Thanks all that have responded. The folder is not sitting in a folder called library, and I can't find any other folder called var so I think it is safest not to delete it Best regards
Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 15 Dec 2009, at 3:35 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Justin, > > Is it /var/root/ in a folder called Library (from old Mac)? > Normally nothing in /var/root is necessary and this folder can be safely > deleted, if you don't use the following. > > There actually IS something in /var/root/library which is sort of important. > For some strange reason login hooks and logout hooks are stored in > /var/root/library/preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist. of course, not > many people use those but if you do use them and completely delete > /var/root/library then any login and logout hooks will disappear. > > Sent from Ronni's iPhone > > On 15/12/2009, at 2:04 PM, Justin Davies <m...@justindavies.com.au> wrote: > >> >> Hi all, I just recently upgraded to new macbook and in migrating the content >> across I have a folder called "var (from old mac) which has about 775 mg of >> system looking folders. It is safe to delete this? >> >> Many thanks in advance..... >> Best regards >> >> >> >> Justin Davies >> m...@justindavies.com.au >> www.justindavies.com.au >> 0414 567 638 >> 9309 9309 >> >> Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies >> Business website: www.emergination.com.au >> Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies >> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
