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Create symbolic links for all items in a folder
Authored by: pub3abn on Apr 14, '09 06:32:37AM

I keep folders of apps elsewhere because I like them organized by purpose. For example, I have all my font apps in one folder, etc. The reason for not doing this in the Applications folder is because that folder is already cluttered. In my case, I have over 100 items in /Applications, and about 300 apps altogether.

I tend to do things the other way around: I put aliases to the apps that are in my /Applications folder, in the folders that are sorted by category.



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Create symbolic links for all items in a folder
Authored by: Anonymous on Apr 14, '09 02:24:33PM

I install in default locations, because often (I'm sure you've found) Applications are so poorly written they don't work if they live anywhere else.

But like you, I like things grouped by purpose. So I have a Games folder inside Applications, containing Finder Aliases to the Games. I have a Fonts folder for font-manipulation programs. I have one called Graphics, another called Browsers, then Music and Movie.

Using aliases this way means I can have VLC appear in both Music and Movie.

It's the "Gmail" approach to applications. Tag, don't file.



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Create symbolic links for all items in a folder
Authored by: pub3abn on Apr 15, '09 05:56:49AM

I've never had an app not work because I've installed it somewhere other than the default Applications folder. (But I should add that apps which have installers, I always use with the default install location. But the vast majority of apps are drag-and-drop install.)



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Create symbolic links for all items in a folder
Authored by: osxpounder on Apr 15, '09 02:49:26PM

That depends on what apps you use, and what apps I use. They differ, of course. Many of the apps I use insist on the /Applications folder. Many of them are not drag-and-drop installs. I wish all of them were drag-and-drop, and could run from any folder I choose. I prefer that and appreciate it as a useful, important feature. It's one of the things that tips the balance for me when comparing apps.



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