Hi there, > From: "ppjmd" <ppjmd@...> > > Hey folks, > > This may have been addressed long ago, but I couldn't find any > recent answers to this question: > > Are there any reasons to NOT install Logic on a drive (or > partition) that also contatins OSX? No. You could run Logic off a zip disk if you wanted to without any penalty! > I know that Logic can not be > run within OSX' "Classic" mode, and I don't even have OSX on > any of my music computers, because I had heard at one point > that Logic's performance would suffer if OSX was installed on > the same drive as Logic. Any truth to this? Huh? If you're running OS 9 (even if OS X is installed on the same partition) then nothing's changed so far as OS 9 or Logic is concerned...it's just another bunch of files taking up space ;-) That said, so far as OS 9 and OS X goes it's simply advisable (or preferable) from a maintenance point of view to install them on separate partitions (though they will happily co-exist on the same partition and are designed to be able to do so) since this makes it much easier to wipe a partition and start again for either OS and so on... with regards, -- Lachlan Deck ldeck@...

> That said, so far as OS 9 and OS X goes it's simply advisable (or > preferable) from a maintenance point of view to install them on separate > partitions (though they will happily co-exist on the same partition and > are designed to be able to do so) since this makes it much easier to > wipe a partition and start again for either OS and so on... Sorry, I feel I should point out what I read on the Powerlogix (G4 Upgrade cards) site: http://www.powerlogix.com/ "If you are using both OS 9 and OS X: Apple recommends loading both OS X and OS 9 into the same, first (less than 8 gig) partition." I'm sure you can install the OS' on separate partitions, but Apple does apparently advise otherwise.

Paul Crowley wrote: > Sorry, I feel I should point out what I read on the Powerlogix (G4 Upgrade > cards) site: > > http://www.powerlogix.com/ > "If you are using both OS 9 and OS X: > Apple recommends loading both OS X and OS 9 into the same, first (less than > 8 gig) partition." > > I'm sure you can install the OS' on separate partitions, but Apple does > apparently advise otherwise. Apple has been trying to train us into using the documents and applications folders for quite some time. For this very reason I think. I know this setup is required for certain features to be available, but i can't remember now what they are. Anyone ? Dave Eager

--- In logic-users@y..., David Eager <beager@o...> wrote: > Apple has been trying to train us into using the documents and > applications folders for quite some time. For this very reason I > think. I know this setup is required for certain features to be > available, but i can't remember now what they are. Anyone ? In OSX, some apps, and the updaters, expect Apple-supplied apps to be in the "Applications" or "Utilities" folder as installed. Some stuff won't work if they're moved out of there. As far as I can tell, the "Documents" folder is just where things like Mozilla spew their setup info, and where installer logs get dumped. Personally, there's no way I want that mixed up with my documents, and no way I want my work on the same partition as my system. I think the main reason for the "one partition" advice is just so Apple support will have an easier time of it... Whoops, getting OT here, sorry. John Pitcairn