OS X :: Hard Drive Full - Safe To Delete Previous System Folder

Oct 5, 2009

I recently check my 150 GB hard drive and noticed that I only have 10 GTB left. While going through my files to check what I don't need or want, I noticed that I have a folder called Previous Systems. Inside this folder are two other folders with dates for names. Each folder has approximately 20 GB for a total of 40 GB. Can I simply toss this folder? It does not seem to do anything. The folder must have been created from a backup some time ago. I don't recall doing that.

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I just signed up for Liverdrive in the hope that I could smoothly access every file (music, photos, films, documents etc) from any of my devices. 

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