Monolingual
One of our readers recently wrote in and asked us how he could slim down his install of OS X. One simple way is to get rid of all those languages that you don't use which are installed by default with OS X (if you hit 'Customize' while installing OS X you can really cut down on the bloat by only installing the languages and print drivers that you will use).Monolingual is a freeware app that deletes all those other pesky languages from your Mac (just be careful not to delete the language you use because the only way to get them back is to reinstall OS X).
I just ran it on my Macbook and it freed up 2.4 gigs of space, though it did take about 30 minutes to run.
Update: Be careful to only remove the extraneous languages from your Mac using this program (as I did). Uncheck all the 'Architecture' options, otherwise you'll break Rosetta and blame me (and no one wants that).
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One of our readers recently wrote in and asked us how he could slim down his install of OS X. One simple way is to get rid of all those...
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i think it's great. got rid of tons on my powerbook and intel imac. WARNING! Another program that doesn't like being stripped is Missing Sync. It's the only thing I had to reinstall on the powerbook...
July 29 2006 at 7:16 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply> Also, it would probably be best not to use it remove architectures. Rosetta may
> get wonky if you're running a Macbook Pro.
It's not that Rosetta *may* "get wonky" - it's that Rosetta WILL stop working COMPLETELY if you run this. Guaranteed. The reason is that it strips out the PPC code from *every* library and framework on the system, and PPC apps have to link against PPC libraries. If the libraries are Intel-only, PPC apps won't link against them, and without being able to link against such crucial libraries and frameworks as libSystem, Cocoa, and Carbon, no PPC apps are going to be able to run at all. So, if you run this app and remove the PPC architectures, you will *completely* lose the ability to run *any* PPC apps in the Rosetta environment.
Bottom line: Don't use this app, as it's way too dangerous.
Just don't bother with this program, especially not if you're running an intel mac, they're too unstable to tinker with.
June 02 2006 at 3:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyDoes anyone know if removing a language also causes the removal of the relevant spell checker dictionary?
I use English for the OS, but I also need spelling checks in other languages.
Stephen, I meant to post those links, but had to get back to archiving and installing OSX.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=457198&tstart=30
#15 or you might want to include those relevant links since you know about them
June 01 2006 at 3:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
I was able to fix the issue with Keyboard Layouts by copying the contents of /System/Library/Keyboard Layouts from another Mac.
I wouldn't recommend using this product unless you really really need 2gb of space.
I had problems with it wiping out my Keyboard Layouts, even when I removed somethng I didn't think I would need.
Also, it would probably be best not to use it remove architectures. Rosetta may get wonky if you're running a Macbook Pro.
Scott, you might want to provide relevant links to the Apple discussion forums with your posts on possibly hazardous, unsupported software. Monolingual is a huge mess for those with intel macs.
June 01 2006 at 12:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyShrimp, can I fix Rosetta without formatting my machine?
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