Re: Moving MUD from ~/Documents to ~/Library

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Afraid I don't have anything to offer re hiding the MUD, but I am
curious as to why you want to do so.

If due to user activity in the Documents Folder, itself, I would go one
step further than Bob and recommend that it _not_ be used for user file
storage. That folder is quite actively used by applications (such as
Office), and the more activity it incurs the greater the likelyhood of
errors that could be catastrophic. The Apple Discusions Forum is loaded
with such tales of horror. Unfortunately many programs point to it as
the default save location, which not only suggests that it can be used
for personal files, but that it _should_ be (especially true of
cross-platform apps developers who primarily write for Windows OS and
seem to equate it with the 'My Documents' folder found there).

IMHO, user hierarchies should be created & maintained separately from
those utilized by the OS & apps. Personally, I don't even store my user
files on the same HD as my OS & apps.

Regards |:>)

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