Dave N said: >Maybe because that's how Claris EMailer did it? ;-)
Well, I unlearned this gruesome habit a long time ago and decided way ahead of OS X to separate apps from data. I had my Emailer folder also in my data area already under OS 9, not in the apps folder. However, the OS X user folder was something that I hadn't thought of then and I adopted this sound approach during the public betas of OS X. I just prefer to not intermingle different types of stuff together, because I want to be able to toss out apps without much detailed thought on what to keep or not. Apps can be reinstalled, data cannot (unless you keep minute backups). I want all my data in one place, so I don't have to tell my backup app just where I put my files this time. Under one point (the user folder), no matter where I put stuff it *will* be backed up (though I don't backup caches and the like). If I make new folder, it will be backed up. If I move stuff it will be backed up. I usually put things I want to keep that the app uses under the name of the app in question in my users library folder, sometimes under application support or in Powermail's case directly under my user home folder ie "~/PowerMail Files". The stuff that I actually produce myself I always put in appropriately named subject folders under "~/Documents" except for some music stuff that go directly in to the music folder and pictures (guess). I can see the value of keeping app and data together if you move your files around a lot. But except for the knowledgeable user, like Tom, for which I'm sure this arrangement works fine, I see little value in widespread use of this approach. Mikael Tech facts: PM 5.5.3 Swedish/SpamSieve 2.6.4 Swedish | OS X 10.4.8 | Powerbook G4/400 Mhz | 1GB RAM | 80GB HD
