So I updated iWork '09 to the latest versions of all three apps, and they now live peacefully in the Applications folder. But the old versions still exist as their own app icons in the iWork '09 folder. Is it okay to delete these older versions, or are the new versions reliant on the older ones? I also want to begin deleting the older .plists for the iWork '09 versions.
MacBook, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), 8GB RAM
When you install Pages v5+, Numbers v3+, and Keynote v6+, their earlier versions, if only installed in /Applications, will be moved to /Applications/iWork ’09. If you had installed iWork previously, then these older applications would already be in the iWork subfolder created by that install process.
Do not assume that the increase in version numbers above provide you with more features and functionality than the prior iWork applications. The do not, and in fact, because they are 64-bit rewrites, it will take Apple considerable time to reinstate hordes of missing features or design flaws. Keep and use these older applications instead. Read the customer feedback for each of these in the App Store, and you will understand why.
In particular, Pages v5+ now uses an entirely new and incompatible document (.pages) format to earlier Pages documents, and will permanently damage these older documents due to missing features. It is just a mess.
When you install Pages v5+, Numbers v3+, and Keynote v6+, their earlier versions, if only installed in /Applications, will be moved to /Applications/iWork ’09. If you had installed iWork previously, then these older applications would already be in the iWork subfolder created by that install process.
Do not assume that the increase in version numbers above provide you with more features and functionality than the prior iWork applications. The do not, and in fact, because they are 64-bit rewrites, it will take Apple considerable time to reinstate hordes of missing features or design flaws. Keep and use these older applications instead. Read the customer feedback for each of these in the App Store, and you will understand why.
In particular, Pages v5+ now uses an entirely new and incompatible document (.pages) format to earlier Pages documents, and will permanently damage these older documents due to missing features. It is just a mess.
Haha wow, you've sold me! I did notice some compatibility issues with the new versions. Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully others with the same questions see this too.
Updated iWork, but iWork '09 apps still in folder?
