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Article #23604Re: How to run clean under Multifinder (!)
From: Oliver Steele
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1988 14:31
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1988 14:31
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clive@drutx.ATT.COM (Clive Steward) writes:
>2) Keeping the hard disk and its desktop file clean seems to be the
> main key to avoiding all the problems I've observed, including the
> MacTerminal (and Word and Hypercard) crashes.
>[....]
> To avoid this, I find the following procedure works:
>
> a) reboot with clover key down, which brings up non-Multi
> Finder, after the disk does some kind of lengthy (but not
> Desktop, I think; probably VTOC) rebuilding.
b) run an application
c) exit the application with cmd-opt pressed. The finder
will request confirmation, and rebuild the desktop.
You can also boot with cmd-opt from a non-MF floppy for the same
result.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!mcnc!thorin!steele From: steele@thorin.cs.unc.edu (Oliver Steele) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: How to run clean under Multifinder (!) Summary: easier way to rebuild desktop Keywords: it's fun now Message-ID: <686@thorin.cs.unc.edu> Date: 14 Jan 88 14:31:27 GMT References: <6402@drutx.ATT.COM> Reply-To: steele@thorin.UUCP (Oliver Steele) Distribution: comp Organization: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Lines: 23