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<blockquote data-quote="NanoBite" data-source="post: 160665" data-attributes="member: 13565"><p><span style="color: Blue">I'm not new to macs but definately new to my G5!!</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">My querie is that I've downloaded some apps and they are downloaded to the desktop.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">I usually launch them from there, go looking for the app icon to add to the dock, find it then wonder what to do with the original downloaded app which is still sitting on my desktop.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">What I've been doing is dragging it from the desktop to a folder I created in my user profile but have had some confused moments as the dragged icon sometimes becomes a shortcut and other times it doesn't.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Also there are usually 2 icons involved: the 2nd icon has the extension .dmg.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">I'm confused as to why sometimes the dragged icons become shortcuts.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Also I dragged the icon of one downloaded app from the dock and it did what usually happens.....puff of smoke etc, only now the app has totally disappeared from my HD????</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">When I download an app to the desktop....should I delete the icon after launching the app???</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Please forgive me if this comes across a bit confusing sounding!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NanoBite, post: 160665, member: 13565"] [COLOR=Blue]I'm not new to macs but definately new to my G5!! My querie is that I've downloaded some apps and they are downloaded to the desktop. I usually launch them from there, go looking for the app icon to add to the dock, find it then wonder what to do with the original downloaded app which is still sitting on my desktop. What I've been doing is dragging it from the desktop to a folder I created in my user profile but have had some confused moments as the dragged icon sometimes becomes a shortcut and other times it doesn't. Also there are usually 2 icons involved: the 2nd icon has the extension .dmg. I'm confused as to why sometimes the dragged icons become shortcuts. Also I dragged the icon of one downloaded app from the dock and it did what usually happens.....puff of smoke etc, only now the app has totally disappeared from my HD???? When I download an app to the desktop....should I delete the icon after launching the app??? Please forgive me if this comes across a bit confusing sounding![/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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