Apple 145B manual Removing files from the System Folder, Macintosh, Desktop

Most special files are stored in folders inside the System Folder. When you drag a file’s icon to the System Folder icon, your computer recognizes which type of file it is and stores the file in the appropriate folder.

Removing files from the System Folder

You remove a file from the System Folder by dragging its icon out of the System Folder.

This folder holds networking and printing software and files that extend your computer’s capabilities.

This folder holds settings for application programs.

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The System file holds sounds, and keyboard files.

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	manages the
	Macintosh
	desktop.

This file holds items you put in the Scrapbook.

Depending on the equipment you use, whether or not you’re on a network, and how you use your computer, you can remove the following items from your System Folder if you want to conserve space on your startup disk:

msoftware for printers or other devices you don’t use (for example, the AppleTalk ImageWriter driver)

mnetworking software, if you are not on a network (and don’t plan to be) and don’t use AppleTalk Remote Access

mApple menu items you don’t use (you need the control panels, but you may not need the Calculator or the Puzzle, for example)

mfonts, sounds, or keyboard files you don’t use

If you drag an item to the System Folder window instead of the System Folder icon, the file is not stored in the appropriate folder automatically, and it may not work properly.

Items you want in the Apple Menu Items folder or the Startup Items folder need to be dragged to either folder directly. (This chapter has instructions for installing Apple menu items and specifying the items you want opened at startup.)

Be sure you have backup copies of the files on floppy disks before you remove them from your System Folder.

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