Mas OS X Fake Finder 10.0

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susanrandom

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i have noticed that i have 2 Finder icons in my system/library/coreservices folder.
one is a current 10.2.6 Finder (apple mac etc) the other says Mac OS X Fake Finder 10.0. 2001 apple comp .

There are also some other fake files in that folder ie: system 9.

im wondering if apple did this for a some good reason and could this be why my startup HD has a question mark on it in the 'Startup Disk' System Preferences window.

My network startup system? volume? disk? icon? also has a questionmark on it.
sup???

any answers would be appreciated!

mj
 
Originally posted by susanrandom
i have noticed that i have 2 Finder icons in my system/library/coreservices folder.
one is a current 10.2.6 Finder (apple mac etc) the other says Mac OS X Fake Finder 10.0. 2001 apple comp .

There are also some other fake files in that folder ie: system 9.

im wondering if apple did this for a some good reason and could this be why my startup HD has a question mark on it in the 'Startup Disk' System Preferences window.

My network startup system? volume? disk? icon? also has a questionmark on it.
sup???

any answers would be appreciated!

mj
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Before I'll say anything more...

Welcome here!

Now, if your system is new I would like to tell you not to mess with it! By that I mean try not to delete remove any "fake" files or then you will "fake" your system :p :D ;)

However, if this is a 2nd hand system it should be better if you took the time and format/reinstall the OS... It is a damn EASY thing to do and it will not take you more than 45 mins no matter how old is your mac and if it is new (say a Dual G4/1.42) it may take you up to 15-20 mins... This will ensure that there is no problem with your mac whatsoever! :cool:

Anyways, if all these are too much for you, if it is easy, could you post some pics with your "fake" files and question marks in System Preferences? Also, take some time and describe us more about your Mac config (peripherals too)...

Let us know what gives! :D ;)

:)
 
Originally posted by Darkshadow
I think they're used to boot OS X...not 100% on that one.
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Yep, it's for older machines to fool them into believe it's an OS 9 system ;)
Linux distros for Mac do the same.
 
Hulk - that "fake" Finder is in /System/Library/CoreServices...if you take a look there, you'll see two Finder icons. One of them is Finder.app, which is the Finder that runs in OS X, and the other is a classic Finder. Get info on it, and you'll see that the Version string says "Mac OS X Fake Finder 10.0 ©2001 Apple Computer" ...the System file says the same thing, but Fake System rather than Fake Finder. They're default parts of the OS.

I'm pretty sure, as I said above, that they're there to "help" OS X boot, but they might be for Classic. Dunno, exactly.
 
Originally posted by Darkshadow
Hulk - that "fake" Finder is in /System/Library/CoreServices...if you take a look there, you'll see two Finder icons. One of them is Finder.app, which is the Finder that runs in OS X, and the other is a classic Finder. Get info on it, and you'll see that the Version string says "Mac OS X Fake Finder 10.0 ©2001 Apple Computer" ...the System file says the same thing, but Fake System rather than Fake Finder. They're default parts of the OS.

I'm pretty sure, as I said above, that they're there to "help" OS X boot, but they might be for Classic. Dunno, exactly.
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...fake word meant! I didn't get it THAT way :p :rolleyes: Damn! :o For me those files are 100% normal OS files and not fakes... Therefore I do not mess with them until I HAVE TO :p :D ;)

:)
 
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