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From: lunatic@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Lunatic)
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Subject: Re: Help . . . $c7 files
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Date: 19 Nov 89 07:10:53 GMT
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In article <2690.feeds.info-apple@pro-tcc> jwolverton@pro-tcc.cts.com (John Wolverton) writes:
>
>   In my installation of upgrade gs/os 5.0.2, I ran into problems and needed
>to re-install the operating system. In doing this, I had to remove the old
>system 5.0 from the hd.  I discovered that I could NOT delete the $c7 file
>types.  I tried Cat.doctor, copy II+, BASIC all with the same result, either
>an I/O error from BASIC or incompatable filetype error $FA.  I even used a
>utility that would allow me to change filetype and aux. filetype, but still
>persisted with the same problem.
>
[solution deleted]
>
>   My question(s):  Why was I not able to delete thes files normally?
    _
   |_
   |iles of type $C7 are CDEVs (Control Panel Devices) and they contain
resource forks.  Files with resource forks cannot be operated upon by
standard ProDOS 8 applications such as Cat.Doctor, Copy II Plus, or
Basic.System.  Changing the file/auxtypes would not help because the
files still have the resource forks.

>                                                                       What
>could I have done differently? (without going through the  L O N G  process
>that I put myself through)

   1.)  You could have deleted the files from Finder before you
        deleted the rest of the system files.  This would require a
        second step because Finder won't delete some of the system
        files on the disk (one is itself).
   2.)  You could have booted from a floppy disk containing GS/OS 5.0
        or later and Finder or ProSel 16 and deleted the files from there.
   3.)  You could just run Installer under the new system and have it
        delete the old files as it adds the new ones.

>                            Has this ever happened to others?
    _
   (_an't say that it has.  (:

>   Thanks.

   You're welcome.

>                              John Wolverton
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