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What is this for?
Authored by: raider on Feb 07, '03 11:18:33AM

One question... What is this for?

Why not just mount the image, then copy the application from the image to your applicatiosn folder?

Did I miss something?



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What is this for?
Authored by: robg on Feb 07, '03 11:22:03AM

Many disk images include the application and several Read Me's floating loosely around. I like to keep all Read Me's with the application. In order to keep all this stuff, I would have to create a new folder, open the disk image, select all, drag it to the new folder. Instead, I just option-drag the disk image onto the destination folder (apps, games, utils, etc.), and I get a nice neat folder with the app and its supporting documents.

And a stupid disk image icon ;-).

-rob.



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What is this for?
Authored by: raider on Feb 07, '03 04:39:40PM

So you mount the image first, then option drag the icon of the mounted image to copy it? Or just the "unmounted" .dmg file?



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What is this for?
Authored by: robg on Feb 07, '03 05:11:50PM

Mounted images.

-rob.



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What is this for?
Authored by: snoozer on Feb 07, '03 11:27:03PM

I also use option-drag for the same reason. My workaround was to manually create a new folder and copy the contents of the disk image to that folder. I much prefer using this tip, though of course I'd prefer even more if it wasn't necessary.

--Andy



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