I own an iMac (2007) and Macbook (2008) and upgraded both to Snow Leopard. Both have about the same setup - if anything there are more apps on the iMac. Yet after the upgrade, the Macbook is showing that the hard drive is using about 4GB more space than the iMac. I can't figure out where the extra files are but am curious if anyone knows what might be the reason.
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SL - Disk Size Question
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I assume you mean 4GB more total space?
More than likely they are different drive models that have slightly different capacities (even if the 'advertised' size is the same).
The other possibility is that there's a Boot Camp partition on one about 4GB in size. Or possibly some other extra partition that is taking up spac eon one machine and not the other.
Open Disk Utility in both ans see what the partitions look like on each.
More than likely they are different drive models that have slightly different capacities (even if the 'advertised' size is the same).
The other possibility is that there's a Boot Camp partition on one about 4GB in size. Or possibly some other extra partition that is taking up spac eon one machine and not the other.
Open Disk Utility in both ans see what the partitions look like on each.
Absolutely nothing to do with what the OP asked.
Reading is your friend. Good job with the edit.
OP. What drives are installed in each Mac, and did you do different installs on each? Clean or upgrades...?
"about" the same setup?
You're comparing apples to oranges. Unless both drives contain exactly the same things then who knows where the 4gb is coming from?
Thanks maflynn. How to I determine the status of the sleep image file? I have 4GB of RAM installed on my Macbook so I bet that is the reason.
I am not looking to delete anything, I just like to learn about my computers.
Also if that file exists there wouldn't seem to be a need to back it up in Time Capsule, which is how I noticed the size discrepancy between the 2 computers.
I am not looking to delete anything, I just like to learn about my computers.
Also if that file exists there wouldn't seem to be a need to back it up in Time Capsule, which is how I noticed the size discrepancy between the 2 computers.