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wakkaday

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Oct 3, 2014
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i can only see a few apps .app files and also window 10.1 (parallel desktop) stuff and 'chrome apps'

usually there is a list of apps installed. i need to enter this directory to create aliases

can anyone advise

running el capitan
macbook pro 2013 retina 13"
 
There can be two applications folders: one is the system wide folder and another is the user's application folder. Chrome puts stuff in the user's application folder.
Systemwide is ^/Applications and user's is (user root)/Applications.
 
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