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Removing Files From Your Workbench Disk

Copying printer drivers, fonts, or Preferences editors to your Workbench disk makes them readily available. However, a Volume is full requester can result if you try to copy too much to your Workbench disk. It is possible to delete files from the Workbench disk to make room for other files.

Note:

When working directly with your Workbench disk, use a backup copy of the original disk that came with your system. Your original, unchanged Workbench disk should never be altered in case you need to restore a file or reinstall the Workbench.

Deleting system software results in some limitation of your Amiga's capabilities and may cause an error if an application attempts to use a file that was deleted. If you experience an unexpected requester or error, repeat the same operation using the original Workbench disk. If no error occurs, the application uses something that was deleted and it should be restored.

Document all changes that you make to your system disks. Adding a comment in the disk's User-startup file can remind you that you are working with a non-standard Workbench disk.

Files You Can Delete

Delete files from your Workbench disk starting with the least critical files, such as the Clock program, and programs that do not apply to your system, such as C:MAGTAPE if you do not use a tape drive and System/NoFastMem if you do not have any Fast ("other") memory.
Delete the AmigaDOS text editor C:EDIT to free approximately 18 KB of disk space.
Delete L:CrossDOSFileSstem and DEVS:mfm.device if you do not need to use CrossDOS, freeing approximately 32 KB.
Delete with caution the contents of the Classes directory to save about 115 KB; however, this contains subdirectories that other programs use. The Classes/DataTypes directory, for example, is used by MultiView and should not be deleted if you wish to use that program to view files. The Classes/Gadgets directory is used by the Palette Preferences editor and should not be deleted if you wish to change your color settings.

Files To Avoid Deleting

The following should not be deleted under any circumstances:

Any directory normally found on the Workbench disk; delete only the files within directories
DEVS:parallel.device
DEVS:printer.device
DEVS:serial.device
LIBS:asl.library
LIBS:commodities.library
LIBS:diskfont.library
LIBS:iffparse.library
LIBS:locale.library (if your language and country are not English and united_states)
LIBS:68040.library (if you have a Commodore 68040 board)
S:Startup-sequence
L:Port-handler
Any non-Internal command that appears in the default Startup-sequence.

Do not delete any file whose purpose you do not know. Do not delete more files than necessary to fit the new material you intend to add to the disk.

Although deleting everything in REXXC, in addition to System/RexxMast, System/RexxMast.info, LIBS:rexxsyslib.library, and LIBS:rexxsupport.library frees almost 50 KB of disk space, we do not recommend this since many Amiga applications use ARexx and must call upon these files.