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ssd and the Mac App Store

I have an ssd for my boot disk and keep everything else (including my home dir) on a separate hdd. The only applications I keep on the ssd are the OS X applications (in /Applications) and my own "key" applications (which I place in a separate directory on the ssd).

As I understand it (based on reading since I haven't updated to 10.6.6) downloads from the App store go directly into the /Applications folder. The way I control my system (a) I download all stuff to my ~/Downloads directory, (b) test out the new download to decide whether it has problems and whether I want to keep it, and (c) I decide where I want to put it and whether to get rid of the previous version if the download is an update.

Now of course I have backups so keeping previous versions is always available. But I don't like the idea of this app store stuff downloading directly into /Applications which is my ssd. It's an ssd, an OWC 120GB ssd with the Sandforce controller, but a ssd none the less. So I'm always concerned about needless wear on the ssd.

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2010 3.33GHz 6-core Mac Pro / 5870 / 24GB / 27" ACD /, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Jan 7, 2011 10:13 PM

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Sep 16, 2011 6:00 AM in response to lehestro

?? will Time Machine only copy my boot drive ??

How it works

Time Machine creates a folder on the designated Time Machine volume which is named the current date and time. It then copies all locally attached drives (except for files and directories that it has specifically been told not to copy, including the Time Machine volume itself) to the folder.

-- from Wikipedia article on Time Machine (Mac OS)

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RE: iTunes, what are you trying to do, and what directory are you targeting? GetInfo on that directory, and see if the Permissions are set appropriately, and adjudt them if necessary, then use the little gear symbol in the bootom of the GetInfo window to "propagate permissions to all enclosed items". If this does not make sense to you, post back with a little more info and readers will be glad to offer their help.

ssd and the Mac App Store