03-17-2011, 08:30 PM
my friend had a G4 with 3 disk partitions. His files were everywhere.
he got a new iMac, and moved over some files. Migration assistant would not work; so I enabled file sharing on the G4 and he copies the files over the network. Now he put a lot of the folders directly on Macintosh HD. I think this is a really bad idea, but I am not sure why... ever since moving to OS X, I always put my files in my home folder. makes migration to a new machine so much easier. But in OS 8/9, I also used to store files on Mac HD. There were no user folders. (I think you could enable it in OS 9?)
Anyway, if I visit again this weekend, what are my arguments to convince him to move his files in his home folder?
he got a new iMac, and moved over some files. Migration assistant would not work; so I enabled file sharing on the G4 and he copies the files over the network. Now he put a lot of the folders directly on Macintosh HD. I think this is a really bad idea, but I am not sure why... ever since moving to OS X, I always put my files in my home folder. makes migration to a new machine so much easier. But in OS 8/9, I also used to store files on Mac HD. There were no user folders. (I think you could enable it in OS 9?)
Anyway, if I visit again this weekend, what are my arguments to convince him to move his files in his home folder?