I AGREE.Horrortaxi said:For the 200-300MB it takes up I'd keep it just in case you need it one day. But if you must get rid of it, drag the system folder and os 9 applications folder to the trash.
MacRAND said:I AGREE.
Leave Classic alone for the rest of 2004; after that, if you don't care - trash it.
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I think you missed the point of having Classic.Bear said:I also reinstalled my new machines without classic when I got it. (Among other customizations.)
It's not just the space classic takes up, it's also the space taken up when you install Apllications that have seperate OS 9 and OS X support bits like Photoshop 7. (for example) Depending on what you are running, the space aken up could be a few gigs for OS 9/Classic support.
People tend to know when they do and don't need classic anymore.
Duff-Man says...Seems to have worked just jim-dandy for me....oh yeah!mms said:I see that the Delocalizer page says it hasn't been tested for compatibility with Panther. Has anybody here tried it and had any problems?
I understand that with Classic, you only need to load an OS 9/PS X compatable application once until OS X and it works in both places.MacRAND said:I think you missed the point of having Classic.
If you have Adobe Photoship 7, loading it in OS X means you don't have to load it in OS 9.
If you have a non-OS X appication, then hopefully it will install in Classic, which is where you go if and when you need it.
Classic is more a failsafe, not a platform.
Starting up in OS 9.2.2 is a platform for archaic software.
Once you convert or update that app into OS X, then you should remove the obsolete app. I not only have dumped 3rd party software, but even iMovie, iDVD, iPhoto and iTunes in 9 since I have it in 10.
Also, when I migrated Entourage from 9 to X, after I made sure all the data had successfully transfered, the 9 version of Entourage got trashed.
It's like weeding a garden.
Let's clear this up. Some applications have two versions, a MacOS X version and a separate MacOS/Classic version. M$ Expression 3.3 is one of these. Some come in Carbon which will run on MacOS 9/Classic or MacOS X at the user's discretion. The default is usually MacOS X. However, you may launch a Carbon app in Classic if you check "Open in the Classic environment" checkbox in the "Get Info" dialog box. There are two "Classic specific directories," only one of which is required. The required directory is "System Folder," which usually resides at the root level of your primary hard disk. This folder has the big "9" in its icon. It is the standard System Folder that Mac users came to know and love sometime before the Flood. The other is "Applications (MacOS 9)." Apple places all of its bundled Classic apps and utilities in this folder. The "Applications (MacOS 9)" folder is optional because its only function is to serve as an organization aid for the transition from MacOS 8/9 to MacOS X 10.0.Bear said:I understand that with Classic, you only need to load an OS 9/PS X compatable application once until OS X and it works in both places.
I know the point of Classic. My point was that some Applications when you install them in OS X, install the extra files needed for the Application running under Classic only if Classic is installed.
So if you don't have Classic installed, less stuff gets loaded on the disk. There are still bits for Classic support, but it skips all the files that get loaded in the Classic specific directories.