Suzuka Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Xslimmer is a new, fun way to size down your Universal Binary apps, without losing any of their functionality. How is this possible? It is achieved by removing the code inside the Universal Binaries that does not fit with your machine's architecture, a code that never gets executed and just wastes your disk space. Want to see for yourself? Grab your copy of Xslimmer now and try it out for free until you free up to 50Mb. Xslimmer removes the PPC or INTEL archatecture from apps, and lowering its size. http://www.xslimmer.com/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31885-xslimmer/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSkywalker Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Wow, thank you Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31885-xslimmer/#findComment-222894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuka Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 I just slimmed almost all my apps, I got back 4 GB o.O Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31885-xslimmer/#findComment-222896 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe75 Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Suzuka, nice find, Thanks I just slimmed almost all my apps, I got back 4 GB o.O How did you get past the 50mb Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31885-xslimmer/#findComment-222897 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_4e Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Wow! 4 GB's Suzuka? I could really use some free space. Great find. I think this may eventually find itself on the weekend links story Thanks a lot. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31885-xslimmer/#findComment-222952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuka Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 Suzuka, nice find, Thanks How did you get past the 50mb I slimmed ALL my apps Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31885-xslimmer/#findComment-223791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
quixos Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 i tried xslimmer, it was very simple, but not free. there are several freeware apps that do the same thing. the one i now use is safe. DownSizer 0.1.1 his site has tips on what programs don't work well with stripping, and changing default language etc. 14.3MB after also removing iTunesHelper and Help files. cause i don't have an iPod, and i don't need help. as an aside, i'm never updating to iTunes 7, i find it a mess. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31885-xslimmer/#findComment-227166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 I se TrimTheFat and it's free. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31885-xslimmer/#findComment-227274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_4e Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 I knew there was another app I once tried. TrimTheFat was it. Thanks nonny. I still personally liek Xslimmer better, but at the same time I really don't feel it's worth it if I could just use a freeware app very similar. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31885-xslimmer/#findComment-228508 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebster Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Xslimmer removes the PPC or INTEL archatecture from apps, and lowering its size. http://www.xslimmer.com/ Can they all (xslimmer, DownSizer and TrimTheFat) be used on PPC? Also how safe are they? So it removes excess junk from apps and the overall system? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31885-xslimmer/#findComment-229469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuka Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 Can they all (xslimmer, DownSizer and TrimTheFat) be used on PPC? Also how safe are they? So it removes excess junk from apps and the overall system? They say Xslimmer works on both, but I only tried it on an intel mac, it only removes access "fat" from UB applications, not the system Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31885-xslimmer/#findComment-229744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 TrimTheFat works on a PPC Mac (because I use it on a PPC model and it trims nicely) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31885-xslimmer/#findComment-230340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebster Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 They say Xslimmer works on both, but I only tried it on an intel mac, it only removes access "fat" from UB applications, not the system I'm confused. How can it work on PPC and Intel if it only removes "fat" from Universal Binary appz? Surely that would mean it works on Intel only as only Intel uses UB appz? TrimTheFat works on a PPC Mac (because I use it on a PPC model and it trims nicely) Does it remove the excess from the appz or the system too? I've got an old G3 with a 10GB drive. Ideally i want to be able to remove excess from the appz and the system safely. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31885-xslimmer/#findComment-230346 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe75 Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 I'm confused.How can it work on PPC and Intel if it only removes "fat" from Universal Binary appz? Surely that would mean it works on Intel only as only Intel uses UB appz? Does it remove the excess from the appz or the system too? It's not removing apps, only trimming parts that would not be used by either/or, It works for both if you have UB programs, if you use only PPC apps theres nothing to trim :pirate2: Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31885-xslimmer/#findComment-230480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackShadowWolf Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Theres also Monolingual Link You can remove all excess languages from all your apps, help files etc, as well as removing all the archs from UB that you dont need, even from the system. Be careful though if you accidently have it remove the architecture your using, bye bye Tiger O_o. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31885-xslimmer/#findComment-230751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iji oh Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Can anyone report on their experiences using these trimmer programs on x86 Hacs? Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31885-xslimmer/#findComment-390245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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