Can I trash my OS 9
Do I need OS 9 for any reason? I don't forsee or have had to use OS 9 for the last couple years. Can I, should I, how do I trash it?
I have the Quicksilver G4.
Another thing. When I go into System Pref and Startup Disk, I have two OS 9 options, 9.1 & 9.22
If I can't totally trash OS 9 how would I get rid of one of the two OS 9's
I have the Quicksilver G4.
Another thing. When I go into System Pref and Startup Disk, I have two OS 9 options, 9.1 & 9.22
If I can't totally trash OS 9 how would I get rid of one of the two OS 9's
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anyhow, click on finder and open the root of the hard drive. trash "System Folder" Folder (not the "System" Folder -- that's OS X) and "Applications (Mac OS 9)"
that's all there is to it. if you've got the room (~ 300mb) i'd recommend keeping them on there though...you never know when you'll need a gopher client. seriously though, occasionally you might run across some OS 9-only program you'll want to run.
Originally posted by progmac
poor OS 9 I miss it so much sometimes.
...you never know when you'll need a gopher client.
Why didn't you relocate the OS 9 System Folder to a better location a while ago?
I don't think I get the "root" bit
Originally posted by corradoboy
When I drag my OS9 system folder to trash it says "The operation cannot be completed because the item "System Folder" is required by the System
I don't think I get the "root" bit
it turns out my advice was wrong for tiger (any reports for Panther/Jaguar?)
I found these pretty good instructions online about how to do it if you're getting the warning you had:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...50430120117382
Would it be possible to boot off the X install CD and trash OS9 from there, or will "System" still need "Classic" ?
Rebooted in SU, and the command prompts on the link weren't recognised
I presume that you do not type the "$" and the " /" signifies a return.
$ mount -uw /
$ cd /
$ rm -rf 'System Folder'
In SU it appears as.....
Singleuser boot -- fsck not done
Root device is mounted read-only
If you want to make modifications to files,
run '/sbin/fsck -y' first and then '/sbin/mount -uw /'
localhost:/ root#
Where am I going wrong, as single user is scary
localhost:/ root# mount -uw/
...I get...
mount: illegal option -- /
usage: mount [dfruvw] [-o options] [-t ufs | external_type] special node
mount: [-adfruvw] [-t ufs | external type]
mount [-dfruvw] special | node
localhost:/ cd/: No such file or directory
Thanks for your help and patience 8)