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<blockquote data-quote="Aikinai" data-source="post: 158024">Hi, I've been trying to figure out how applications work in OS X and I can't find any information.&nbsp; I don't just mean how to run them or move them; I know applications in a Mac can be run from anywhere and most are just one file.My question is how does OS X know it's an application.&nbsp; I use a few Macs at work and I had a .sit file with an application in it.&nbsp; I extracted the application and installed it on one computer (it's an application with an installer).&nbsp; Then I transferred the installer to another Mac and it didn't realize the file was an application and asked me how to open it.I finally found out I had to keep it in the .sit when transferring and then extract it there, or other Macs wouldn't have any idea it was an application.&nbsp; Could anyone tell me how applications work on a Mac and why they have to be transferred while in an archive?&nbsp; Thanks a lot for your help.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aikinai, post: 158024"] Hi, I've been trying to figure out how applications work in OS X and I can't find any information. I don't just mean how to run them or move them; I know applications in a Mac can be run from anywhere and most are just one file. My question is how does OS X know it's an application. I use a few Macs at work and I had a .sit file with an application in it. I extracted the application and installed it on one computer (it's an application with an installer). Then I transferred the installer to another Mac and it didn't realize the file was an application and asked me how to open it. I finally found out I had to keep it in the .sit when transferring and then extract it there, or other Macs wouldn't have any idea it was an application. Could anyone tell me how applications work on a Mac and why they have to be transferred while in an archive? Thanks a lot for your help. [/QUOTE]

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