>Right now, I'd very much appreciate a lil' more advise; >on the side, I am very anxious on being able(or not) to >put some Apps(OS9.x) or all of them on another scratch >partition separate from it's System, and possibly the >moving of things(in OSX mainly) like the iTunes library >to another(scratch) partition. And in OS9 would this >be accomplished simply by an Alias left in place of the >original?, and how would this be done in OSX?, and if'n >while booted into OS9 and each App. is tested as good >working and linked up, then while booted in OSX can we >expect no problems with Classic being fully able to use >them as they were linked? I've read that the moving of >OSX Apps. is Not a good thing to try doing, but what >other parts of OSX are normally safe to move, and once >again; is this as easy as leaving an Alias in place, and >then using CCC or SuperDuper(I do seriously doubt that >a dragndrop Finder copy in OSX is OK) to move the/a >chosen Folder to the other wished/wanted location onto >another partition??
FIrst, some of the apps give you a choice where to put the data files. I have my iTunes files on an external 80 GB firewire drive. Second... in theory, you could create symbolic links (forgive me if my *nix term is off), of any folder you want. Think of them as really good Aliases. In theory, when they are setup, the OS won't know the link isn't the real thing. I say this is in theory, because I've never personally tried it in OS X (I've done it in NetBSD without a problem, but not too often, so I don't want to say it will always work... all I can say is the few times I've done it in NetBSD it has worked). Third: plain drag and drop copies work fine in OS X for pretty much everything you can do it to. CCC and SuperDuper just make sure to copy the hidden system bits as well as the stuff you see. If you tried to duplicate your drive using a Finder copy, you would end up with a wonderful backup of all but the files needed to actually let you boot off the drive. In other words, it is fine for Applications and documents, but don't use it to make a mirror of the drive and expect to be able to restore to a working point unless you use CCC or SuperDuper (or any other similar tool designed to do that kind of job). Fourth) Much like OS 9 and earlier, just drag and droping an application to copy it may end up not getting all the files you need to use an application. Alas, in OS 9 and earlier, any support files and prefs were pretty much always located somewhere in the System Folder or one of its subfolders. In OS X, all bets are off where a developer may have decided to chuck supporting files. I actually REALLY hate this aspect of OS X. Not so much because it happens, but because the whole freaking point of Packages in OS X replacing "Applications" was to avoid this very issue. ALL files for an application were supposed to be rolled into its Package so you could simply drag the Application Package around to move or copy it. Alas, it seems only about half (or less) of the developers out there actually do this... including Apple! So backing up an application, or moving it from one machine to another, can be a daunting, if not impossible task if you don't have the original installer handy. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
