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Re: is there a reason not to change "Applications (Mac OS 9)"
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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: Chris Page <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 23:48:41 -0700

nigh on 2001.06.12 10:09 PM, John W Baxter at email@hidden wrote:

> At 13:13 -0400 6/12/01, Michael Turner wrote:
>> Is there a reason not to change the folder named "Applications (Mac OS 9)"
>> to just "Applications", which is my preferred name for that folder? I am
>> running Mac OS 9.1. They have made it "difficult" to change the name, so I
>> wondered if there is a reason. I changed it with an AppleScript. Otherwise,
>> I couldn't...
...
> 2. You won't be able to install Mac OS X properly (of course, you machine
> my not support X anyhow). The folder Applications contains Mac OS X
> applications.

Actually, the Mac OS X installer will rename any existing Applications
folder to "Applications (Mac OS 9)", so it won't be a problem for installing
X. But, like he said, you're better off just leaving the folder name alone.

--
Chris Page
Mac OS Lead, Palm Desktop
Palm, Inc.


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