My hard disk is starting to get a bit cramped, with only 30GB available. I'm about download Lion and I'd like to know if I'll need to free up some space before I install it.
Also, I've read that Lion creates a hidden partition with a bare-bones copy of OS X for emergency system recovery. How large is it? How much space will I lose after installing Lion?
Best Answer
According to http://www.apple.com/support/lion/installrecovery/ you only need 7G of free space.
Amazingly small amount of space considering the download is 3.6G itself.
Many are reporting gaining back between 5 and 10 GB of space as Lion is more compact than Snow Leopard.