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How to remove the alias arrow systemwide
Authored by: terpsichore on Apr 21, '03 07:45:03PM

This is how I deleted the alias arrows. If someone knows an easier way, let me know.

You can just change the arrow icon in your system icons to nothing. Use Iconographer or some other icon editor to open the SystemIcons.rsrc file. It should be in System/Library/CoreServices/SystemIcons.bundle/Contents/Resources/SystemIcons.rsrc
Make a copy of this file for backup and then change the icon with ID 20789 (Alias Badge). Make sure to delete the arrow in all of the sizes. Save everything and replace the old SystemIcons.rsrc file with this one. You'll need to log on as root (or use sudo).



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Just an idea
Authored by: robarmo on Apr 21, '03 10:37:23PM

I did this for my ~/Applications folder, but the same could apply to the
Utilities folder. Simply create a folder called Utilities (or whatever) in
your Home directory and place inside aliases for just the utilities that you
commonly use, you can arrange them in sub folders if you really like.
Give it a suitable icon, then drag it to the dock. No need to worry about
getting rid of the alias arrow in the dock icon, and no unnecessary clutter
to scroll through in the contextual menu either.

I did this for my ~/Applications folder after reading about people running
into difficulties having moved/reorganised files in the main Applications
folder. I have aliases for all the apps I commonly use that are installed
in the main Applications folder (without having to navigate any
subfolders as in the "real" one) mixed in with apps installed for personal
use. I'm free to organise them as I want (graphics, internet, etc.) without
having to worry about problems when running updates etc. Not to
mention that each user can choose which apps (or utilities) to include.

Just seems to make life a whole lot easier than trying to alter the "real"
Utilities folder.



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Just an idea
Authored by: feste on Apr 22, '03 05:52:09PM

That's exactly what I do. I've got an "Apps" folder and a "Utils"
folder in my dock that contain sub-folders (Internet, General,
Games for the Apps folder) which in turn contain aliases to
every program I use. I launch everything from there. I think
it's the best way to use the dock, especially since I have NO
non-running applications in the dock. I find it much more useful
to use the left side of the dock as an indication of currently
running apps.

That solves the specific problem in this thread, since those
folders can take a custom icon easily enough. But I also have
the real Applications and Utilities folders in my Finder toolbar.
And that icon, the one in the toolbar, brings the problem back,
since you can't customize it. (Although, the making an alias
trick would work.)



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Custom icon Utilities folder
Authored by: digitol on Apr 22, '03 01:36:01AM

This worked for me: Make new folder titled utilites on desktop, custom icon it, drag old items from original utilites folder to your newly customized one on desktop, drag back to where your original utilites folder is (APPLICATIONS/UTILITIES) should be in luck. :) LOBO



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Custom icon Utilities folder
Authored by: Ha_hA on Apr 22, '03 06:05:57PM

It does not work.

You simply can not have a custom icon on the Utilities folder
located in the Applications folder.

I guarantee that as soon as you restart, it will revert to the
original.



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Custom icon Utilities folder
Authored by: GerryA on May 05, '03 06:20:28AM

You'll find that as soon as you run a system update that tries to modify anything in the Utilities folder that it will not recognize your new utilities folder... I tried this, and then discovered that I had a NEW utilities folder created by the update, with some utilities in it. I'm not sure whether I could simply have dragged these into MY utilities folder, and lived happily ever after... I'm still waiting for someone to tell me how to remove the alias arrow on a single folder (i.e. not system-wide). Any ideas? Incidentally, someone posted a hint on versiontracker suggesting that you create a Utilities folder in Applications, and then move the original Utilities folder into this new one, and that this would work for updates etc. It doesn't.



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