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Re: Alias Files


  • Subject: Re: Alias Files
  • From: Michelle Steiner <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 12:47:21 -0700

On Aug 1, 2008, at 12:37 PM, Mark J. Reed wrote:

I could be way off base here, but I thought aliases didn't actually
store the path to the target, but rather a numeric identifier that
doesn't change when the file gets moved around (or the volume mounted
somewhere else)?   You sure the ones that show the path in the info
window are actually aliases and not symbolic links?


Yes, I'm sure. Move the file, and the information in the info window changes.

-- Michelle

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