feel free to put your applications wherever your heart desires.
Your preferences and application data stuff will still go to the drive with the active OS but they are only tiny files.
P
? G4 iBook 1.2 ghz
? 29 gig internal HD
? 7200 rpm 250 gig firewire external drive
? OS 10.4.9
Can I run programs stored on an external HD if I don't have room on my laptop's HD?
Thnx
grim

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