Hi Sybil, Good to have you and your computer back.
on 23.03.2004 17:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Would it be to my advantage to remove the system folder from one HD. Would I > achieve more power? > or more speed? Having more than one bootable drive attached to your computer has no impact one way or the other on your computer's performance. There are actually a number of advantages to having more than one drive with a viable System Folder. One could be your primary set up, and the second for maintenance activities that can't be performed on the startup disk. It could also serve as an ermergency back up system if, heaven forbid, something should go wrong with your main setup. Yet another use would be to test "upgrades" to see if they really work for you, or if you'd rather just keep your main setup as it is. Unless you have a specific reason for doing otherwise, it is a good idea to keep the two synchronized with respect to versions of applications and system software, particularly if you prefer to double-click on documents to launch applications, as distinguished from launching the application of choice first, and then opening the document from within the application. This is because Mac OS will usually try to open the document with an appropriate application from the same volume, but also attempts to determine the most recent version of the application if it is aware of multiple copies; if the most recent vesrsion is not on the startup disk, this can have unpredictable results, particularly if the application relies on items in the System Folder of the startup disk ;) Peace, paul -- Paul F. Henegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
