Folder named "ABBYY FineReader 5 Sprint" in Applications....

Hello everyone,
When I open my Applications folder in Finder, there is a folder named "ABBYY FineReader 5 Sprint" among all of the applications. When I open this folder, there is nothing at all in it, however at the bottom of its window, it says there are 5 items and 129.9 GB available. Does anyone know the purpose of this folder, and should it be there at all? Is it safe to delete it?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
joe

White MacBook, 2.4ghz, 2GB RAM, 160 GB HD, Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Aug 29, 2008 5:27 PM

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Aug 29, 2008 5:39 PM in response to K9Lover

It is not a standard application from Apple, it is something you or someone else has added. Google says it an OCR app for reading scanned documents. Ring any bells? No?

If you don't use OCR with your scanner then it sounds like you don't need it.
If you delete it, don't empty the trash for a few days or at least until you are satisfied your scanner works correctly, if you have one.

Aug 29, 2008 9:58 PM in response to K9Lover

Thanks for marking it as solved joe. Lexmark doesn't have a great reputation for supporting OS X, they do to a certain extent but they don't cover all of their printers for Macs. If you scan the printer section of the various discussion forums, Lexmark come up a bit too often as something people have problems with.

I favour Epson and Canon printers and scanners. They have long worked well with the drivers that come wit the Mac and who wants to fluff around with installing drivers. Today it is reasonable to expect to plug something in and have it print.

Have a look at some of the models here:
Some All in One printers
and choosing a few, do search on Google to find reviews of the model, just to get some feedback on other's experiences of using them, which can be informative.

regards roam

Aug 29, 2008 9:00 PM in response to roam

Thanks for the reply roam...I think that you may have hit the nail on the head so to speak. Earlier today I tried (unsuccessfully I might add) to install a new Lexmark 3650 All in one, printer/scanner/copier. When I could not get it to scan correctly, I gave up and deleted the printer along with the installation software via the "uninstaller" program that loaded with the software CD.
It appears that the "ABBYY FineReader 5 Sprint" folder was a remnant of that failed installation.

Thanks for your input (any suggestions on a better printer??)
I have marked this question as solved...and thanks again.
joe

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