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From: gersh@aplpy.jhuapl.edu (John R. Gersh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Why does System 7 keep rebuilding my desktops?
Keywords: System 7.0, desktop
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Date: 22 May 91 17:12:23 GMT
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While evaluating and exprimenting with System 7, I'm currently running my
IIcx with two hard disks (both Apple, one internal, one external), one with
System 7.0, one with System 6.0.5. For the past couple of days, I've been
switching from one system to the other fairly frequently; both disks remain
mounted and are accessed with either system. I've noticed some strange
behavior:

About one time in three or so, booting with System 7 causes the desktops on
both disks to be rebuilt and "updated for new system software," just as
they were on installing the new system. I'm not able to predict when this
will happen.

Can anyone answer:

(1) Why is this happening? I assume that some normal actions taken under
System 6.0.5 leave the disks in a state that System 7 thinks is abnormal.

(2) Is this an indication of some Serious Problem that I should be worried
about? (I've seen no other abnormalities in running under wither system.)

(3) The wait while the desktops are rebuilt is a little annoying. What
would be the result if I cancelled the rebuilds when they start? (System 7
gives you a nice button to do just that.)


						- John Gersh

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