On 10/6/05 4:31 AM, "Larry Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 10/6/05 1:45 AM, Paul Berkowitz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> It may well be that the preponderance of the MUD's files cold be seen as >> "support" files that should now be in ~/Library/Application Support/, rather >> than ~/Documents. Apple didn't create an Application Support subfolder until >> OS X. It could also be argued that most of the files in the NUD, including >> the identity databases but maybe excluding scripts, really are documents: >> Entourage messages, contacts, events, tasks, etc. may be stored in its own >> database but they really are documents every bit as much as a Word document. >> nevertheless, I'd expect that sooner or later, a new major version of office >> might move some or all of the MUD to ~/Library/Application Support/. > > That's bad news. I backup the Documents folder more often than the entire > system since that's what would be hardest to replace and is the least > static. Moving the MUD elsewhere would require a separate backup or > additional selector to back up. I suspect there is a significant number of > uses who know to back up their documents but don't back up much else so for > many people, that would mean it would get backed up less often or not at > all. Back up your whole user folder. That includes ~/Documents, plus ~/Library with its Application Support and Preferences folders included. There is absolutely no need to back up the "entire system", but "entire user" is the best policy. Even now. -- Paul Berkowitz MVP MacOffice Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html> AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/> PLEASE always state which version of Microsoft Office you are using - **2004**, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions otherwise. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
