Apple Macintosh LC - Manual (Page 106)

Depending on the devices connected to your Macintosh, and on how much room
you need on your startup disk, you should consider removing these items:
- drivers for devices you don't use (such as ImageWriter, AppleTalk
ImageWriter, LaserWriter, and Laser Prep)
- networking drivers (such as AppleShare), if you are not on a network
- extra desk accessories (you will definitely need the Control Panel, but you
may not need the Alarm Clock, the Calculator, the Chooser, Find File, Key
Caps, or the Scrapbook)
- extra fonts you have installed
See also: • "Creating a Customized Startup Disk" later in this chapter
• "Creating Additional Startup Floppy Disks" (previous
section)
• Chapter 14, "Adding and Removing Fonts and Desk
Accessories"
Erasing a floppy disk
Initializing a floppy disk erases any information on it. To erase an already
initialized disk, you use the Erase Disk command in the Special menu; this
command reinitializes the disk.
1. Select the icon of the floppy disk you want to erase.
2. Choose Erase Disk from the Special menu.
You will see one of the two alert boxes shown in the illustration below. (The
alert box you see depends on the capacity of the disk you inserted.)
What you see when erasing a 1.4 MB disk
What you see when erasing a 400K or 800K disk
3. Click Initialize (for a 1.4 MB disk), Two-Sided (for an 800K disk), or
One-Sided (for a 400K disk).
You can click Cancel if you do not want to erase the disk.
When you click any of the erasing options, the disk is erased and
reinitialized.
Renaming a floppy disk
You rename a floppy disk by using standard editing techniques. (You cannot
rename a locked floppy disk.)
Follow these steps to rename a floppy disk:
1. Click the icon or name of the floppy disk you want to rename.
Selecting the icon selects its name, and vice versa.
2. Type a new name for the disk.