The National Enquirer reports at 8:50 AM +1000 9/29/04, MMB wrote: >Hi: > >I am a long-time Mac owner and have kept my previous machines happy by >regular desktop re-building. I have been using my Powerbook G4 867 for >three months now and I am concerned. SOme cleaning up and tidying must >be needed but how. > >I am not sure that re-building desktop is how I maintain OSX.
Perhaps delving into the pedantic, you *can* actually do the equivalent in OS X of rebuilding the desktop. The OS X desktop database is (more or less) automatically rebuilt/updated whenever you log-in. Some of this information is cached in ~/Caches/com.apple.LaunchServices.UserCache.csstore. If you trash that file, log out and back in, it will force Launch Services to rebuild much of its knowledge about your installed applications from scratch. Also: to do the equivalent of rebuilding the desktop in OS X, you need to delete the files: LSApplications, LSClaimedTypes, LSSchemes, LSApplications_ Backup, LSClaimedTypes_Backup, and .LSSchemes_Backup (the last 3 are invisible). These files will be rebuilt on restart. I realize the subject of this thread digressed in a different direction. But there may come a time when you (the generic "you") may want to perform these steps to correct a problem that you're having. Just F.Y.I. Bob -- If replying privately, please include my name in the To: address, so that my filters won't send your reply to the trash. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
