Cheryl said:If you are talking about Classic folder in the OS X system, the system may not allow you to trash them. They do not use much space. I would leave those alone for now.
Kiwi Mike said:I have just removed all OS9 apps and system folder except for prefs in this folder the current system OS10.3 had a shock when I trash ALL the files so I put prefs back and it seem to run better but when I now run permissions its says "no valid packages" and does not work any ideas suggestions........
Kiwi Mike said:I have just removed all OS9 apps and system folder except for prefs in this folder the current system OS10.3 had a shock when I trash ALL the files so I put prefs back
Cheryl said:The pref folder from OS 9? The only two folders that are save to trash is System Folder OS9 and Applications (Mac OS 9). And before you do that you must make sure Classic was not running.
Explain what you mean by 'shock'.
DeltaMac said:Packages used by Disk Utility for permissions repair are stored in the Library/Receipts folder. If you moved that folder, or deleted the pkg files from that folder, then you will have to accept that Disk Utility will not repair permissions completely, until you choose to replace those files, perhaps by doing a reinstall of OS X with an Archive and Install option. Many of the folders in the /Library should not be moved or deleted unless you know what you're doing (and you have a backup). Same goes even more for /System/Library folder
Cheryl said:I know what went wrong. All you needed to do was drag the entire System Folder OS 9 to the trash. Then the entire Applications Mac OS 9 folder to the trash. Trashing what was inside the folder, then leaving the folder on the drive confused the computer.
And nothing in the Library folder should be touched.
First step, back up all your important files. Make sure you have all your OS X Application installers handy - or back up the downloaded files.
Boot from the OS X CD. At the install window, go to the Installer menu and select disk utility. Have it format the drive (doing a complete erase) and make sure you select install OS 9 drivers (just in case). Once done, quit Disk Utility, continue with the install of OS X. When done, restart the computer. Now you will be asked to do the set up. Once that is done, install your programs, applications, games, etc.