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Re: Can't move apps?

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nospam wrote:
> In article <Ueydnch3ToFO9ZzMnZ2dnUVZ_o2dnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Paul
> Magnussen <magiconinc@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 

<snip>

>> OK, so maybe CS is a port of a PC version that hard-code paths.  But 
>> Address Book is Apple.  I thought apps weren't supposed to care where 
>> they were.  Or did that feature go away with OS 9?
> 
> it did.
> 
> apps don't generally care where they are run from but other apps might
> expect a given app to be in a certain place. 
> 
> mac os 9 and earlier would search (and it was very quick) so it didn't
> matter. os x relies on fixed paths, which is dumb and will break, as
> you've noticed.
> 
> for example, software update will fail to update if you move apple
> apps. worse, it will install the updated parts to where it thinks the
> app used to be even though the app isn't there, leaving the actual app
> untouched. it can't even be bothered to check if the app is really
> there and alert the user. this bug has been there for over a decade.
> 
> cs3 works fine in a different folder, however, the trick is you have to
> install it to that folder. you can't move it later. apparently, the
> installer writes the paths to wherever you installed it somewhere.

Thank you, that was both concise and helpful.

Paul Magnussen

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