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limited user capacity after installing bigger HD

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grum

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Jul 22, 2006
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Hi - I cloned my Macbook HD onto an external HD, and installed a new HD - it all works fine, apart from under my user name, there is still showing only the capacity of the old disk. On 'get info' on the HD itself it shows the full capacity, but when trying to move stuff into user folders like the music folders it tells me there is not enough room, even though there is 50 gigs free on the disk. The 'user' folder still seems to think it is limited to the capacity of the old disk, is there some way of changing this bar reinstalling osx?

thanks
 
mad jew said:
In Disk Utility, click on your drive and then select the Partition tab. What does it say there about your available space? :)
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Thanks for the response. It says there is 149 gigs capacity, which is right for a 160 gig drive.
 
Hmm, it almost sounds like you've ended up with a disk quota. Has the system ever been connected to a workgroup (OS X Server)?
 
Nermal said:
Hmm, it almost sounds like you've ended up with a disk quota. Has the system ever been connected to a workgroup (OS X Server)?
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Nope - I have a wireless network at home but not an OSX server.

mad jew said:
Well, I'm not sure how this came about, but maybe create a new user account and manually transfer your current user across.
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So what, create a new user account then copy the applications folder etc into the new one. Can you get at the folders of another user? Sorry I am pretty new to Macs.
 
Well strictly speaking your apps shouldn't be in your Home (user) folder. If you're having trouble with the Applications folder then the new user option won't help. However, if the Applications folder still gives you all the space you're meant to have, then you could migrate your files by dragging them into the Shared folder, creating a new account, and then copying them from the Shared folder to the new account. Direct access to another user is possible but this option is easier and faster.
 
mad jew said:
Well strictly speaking your apps shouldn't be in your Home (user) folder. If you're having trouble with the Applications folder then the new user option won't help. However, if the Applications folder still gives you all the space you're meant to have, then you could migrate your files by dragging them into the Shared folder, creating a new account, and then copying them from the Shared folder to the new account. Direct access to another user is possible but this option is easier and faster.
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Sorry yeah you are right, the apps folder is fine for space and outside the home folder. When i create a new account though, applications that require authorisation are asking for it again. Is there somewhere this information is stored where i can copy it over, or do i need to start again? Also, what folders will i need to copy over to the new user to make sure i have everything, apart from the obvious documents, music, movies etc?

Thanks very much for the help.
 
I'll be honest mate, I don't know where your system is keeping the data that makes it think it's limited in size. In terms of transferring files, the Documents, Music and Pictures folders are all a good start. Also get Movies, Desktop and then in the Library, get your Preferences folder if you want to retain some of your customised settings. All of these files are in your Home folder, remember. :)
 
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