Many applications create temporary, hidden working files. Mac OS 8.6 and earlier deleted these files, automatically, if the files, apps and OS/file system were properly closed. OS 9 changed the way these files got deleted, perhaps by requiring apps to explicitly purge them. This caused a problem for PageMaker (and maybe others), which would accumulate hundreds of megabytes of temp files and would eventually refuse to open. 9.1 and 9.2 include a workaround that will generally purge all the temp files, but will often leave a couple of empty temp folders in the trash on restart. This appears to be related to the apps you use and/or if file sharing is turned on. I have one 8500, at work, that rarely has file sharing on and is used only for CD burning and photo archiving. It never has residual temp items in the trash after restart.
As for 'indication of visited links' problem, I find this now happens across platform and browser. Annoying, but I don't have a solution to offer. On Saturday, March 23, 2002, at 06:48 AM, Terry McCune wrote: > Hello all > There are a couple of niggling things that I need advice/help with. > > 1. Quite often, when I start up my iMac (600 mhz, OS 9.2) I find a > folder in the trash marked "Rescued items" or some such title. In the > old days, this was a sign that there had been some trouble on > shutdown. In each case, shutdown had been silky smooth. What gives? > > 2. When I visit a website such as Macsurfer with my browser of > choice, Netscape 6, the URLs no longer dim after I've used them, > forcing me to rely on an ever-weakening memory to keep track of which > ones I've visited and which ones I haven't . Emailed Netscape, but > got only a stock " thanks" reply. Please don't suggest IE, because > I'm doing my level best to keep my machine Microsoft free until > justice prevails in the U.S. judicial system. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Mac OS SW, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
