> From: Robert Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [PCI] Minimum HD space to reserve Was: RAM Disk as browser > cache Good > Advice > > At 15:31:15 -0400 on 5/24/05, Fluxstringer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Friday I had 120 MB available on a 2 Gig drive. > > I've read some seasoned gurus recommend that, to be safe, available > disk space should not go below 25% without regard to the absolute > size of the drive, eg., a 160G drive should have 40G minimum free > space. I know that looks excessive and I questioned them posing this > small vs. huge drive example. However, they insist that to allow for > all caches and "strange" happenings, 25% is the threshold below which > crashes and corruption are manifest.
I would say this is good advice. Never felt comfortable with any drive that does not have a fair bit of free space... One can manage flying closer to the wind if one knows where the VM is, where the scratch disks are for various programs etc (mostly these are actually setable in preferences in programs, eg. Photoshop... where you can assign primary and secondary and more sometimes... David Elmo -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
