but 31 seems insanely low already and she's only used it for light browsing so far.Anyhow: I'm wondering if Yosemtie has kept a backup of a load of Mavericks junk or something after the update? Is there anything I can clean out to regain some space?
Any suggestions before Yosemite starts giving her "Low Disk Space" messages and I really look like cheapskate!
RTP.