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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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