Moving Programs

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From: Colcap <Colcap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 08:50:02 -0700

I have a new external hard drive. Installation was OK. I would like to move
some programs (applications, not just data files) from my main drive to the
new one. Can I just drag the folders or must they be reinstalled on the new
drive?

If I have to uninstall and reinstall how will this affect my data and
settings?
.

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