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Getting
good at using your computer, is all about how to organize your
files in a way that you can easily find back to the files when
you need them. Your harddisk can be described as a file cabinet,
where you file the different papers in different folders and
different drawers. You don't file your private documents into
a folder containing only work related documents.
Zeta has a well-designed and logical folder structur. Many
of the folders in Zeta, have system related purposes, so you
should be very careful with moving, deleting, or renaming
them, as it can have harmful consequences.
When you open the Harddisk icon on the Desktop,
you will see that Zeta has been organised with the following
folders:
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Applications
All the applications you need, are eighter installed or have
a shortcut placed in the folder Applications.
Applications that are part of the base installation of Zeta,
is instead placed in /boot/beos/applications.
Keeping the applications that are not part of the base installation,
will make it easier for you to upgrade your system, when a
newer version of the application becomes available for installation.
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BeOS
The base installation of Zeta is placed in this folder's sub
folders. You should be careful with adding, changing or removing
applications from these folders, as Zeta may stop working properly. |
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Library
This folder stores components for the operating system and for
applications. Library files are files that are used of many
programs, with the result that Zeta applications often are much
smaller then similar applications seen on other plattforms. |
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Develop
Software developers will find development applications, tools
and documentation in this folder. The use of these applications
and tools will not be explained in this manual. |
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Home
The Home folder is the place were you
store your files, eighter it is documents, video or music files.
All these files should be stored in their respective sub-folder
mentioned below:
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CD
This is the folder where the CD
Player stores your audio CDs track listings, so that the
application can retrieve the information the next time you instert
the same disc.
This folder will be created the first time, you write in
the names of the songs on an audio CD plaid in CD Player.
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Config
This folder contains all the settings you have done in Zeta
and the installed applications. It also has a sub-folder for
the svg icons.
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Library
The main Library folder is the one mentioned above. This Library
folder would get a bigger purpose, if Zeta becomes a multi-user
operating system.
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Documents
All your work files should be kept in this folder, or
in one of your own made sub-folders.
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Downloads
All the files that you download with NetPositive
will by default be automatically stored in this folder.
The Mozilla browser, called Firebird,
can be customized to store the files you download in this
folder. By default it will store the files directly in the
Home folder. This should be concidered changed. |
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Fax
FaxIT will store sent and recived folders in an in and out folder
under the Fax folder. |
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Mails
This folder and it's sub-folders get created when you configure
the mail daemon.
The In and Out folders are quite self-explaining.
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Music
We have added a folder for music, even though it's not needed.
A query will in seconds give you a list over all music files
stored on your system. JukeBox
even has an inbuilt live query, giving you easy access to
all you files.
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People
All your contacts made in the Person
fileformat, are stored in this folder. With List View or with
queries, you can easily manage your contacts. |
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Pictures
We have added a folder for all your pictures.
This gets important if you want to store the pictures you
have taken with your digital camera.
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public_html
This folder will be created if you want to run a personal
web site with PoorMan.
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Queries
We have included some predefined queries:
- Mail Queries
- People Query
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Videos
A folder to contain all your video clips. |
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Preferences
This folder contains shortcuts to all the Preference applications
stored in /boot/beos/preferences |