![]() ![]() System 7.1 moved fonts from the System suitcase to a new Fonts folder within the System folder. Font/DA Mover was removed in System 7, as it was no longer needed. System 7 also gained the ability to install bitmapped or TrueType fonts by dragging and dropping them onto the System Folder, which would move them to the System file. Sounds, keyboard layouts and fonts could be aded to the System file through drag and drop. Users could double click on fonts or sounds contained in the System file to preview them. System 7's Finder gained the ability to open and modify the System file as if it were a normal folder. In System 7, desk accessories were turned into normal applications that could be placed anywhere on the hard disk, though their default location is a new "Apple Menu Items". In System 7 and subsequent releases, Apple moved several components of the System file to other locations, to reduce the file's bloat and improve stability. A large System file could cause system instability and could easily become corrupt, requiring users to wipe and rebuild it. Files could only be moved into or out of the System file using Apple's built-in Font/DA Mover tool. ![]() In versions released up to and including System 6, the System file could not be opened by the Finder. Mac OS only supports one System file the presence of more than one System file on a hard disk is likely to cause system instability. The suitcase is located in the System Folder, like the Finder file, and contains keyboard layouts, FKEY resources, cursors, icons, sounds, and, in System 6, bitmap fonts, and desk accessories. If either file is missing or corrupted, a Mac may display a blinking question mark when booting. The System suitcase (so-called because its icon depicts a suitcase officially called the System file) is one of two essential files that make up the classic Mac OS, the other being the Macintosh Finder. ![]()
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