Mac OS X 10.3.7: Update updates moved Apple apps

Apple's OS X updates continue to flip-flop in their ability to update Apple applications that have been moved by the user from their original locations -- sometimes they do, but sometimes they don't. Readers noted that the 10.3.6 update did not, but C.S. Hander observes that the 10.3.7 update does:

"I wanted to pass on to you this interesting note -- I used the 10.3.7 Combo updater on my system and it actually went and updated the programs that had been moved from their default locations into subfolders. 10.3.6 did not do this -- I had to move them back into place."

Because Apple's updaters are so inconsistent, we recommend keeping all Apple applications in their original locations.

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