i noticed theres a bunch of pkg files in my reciepts folder which is located in the library folder equalling about a gig of space... do i need these pkgs? or can i just delete them.. also what else can i delte thats in the system folders and what not to save space and what not..
removing pkg files from reciepts folder?
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(This is not specifically an intel Mac question, I guess, btw. ...) Are they _really_ that big? Basically, they should _just_ be receipts for installed packages and should definitely remain there. Is there one which is specifically big? My receipts folder is a total of roughly 200 MB. I think that's too much, too, because AFAIK those files should not actually contain any installers...
The Receipts folder and the .pkg files in it serve important system purposes. Two of the most obvious is that these files tell your installers that their parent applications have already been installed. Another essential function is that they contain the proper permissions settings for their parent files. When you repair permissions, the OS refers to these files to reset permissions to their proper values. As fryke said, do not delete these files.tfucini said: