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From: weave@brahms.udel.edu (Ken Weaverling)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: StuffIt Deluxe Installer from Hell!
Summary: I had some similar problems!
Message-ID: <17081@brahms.udel.edu>
Date: 27 Dec 90 17:55:52 GMT
References: <40020@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
Organization: University of Delaware
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In article <40020@nigel.ee.udel.edu> johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu writes:
>
>I experienced several similar problems while trying to install
>StuffIt Deluxe on my 5 meg SE/30,40 running System 6.0.5. (These 
>occurred both with and without a conservative set of inits and cdevs.)
>The result was similar to the "Folder from Hell" problem that has
>been described on the net.

This brings back memories! Yup, I had similar problems.  The problem seemed
to center around me not having enough space on my hard drive for the install.
It seems to need some scratch working space or something, butthe end result
was nested folders and duplicated files in weird places, like the help files
in the preferences folder, etc.... It never warned me that I didn't have
enough disk space THAT time.  

So, I tried to install only a portion of it using Expert Install, then it
informed me that I didn't have enough space.

I ended up getting it installed, but only after freeing up about 5 megs
on my hard drive.

(This is all from memory from months ago, it is not very accurate I'm sure)

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