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thiagos

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Dec 20, 2007
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It is a bit of a confusing question and I will try to explain it the best I can.
I download every single application I have on my Mac and keep it in an external drive. I restore my computer every 4 months and I like to have the applications extracted and just drag and drop into applications after the factory restore.

My question is: If I download an application into my desktop, extract it and drop it on my external drive, will it pick up all the info on my existing system and transfer into the restored system?
 
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