On 3/7/03 6:25 AM, "Dan Knight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have never seen or heard of an operting system jumping partitions, nor > do I have any idea what that would mean -- the System Folder removing > itself from Partition A and installing itself on Partition B?
No, the System itself doesn't jump partitions (unless you or some program moves it). However, OS X *does* add files to OS 9 when you launch Classic, regardless of partitioning, so, in a sort of round about way, they are blended in a sense. Fortunately, it doesn't impact either OS as far as running independently of one another. > Unless the partition table is damaged, the Mac OS treats each partition > like a separate hard drive. I have never seen it work any other way -- > then again, I am not a professional Mac troubleshooter. I realize I don't > have nearly the exposure to munged systems that Kyle does. I have a lot > of Mac experience, but I haven't come close to seeing everything yet. I have not seen anything even remotely like files moving from one "drive" to another, either. So far, all my files have stayed within the partition I put them in, with the exception of iTunes, which I have set to automatically copy files to its library. Even then, it only copies them. It doesn't remove them from the partition they were on originally. Copied between partitions, yes. Actually moved from one to another, no. Gerry -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
