Re: is there a reason not to change "Applications (Mac OS 9)"
Re: is there a reason not to change "Applications (Mac OS 9)"
- Subject: Re: is there a reason not to change "Applications (Mac OS 9)"
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 10:54:16 -0700
On 6/12/01 10:13 AM, "Michael Turner" <email@hidden> wrote:
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Hello everybody,
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Thanks to everyone for all the previous assistance!
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And my question of the day...
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Is there a reason not to change the folder named "Applications (Mac OS 9)"
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to just "Applications", which is my preferred name for that folder? I am
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running Mac OS 9.1. They have made it "difficult" to change the name, so I
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wondered if there is a reason. I changed it with an AppleScript. Otherwise,
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I couldn't...
There's usually be a good reason for something like that. The reason here, I
think, is that if/when you move to OS X, especially if it's on the same disk
partition as OS 9.1 you'll probably totally screw up your whole system by
having done that. OSX has its own Applications folder where many things need
to be, and which probably shouldn't be mixed up with OS 9 stuff. Even when
you upgrade to OS 9.2, due very soon, it will probably install a new
Applications (OS 9) folder. Ah well, if things like the name of a folder
mean so much to you that you force a change that the OS doesn't want to
permit, you'll have to figure out how to deal with the consequences.
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Paul Berkowitz