Curved black arrow beneath icon in Apps

[imanidiot]

I'm sure this has been explained before, but if so I can't find it. In my apps folder, under two of the Icons (one is Flash Player) appears (on the left hand side) a curved black arrow. What the heck does this mean, and does it require some sort of action on my part? I just upgraded to Mavericks, BTW.

Sorry if this is stupid, and thanks.

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

I'm sure this has been explained before, but if so I can't find it. In my apps folder, under two of the Icons (one is Flash Player) appears (on the left hand side) a curved black arrow. What the heck does this mean, and does it require some sort of action on my part? I just upgraded to Mavericks, BTW.

Sorry if this is stupid, and thanks.

It's an alias to the file's location.

 

[benwiggy]

Sounds like an Alias. It means that the file there is actually just a link to a file somewhere else.
On Windows, they are called "shortcuts", I think.

No action required (as long as the link works and there is a file at the other end!)

 

[imanidiot]

Thank you both. Yeah, they both work so I won't worry about it.

Thanks.