At 8:17 AM +1100 2/19/06, david_elmo wrote: >OK, but what about a little teensy weeny little change like moving the >Utilities folder to the top level making it just that much easier to grab >things. Will this upset the delicate and mysterious workings of this X giant? >I have done this just now, fed up of having to go to applications and >scrolling to bottom to find the folder. Will more trouble be brewing for me >from this one act (apart from any incompetent use of the utilities). There are >other ways to skin this cat, I suppose as I type this, like an alias. >Actually, let me go back and make an alias and put this on the top level till >I am more sure of this matter. Hello! To move it back it asks me for my >password! Now an alias, lets me do this. Now i move i alias to top level. Yes, >that is allowed without password. And now the finishing touch as is an old >habit, I remove the " alias" from the name for cosmetic reasons. You see, >Bruce and G-List, you are already saving me from danger, in the very act of >writing to you. > >You have forgotten my question? Is it ok to move the real Utilities folder to >the top level. > >David Elmo >
David, if you move the folder, the system may not and upgrades won't find stuff that you've put else where. I had put all my apps in sub folders: Browsers, IM, photo stuff, etc. Apple OS updates would create new applications where it thought they should go. I fought that for a while, too. Use the alias method (Bravo!) or drag any file to the Dock (right side), the side bar (bottom half) or in the tools area of any Finder Window and OS X Tiger will create an alias in any of those places for easy access AND leave the folder where it was. They do behave differently in the different places though. Shawn described the Dock's handy function. Clicking on an alias in the side bar takes you to that folder in the same window. Folders linked in the tool bar open in a new window--at least that's the way they work here. You can remove any of those aliases by Command-dragging them off and they go in a little puff of smoke--cool. This is great for current projects or folders you constantly use. The method I like best is to use the "Go" drop down menu in the finder. There Apple put access to some common places on the net and also on your computer including the Utilities Folder. The short cut, shift-command-u is noted there on the right. Once I learned the short cuts they became available without fuss. ~Edie -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@mail.maclaunch.com> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
