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Offline kimmer

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« on: January 29, 2007, 12:03:32 PM »
What do I do with them? I've already installed the security updates, but the packages are still sitting in my "Packages" folder. Do I just go ahead and back them up (just in case I need them again) and then trash them? Or do I leave them sitting there?
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« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2007, 12:16:31 PM »
I put 'em on a disc and take them off the hard drive, but I don't know why. My hard drive is probably only about 10% full.
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« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2007, 12:51:11 PM »
huh.gif  huh.gif SOMEBODY. please correct me if I'm wrong... (little doubt there)... but I thought I had read some place that Apple checked for packages to know if you had or needed to update?!??!?

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« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2007, 01:45:44 PM »
Software Update checks the Receipts folder when updating. You need to leave those in there.

If you have the .pkg files somewhere else from the download, I would save those.
I save everything I download and burn to DVD when the folder gets to about 4GB.
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« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2007, 01:55:35 PM »
Thanks. Packages backed up and removed. Receipts untouched. More room on hard drive and I'm less confused. wink.gif
« Last Edit: January 29, 2007, 01:55:51 PM by kimmer »
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« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2007, 02:08:40 PM »
Thank you, BobW, for the correcting post.... knew that there was something that Apple checked...

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« Last Edit: January 29, 2007, 02:09:13 PM by RNKIII »
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