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Varying Install Sizes
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Mystery Solved ....
The 17in MBP has 8GB RAM, whereas the 15in only 4GB RAM
/private/var/vm/sleepimage is the culprit!
install creates a file too match your configured RAM, hence the discrepancy between the size of the footprints of the 2 fresh installs!
John
The 17in MBP has 8GB RAM, whereas the 15in only 4GB RAM
/private/var/vm/sleepimage is the culprit!
install creates a file too match your configured RAM, hence the discrepancy between the size of the footprints of the 2 fresh installs!
John
I have a different question that could use a thread with the same/similar name:
SL install DVD is cca. 7GB and Lion (GM) install image is cca 4GB. Why the difference of 3GB? Obviously, you can use both for a clean installation. Is the Lion missing anything that SL had? Some drivers maybe?
SL install DVD is cca. 7GB and Lion (GM) install image is cca 4GB. Why the difference of 3GB? Obviously, you can use both for a clean installation. Is the Lion missing anything that SL had? Some drivers maybe?
Rosetta subsystem?
Edit to add: I thought I read somewhere months ago that Lion did not have Printer Drivers and downloaded them on demand?
Good question. But I do recall that after installing GM it took up an additional 800mb(?) in space. (When compared to a fresh and up to date SL install I have on another partition).
