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<blockquote data-quote="badmojo" data-source="post: 160670"><p>The "dmg" file should expand and open up another window showng the actual app itself, along with "read me" files, etc. What I usually do is create a new folder in my /HD/Applications folder and call it whatever the d/l app is called. I then drag the actual app and related files from the [expanded] dmg window into that newly-made folder. If it's a large app, you'll see a progress bar showing the copy to the new folder. </p><p></p><p>Once that's completed, you can delete everything related to the download off the desktop. If you want to create a shortcut to the new app in the dock, simply open the Applications folder, the folder with the new app in it, and drag the app to the dock. It will automatically create a shortcut.</p><p></p><p>The beauty of this is if you no longer want the app on your mac, drag the folder it's in to the trash. Boom, uninstalled.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="badmojo, post: 160670"] The "dmg" file should expand and open up another window showng the actual app itself, along with "read me" files, etc. What I usually do is create a new folder in my /HD/Applications folder and call it whatever the d/l app is called. I then drag the actual app and related files from the [expanded] dmg window into that newly-made folder. If it's a large app, you'll see a progress bar showing the copy to the new folder. Once that's completed, you can delete everything related to the download off the desktop. If you want to create a shortcut to the new app in the dock, simply open the Applications folder, the folder with the new app in it, and drag the app to the dock. It will automatically create a shortcut. The beauty of this is if you no longer want the app on your mac, drag the folder it's in to the trash. Boom, uninstalled. [/QUOTE]
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