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In Mac OS X, how come files/apps can be renamed while being used?
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<blockquote data-quote="surfwax95" data-source="post: 354447" data-attributes="member: 12561"><p>Todd's right.</p><p></p><p>An application in OS X isn't a single file. It's actually a folder (referred to as a package when it contains executables).</p><p></p><p>You're simply changing the name of the folder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="surfwax95, post: 354447, member: 12561"] Todd's right. An application in OS X isn't a single file. It's actually a folder (referred to as a package when it contains executables). You're simply changing the name of the folder. [/QUOTE]
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In Mac OS X, how come files/apps can be renamed while being used?
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