>Just to complicate this issue a little: > >I have a TiPB 867 10.4.11, now about 5 years [?] old - last Ti model >anyway. for as long as I can remember I have had one Applications >folder in root which holds all the Apple OS - installed apps and a >few extras I have put there, and one "Applications" folder in my >Home [Users] folder which has never had anything in it. I presume >this folder was created upon OS installation. I have created a >separate folder called "My Apps" in ~Users/me in which I install all >the third party apps I like to play with. When I did this it created >just the standard Folder icon. I have never had any other users for >this computer. I don't know if I am expected to locate my >extra/third party apps in the Users "Applications" folder. Anyone >got an answer for this? Not doing so has had no detrimental effect >on the working of any app from either root Applications or My Apps. >What would happen if I deleted the User Applications folder? You could delete the ~/Applications folder with no ill effect. Or you could move your "MYApps" items into it and delete MyApps. Nothing bad will happen either way. Daly ----------------------