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Possible to create a real alias too
Authored by: rcabell on Feb 22, '02 01:33:42PM

If you want to do this without using the terminal and/or user a real alias instead of a symlink, try this:

In the Finder, press Cmd-~ and type:

/Desktop Folder (if you have a single disk for both 9 and X)
/Volumes/<name of 9 disk>/Desktop Folder (if you have os 9 on a different disk)

A Finder window will pop up for the OS9 Desktop. Now, click, hold, and drag the icon in the title bar to the desktop while pressing the Cmd and Option keys. This will place an alias wherever you drag to.



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Possible to create a real alias too
Authored by: Nancy13 on Mar 25, '02 09:07:48PM

Dear rcabell,

Thank you!

Thanks to this tip you are now my new best friend. I have had OS X since the beta, always on a separate partition from OS 9. Both Desktop Folders were always available to me until September then poof. I have an alias that said OS 9 Desktop Folder but it was the wrong OS 9, it was the one on my 10 partition. I could open files that were on it through applications, but if I wanted to delete something or something accidentally got written there it was lost until I booted from that partition. I had dabbled with Terminal, deleting the alias Apple installed and reinstalling the alias but that still only got me the 9 on 10, not the 9 on the other partition. You fixed it. I'm so grateful to finally have access to that folder from the Finder again.

You really don't have to be my bestfriend, but I want you to know that I really do appreciate your help.



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