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System folder information


The System folder is the directory in the classic Mac OS that holds various files required for the system to operate, such as fonts, system extensions, control panels, and preferences.

System Folder location macOS equivalent Description
Extensions /System/Library/Extensions
/Library/Extensions
Classic Mac: Stores OS extensions (init format)
macOS: Stores kernel extensions and drivers (kext format)
Startup Items /System/Library/StartupItems
/Library/StartupItems
Stores files or scripts to be executed at boot time.
Control Panels /System/Library/PreferencePanes
/Library/PreferencePanes
Classic Mac: Stores system configuration programs, which are loaded at boot time.
macOS: Stores the various properties that appear in System Preferences.
Preferences /Library/Preferences Stores various application and system preferences.

Note: On macOS, files in /Library are not loaded at boot time when booting into Safe Mode.

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System folder

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Special folder

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Classic Mac OS

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operating system consisted of the Macintosh Toolbox ROM and the "System Folder", a set of files that were loaded from disk. The name Macintosh System Software...

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Folder

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Look up folder or folders in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Folder most commonly refers to: Folder, one who folds laundry or dry cleaning, e.g., (see...

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System 7

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being purged. System extensions are relocated to their own subfolder, rather than in the root level of the System Folder as in System 6. They can be...

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EFI system partition

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a relic of the System Folder blessing from Classic Mac OS. There are otherwise no limitations to what kinds of EFI operating system or bootloader an...

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System 1

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time; the feature was replaced in System 7 by the "Startup Items" folder in the System Folder.[citation needed] System 1 came with multiple desk accessories...

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File Explorer

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contents of the system folders could harm their computer. It's possible to define additional Explorer panes by using DIV elements in folder template files...

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Virtual folder

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In computing, a virtual folder generally denotes an organizing principle for files that is not dependent on location in a hierarchical directory tree....

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System Settings

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look like the ones used in iOS. Settings (iOS) "About the Control Panels Folder". udcf.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved May 5, 2021. "Mac OS X 10.0: Using Mac OS 9...

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System 6

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Icons on the Desktop in System 6 are not organized into a single folder, as in later operating systems. Instead, the system records if a file is on the...

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System partition and boot partition

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partition that contains the operating system folder, known as the system root. By default, in Linux, operating system files are mounted at / (the root directory)...

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Fonts on Macintosh

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files; a bitmap font was installed into the System file, and an outline font file was stored in the System Folder. Some of the bitmapped “city” fonts were...

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Mac operating systems

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folders and a trash can; and overlapping windows for multitasking. Before the arrival of the Macintosh in 1984, Apple's history of operating systems began...

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Directory structure

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letter, by setting a hard drive into a RAID setting of 0. The following folders may appear in the root of a boot partition. Although Unix does not have...

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Apple Pippin

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standard 7.5.2 system software, a "PippinFinder" was installed into the System Folder, allowing the CD-ROM to be bootable on a Pippin-based system. Once development...

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File folder

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A file folder (or simply folder) is a kind of folder that holds papers together for organization and protection. File folders usually consist of a sheet...

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New World ROM

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boot scripts. The Toolbox ROM was embedded inside a CHRP script in the System Folder called "Mac OS ROM", along with a short loader stub and a copy of the...

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Macintosh File System

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they do on modern systems. They are visible in Finder windows, but not in the open and save dialog boxes. There is always one empty folder on the volume,...

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System Picker

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System Picker is a freeware Classic Mac OS utility that allows the blessing of several System Folders. It was designed for System 6 and System 7, but is...

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System suitcase

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located in the System Folder, like the Finder file, and contains keyboard layouts, FKEY resources, cursors, icons, sounds, and, in System 6, bitmap fonts...

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Macintosh startup

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New World ROM Macs, a folder icon with a question mark that repeatedly changes to the Finder icon is shown if a System Folder or boot loader file cannot...

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Shared resource

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folder or file as shared, or by changing the file system permissions or access rights in the properties of the folder. For example, a file or folder may...

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