Re: Where to put info about apps in OS X?

Hylton Boothroyd <hylton.boothroyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

When I download .dmg files for apps,
the decoded app itself goes in "Applications" at sysadmin level.

But I can't find a satisfactory place for any informative leftovers that
aren't automatically installed as the required support for the app:
- readme's, histories, and other stuff from the .dmg
- webpages, usenet articles and the like that have useful comments
to save from the build-up of deciding to go for that app.

I have a folder called "Information" which I created inside my Documents
folder. I use this to collect information from all sorts of places,
organised into subfolders by category or by application. I typically put
application documentation there if there isn't anywhere more
appropriate.

Alternatively, I create a folder to hold the application and its
documentation together, and put that folder in Applications. I only do
this with applications which are installed using drag and drop. If they
have an installer which puts the application in a specific place, I
leave it there and put the documentation somewhere else.

If I had to worry about multiple users on my computer, I'd be inclined
to do something create a Documents folder in /Users/Shared, and put
application documentation there.

Nor have I a satisfactory place for the .dmg itself.

I accumulate all my downloaded files, eventually get around to
organising them into categories, and burn them to DVD (used to be CD)
for archiving in case I need them again. Leopard's "Downloads" folder
tends to be where most of them live until I get around to installing
something, after which I move them to a "To Archive" folder I created
(currently in Documents).

--
David Empson
dempson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Crawl 0.5 MacOS question.
    ... If you try to open that, it kicks you into the Terminal app ... a folder alias and simple reads: "Drag 'Crawl' to Applications." ...
    (rec.games.roguelike.misc)
  • Re: Where to put info about apps in OS X?
    ... the decoded app itself goes in "Applications" at sysadmin level. ... After you mount the disk image, there will be an icon ... the Option key and drag the disk image icon to the Applications folder. ...
    (comp.sys.mac.apps)
  • Re: Where to put info about apps in OS X?
    ... the decoded app itself goes in "Applications" at sysadmin level. ... To me the real issue here is why the developers of applications don't adhere ... a package which would contain all of the various ... such as documentation and such. ...
    (comp.sys.mac.apps)
  • Re: Privileges & Copying
    ... 1 script and 2 readme files. ... of a program together in Applications as possible. ... files altogether with it in a folder. ... Doubleclicking the app launches it. ...
    (comp.sys.mac.system)
  • Re: /temp not available/accessible after startup
    ... How are your applications being started? ... parse a xml file that contains startup parameters. ... If i close the app by hand and start it again it works ... only access the folder after i close the app and start it again? ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsce.app.development)