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desktop on which drive?
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 2:17 pm
by darrell
I'm guessing the desktop files are stored on the boot drive.... Interested in freeing up more space so applications work better/faster..............
Am I right or am I wrong?
Re: desktop on which drive?
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 3:34 pm
by MIDI Life Crisis
It's part of the Users for folders which is in with the system stuff. Don't move it.
Re: desktop on which drive?
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 4:00 pm
by cuttime
Slightly OT...I've always wondered why OSX creates a "Desktop" folder on external drives. This desktop is a separate directory than the system drive. I never found a clear explanation as to why. Not a bug, but a very minor mystery.
Re: desktop on which drive?
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 9:03 am
by MIDI Life Crisis
My guess is if the (non-booting) drive is authorized for some software the OS creates a mini system to keep stuff organized.
Re: desktop on which drive?
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:36 pm
by bayswater
cuttime wrote:Slightly OT...I've always wondered why OSX creates a "Desktop" folder on external drives. This desktop is a separate directory than the system drive. I never found a clear explanation as to why. Not a bug, but a very minor mystery.
Equal mystery is why it only does this sometimes.
Re: desktop on which drive?
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 7:51 pm
by stubbsonic
At one point I thought it might be storing things like where files are positioned in a desktop GUI, and similarly the trash folder just puts things in a holder before they are deleted. But I really have no idea.
Also, I think with a mac system, the desktop folder is usually hidden, but it appears like when I have a non-mac-formatted disk and mount it on a mac, then the OS creates it.