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RAM Charger
The minimal requirement for RAM Charger
memory enhancement is RAM
Charger in your
Extensions,
System or Control Panels folder, and
the RAM
Charger Preferences file
in your Preferences folder
(RAM Charger preferences can't be
an alias at this point). If setup properly, you should see
the RAM Charger icon during startup, with no "X" and no
error message, and you should not get an error message when
you open RAM Charger Settings.
To be able to configure RAM Charger you
would also want RAM Charger
Settings in your Preferences folder, though it may be moved as described below.
Finally, if RAM Charger General Settings
is in your Control Panels folder (this empty "document"
opens RAM Charger settings), you will also be able to open
RAM Charger General Settings from your control panels
folder.
Extensions:RAM Charger
Preferences:RAM Charger Preferences
Preferences:RAM Charger Settings
Control Panels:RAM Charger General Settings
More About This Mac (MATM)
MATM should be in your Control Panels
folder if you want your Apple Menu to be enhanced (since
MATM contains an Extension, as described for RAM
Charger, that "enhances" your
Apple Menu), though it may be moved as described below. If
setup properly, you should see the MATM icon during startup,
with no "X" and no error message, and you should get the
MATM window when you select the "About This Mac" item from
the Finder's Apple Menu.
Control Panels:More About This Mac
Preferences:More About This Mac Preferences
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File
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Contents
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Will provide..
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Location
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Alias
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RAM Charger
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EXT
CP
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Dynamic Mem & Menu
Dynamic Mem & Menu
Heads-Up
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EXT
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No
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RAM Charger
Preferences
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DOC
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Dynamic Mem & Menu
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PREF
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No
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RAM Charger
Settings
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APPL
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RC Settings
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PREF
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Yes
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More About This
Mac (Pro)
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CP
EXT
APPL
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Opens Appl
Appl Menu
MATM
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CP
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Maybe
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Will work without, or will cautomatically reate the
following files
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RAM Charger
General Settings
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DOC
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Opens RC Settings
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CP
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Who Cares?
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RAM Charger
Preferences
Backup
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DOC
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Settings before
last install.
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PREF
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Who Cares?
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More About This
Mac Preferences
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PREF
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MATM Location
and Views
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PREF
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No
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RAM Charger
Documentation
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Stuff
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World peace
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Startup
Disk
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More About
This Mac
Documentation
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Stuff
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Chicken pot
pie.
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Startup
Disk
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Contents
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CP-Control Panel
EXT-System Extension (Enhacement/Init)
DOC-RAM Charger Settings Document
PREF-More About This Mac Prefs
APPL-Application
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Location
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CP-Control Panels folder
EXT-System Extension
PREF-Preferences Folder
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Alias
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No-Can't be an alias
Yes-Can put file anywhere and use an alias
with the original file name.
Maybe-You can't use an alias if you want the
Apple Menu "About" to open MATM.
N/A - Not appicable - see ANY above.
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Moving Files To Alternate
Locations
"Extensions" are only active if placed in
any one of the magic "load extension" folders: System
Folder, Extensions Folder, or Control Panels folder during
startup.
"Applications" may be moved to any
location and double clicked to open.
RAM Charger menus will only search the
magic "load extension" folders, their disabled counterparts,
and the Preferences folder for MATM and RAM Charger Settings
(which may be renamed). The menus will accept an
alias
to the original if the name is the same as originally
installed.
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File
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Alternate
Location
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Limitation..
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RAM Charger
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LOAD
ANY
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None
HeadsUp Control Panel Only
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RAM Charger
Settings
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ANY
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Not available in RC Menus
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More About This
Mac (Pro)
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LOAD
ANY
DIS
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None
Not available via Menus
Only in RC Menus
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RAM Charger
General Settings
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ANY
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Not in Cotrol Panels folder
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RAM Charger
Preferences
Backup
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ANY/TRASH
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No backup from last install
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RAM Charger
Documentation
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ANY/TRASH
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Ignorance
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More About
This Mac
Documentation
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ANY/TRASH
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Ignorance
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Alternate
Location
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LOAD-In either System Folder, Extensions
Folder, or Control Panels folder.
DIS-If "Disabled" in startup manager, MATM
will still work from RAM Charger menues, but not
from the Apple Menu "About" item.
ANY-Kept and opened anywhere; however it,or
an alias, may need to be placed in a special folder
to be available from RAM Charger menu or to
"Enhance" your system.
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Side Note: if you have a traditional
installation, you may remove MATM from your Apple "About
This Mac Menu" now by "disabling" it in your startup manager
- it will still be available from your RAM Charger
menus.
Tight Startup Disk Example
The two largest movable files are RAM
Charger Settings and More About This Mac. If you do the
following, the only limitation is that MATM will not be
available via the Finder's Apple Menu "About" item (it will
be available from RC menus).
Standard Installation, then....
Move RAM Charger Settings to
some other disk.
"RAM Charger Settings" alias in your Preferences
Move MATM to some other disk.
"More About This Mac" alias in your Control Panels
Trash any "RAM Charger Prefernces Backup"
Trash "Documentation" folders on startup disk.
Extensions:RAM Charger
Preferences:RAM Charger Preferences
Preferences:RAM Charger Settings -> (alias to
original)
Control Panels:RAM Charger General Settings
Control Panels:More About This Mac -> (alias to
original)
Preferences:More About This Mac Preferences
Reinstall/Update
The installer expects to see files where
they were originally installed. If you move files or set up
aliases and then rerun the install, you may have to remove
the aliases first - and fix up after.
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