Can I delete fonts, icons, and other things from OS X that aren't necessary to my needs or that are just "fluff" in the OS?
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What can I delete from OS X?
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Be careful what you delete, as some fonts and other files are critical to OS X operation. What are you trying to achieve?
Back when I did osx86 stuff, a script existed that would strip ALL unnecessary stuff from the OS, but tbh, it doesn't really do much beyond save a little bit of space. Also you have to be VERY careful as something as seemingly insignificant as a font can leave you unable to log in.
Not really sure what I'm trying to achieve with it, just curious really. Looking to see what is unnecessary or unused in OS X. I'm trying to learn more about the OS, too. Tips, tricks, ins and outs.
Unlike Windows, Mac OS X doesn't have a lot of useless stuff that installs with it. It's best to leave it alone, unless you have a specific need and know exactly what you're doing.
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Sure, I was just curious. Wasn't planning to do much of anything with it as it functions just fine, obviously, and it was a random curiosity I had while looking through some files. Thanks for the input though. Much appreciated.
One of the big items that people typically remove is the foreign languages. Monolingual is a program that will do that for you. http://monolingual.sourceforge.net/
You won't really save all that much space doing this, so it's up to you whether it's worth it or not.
You won't really save all that much space doing this, so it's up to you whether it's worth it or not.