[X Newbies] Where do these files go?

[Steven Rogers]

On Wednesday, August 13, 2003, at 04:39 AM, Ann & Bill wrote:

> I just purchased a new G4. When running 9.2.2 I have 6-7 files and 
> folders on my hard drive that seem to apply to OSX 10.2.There are 2 
> application folders and only one says (Mac OS 9) also 2 system 
> folders. One folder is labeled just System the other labeled System 
> Folder. There are files as well. One labeled  tmp, one etc, one mach. 
> Can all these files be put in just one folder

no

>  and do they have to remain the window for macintosh hd?

yes

>  Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Think of it as a standard, like the accelerator being on the right of 
the brake. It might seem nice to have things customizable without 
limit, but in practice, its not a good idea. Its a standard that makes 
things a lot easier if anyone else ever needs to use your system or 
figure out what's wrong with it, or write an installer that works on 
your system. Its a standard that's much bigger than Mac and much older 
than windows. Welcome to a real computer.

If its any consolation, some of those folders (etc, mach,  . .) are 
hidden in OS X.

SR