File names can mean something. That’s why I Google it.
Image via WikipediaI always find it funny how many people don’t simply search Google for their answers. Half of my IT knowledge comes directly off of a Google search anyway. I’ve always said that “Google is my friend” and at least one other person agrees with me. What’s even more amazing is when people search Google and still choose to not listen to what the all-knowing brain says. Take for example a story I heard the other day…
A friend was trying to clean up his old Apple Mac computer. His hard drive was getting low on space (he only had a 20GB drive) so he went through to see what was taking up so much space. He happened upon the “System” directory. He knew that he have never used that directory before and he had also never saved anything into it. After a quick Google search on what the “System” folder was he decided is what not useful. How he could have came to the conclusion that is wasn’t helpful is beyond me. Needless to say, a reformat was in order.
Now I am not a Mac guy at heart. I don’t have an iPhone and my iPod is probably 27 generations behind but I know enough about the system that the “System” directory is necessary. I mean, would you touch your “Windows” directory on a PC? If you would, listen up now — DON’T DO IT! Within the top 5 Google responses for this search were:
- System Folder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- In Mac OS, what is the System Folder? - Knowledge Base
- Bombich.com: Recovering from a Blinking “?”
- Mac OS 9 - The Basics of the System Folder
All of these clearly explain what it is and what it does. They are written in fairly plain English so I expect most people should understand it. The next time you feel like cleaning house, check Google and listen to what it has to tell you. It’s most definitely smarter than your average IT guy.
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