Byrd
Well-known member
Hi all,
I've been busy downloading and trying some larger applications (> 200MB+), games and utilities from Macintosh Garden, from various eras, on a PPC Mac running Mac OS 9.1. Most of these downloads are ISO or Toast CD images that have Installers and I'm finding they often overwrite newer Extensions in the System Folder, or install crash-prone extensions that mess up my slimmed down Mac OS install. Some of the nicer installers output a text file so you know what went where, but most don't.
Can anyone please recommend a utility that watches and scans for file changes, so I know where files files are going, perhaps with an "uninstall" option?
I'm yet to try these two apps, but neither sound ideal:
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/installer-observer-303
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/spring-cleaning-35
When I used OS 9 as a daily driver, I constantly monitored the Extensions folder, but installing lots of files en masse makes it difficult to track changes.
Thanks
JB
I've been busy downloading and trying some larger applications (> 200MB+), games and utilities from Macintosh Garden, from various eras, on a PPC Mac running Mac OS 9.1. Most of these downloads are ISO or Toast CD images that have Installers and I'm finding they often overwrite newer Extensions in the System Folder, or install crash-prone extensions that mess up my slimmed down Mac OS install. Some of the nicer installers output a text file so you know what went where, but most don't.
Can anyone please recommend a utility that watches and scans for file changes, so I know where files files are going, perhaps with an "uninstall" option?
I'm yet to try these two apps, but neither sound ideal:
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/installer-observer-303
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/spring-cleaning-35
When I used OS 9 as a daily driver, I constantly monitored the Extensions folder, but installing lots of files en masse makes it difficult to track changes.
Thanks
JB