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From: lsr@Apple.com (Larry Rosenstein)
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Subject: Re: I just downloaded StuffIt Classic and...
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Date: 9 Nov 90 01:43:14 GMT
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In article <15521@burdvax.PRC.Unisys.COM>, dave@PRC.Unisys.COM (David Lee Matuszek) writes:
> 
> Someone mentioned this was because StuffIt follows Apple's new
> guidelines.  I'm not familiar with the guidelines mentioned, but is it
> possible that Apple specifically recommends folders named "Help" and
> "Preferences", into which all such files (not just StuffIt's) go?

Basically in System 7 there is a new Folder manager that can be used to
locate folders such as the Preferences folder without hard-wiring the folder
name.  It also takes care of creating the folder if it doesn't exist.  The
Folder Manager supports a Preferences folder, but there's no mention of a
Help folder.

I think the recommendation is to put any preference files in the Preferences
folder; if there is more than 1 file, then the application should create
its own folder within Preferences and store them there.

One of the other useful folders in System 7 is one for storing temporary
files.  The system will automatically move temporary files into the trash
when you boot.  You can take them out of the trash if you need to recover
them, otherwise they will be deleted.

Larry