[G4] Previous System Folder - Can I throw this out?

[John Baltutis]

On 05/24/04, Stefan Daehler <gesar at tiscalinet.ch> wrote:
>
> Original Message:
>
>>> When I'm satisfied my universe is restored, can I throw away this folder?
>>>
>> Yes
>>
>>>  The Apple Knowledge Base article says each time you
>>> do A&I, it creates a new, sequentially numbered Previous System
>>> Folder. So if I do it again, will the computer be upset when it
>>> doesn't see Previous System 1?
>> No
>
> Most probably, you'll have to log-in as "root" to trash the previous
> system. So, make sure the root-password is enabled.     Steff

Wrong! There's no reason to login as root or enabling the root password. An
admin user can trash that directory without doing that. See
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106290>. As for Archive and
Install, see<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120> and the
related documents listed on that page.