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This article explains why aliases may become broken after updating Mac OS from 8.0 to 8.1 and reformatting a volume from standard format to Extended format (HFS+), and provides a solution.
DISCUSSION If you updated a Mac OS 8.0 System Folder which had the Text Encoding Converter disabled, the 8.1 update will install a new version of that extension, but it will still be disabled. Text Encoding Converter is required on HFS+ formatted startup disks. Drag the Text Encoding Converter extension from the Extensions (disabled) folder to the Extensions folder and restart. Your existing aliases should now work, and you can create new aliases. Text Encoding Converter is not visible in the Extensions Manager under Mac OS 8.1, presumably to discourage users from disabling it. It is visible (and can be disabled) in the Extensions Manager under Mac OS 8.0. If a startup disk is formatted as Mac OS Extended format, Apple recommends that users install a new System Folder on that partition, rather than drag-copying an existing System Folder. For additional information on the Mac OS 8.1 Update see article 30345: " About Mac OS 8.1 Update ". |
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| Document Information | |
| Product Area: | Mac OS System Software |
| Category: | Mac OS 8.1 |
| Sub Category: | General Topics |
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