Initial SSD space

Hi could anyone please tell me how much space is used up by OSX etc when they first boot up their new MBA and how much remaining space . Thinking of getting the 64Gb model .Thanks..

Various Macs , Iphone 4 and ipods several pcs, Mac OS X (10.6.3)

Posted on Oct 23, 2010 12:25 PM

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Oct 24, 2010 6:10 PM in response to Rob2246

I have the 11.6" MBA with 128G storage. I installed a few small benchmark apps and one 6GB one (Steam, Portal, and Team Fortress).

So far I've used up 38.31GB. Since the 128GB formatted is 120.85GB, I have 82.54GB left. If this was a 64GB storage, it's likely 60GB formatted, which, in my case, would leave about 22GB free. Glad I got the 128GB model.

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Oct 30, 2010 8:57 PM in response to Rob2246

I also bought the 128GB version but when i look at the "get info" section it says it has a capacity of ~120GB and available ~109 GB.

Any idea why its gone from 128 to 120 to 109?

Also its my first time using Mac and I installed Flash Player 3 times before it started working (needed to reboot). Would that use up 3x the space or does it write over itself?

Oct 31, 2010 6:00 AM in response to Momo08

Momo08 Hi the flash install will only write once the difference in size is because the drive was formatted. I always do an erase and install on my macbooks to save space if needed . very easy and it takes about 45 minutes to do.. you can delete extra fonts, other languages and un needed printer drivers . You can also re install parts of I life 11 and leave out others if you want.

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