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Can copying files to an external hard drive remove system folders in Mac OS 9?

April 26, 2017Computers desktops external hard drive files hardware internet remove system

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Can copying files to an external hard drive remove system folders in Mac OS 9?

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To answer your question, “Can copying files to an external hard drive remove system folders in Mac OS 9?” No. The X’d Desktop printer aliases mean that the OS 9 can’t find the original drivers. If you check the Chooser I think they’ll be missing. It sounds like you have MOVED the Extensions folder out of the “blessed” System Folder. In the future I recommend using an old copy of Retrospect to back up your work. Even though its unsupported, it works.