About hard drive space on MorphOS
  • Order of the Butterfly
    Order of the Butterfly
    _ThEcRoW
    Posts: 298 from 2008/10/27
    Hello guys. I have been using mos since it was available for the mini and all i can say is that i love it so much, but have noticed something strange on my installation. I have been updating with the isos provided with the team from the first version of the mini, through the actual version, but also, i noticed that i have less harddrive space that it should. I now have 4gb of free space, and i didn't put in this machine larger files as music or video, just the occasional amiga program. Where have gone all that space?. I don't think the updates of the system did that. Is a know problem of the filesystem?.
    Thanks in advance!!!
    Mac Mini G4 1,4ghz 1gb ram & MorphOS 3.11
  • »23.12.11 - 13:16
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  • Order of the Butterfly
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    Ruud
    Posts: 335 from 2009/2/2
    From: Hampshire, UK
    Every time you update MorphOS it creates a backup of your Sys:Morphos drawer and names it something like: Morphos_123389.
    Delete these backups to regain your HDD space.
    "We live, we die, we laugh, we cry"
  • »23.12.11 - 14:54
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  • Order of the Butterfly
    Order of the Butterfly
    _ThEcRoW
    Posts: 298 from 2008/10/27
    I knew about the backups that are made on new installations, but was unaware that it took such huge space. Could be these backups be occupying several gigabytes?.
    Will check it tough.
    Thanks for the tip.
    Mac Mini G4 1,4ghz 1gb ram & MorphOS 3.11
  • »24.12.11 - 13:03
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  • Order of the Butterfly
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    Ruud
    Posts: 335 from 2009/2/2
    From: Hampshire, UK
    Several gigabytes sounds too much indeed. I didn't realise you meant so much as your initial post doesn't mention how much space you started with, only that you have 4GB left.
    "We live, we die, we laugh, we cry"
  • »24.12.11 - 18:45
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