Mechanical Men http://mechanicalmen.org Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:32:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en OSX Search Path for Resources http://mechanicalmen.org/2008/01/29/osx-search-path-for-resources/ http://mechanicalmen.org/2008/01/29/osx-search-path-for-resources/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:01:30 +0000 admin http://mechanicalmen.org/?p=3 Mac OSX follows a specific order when searching for resources (such as fonts). That search order is:

User (~/Library)

Local (/Library)

Network (/Network/Library)

System (/System/Library)

Classic (/System Folder)

This can be useful when troubleshooting system problems such as corrupted resource files. This search path is complete, though Network and Classic aren’t that common.

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