Applications in Trash

[HSingh]

Out of the blue I found the Application Icons of Word & Entourage
sitting in the Trash. I do recall downloading recently the Service Pack
and do not recall if I visited the Trash after that. Both the
applications are also visible under the Applications Folder as well as,
on the Dock. I use a PowerBook G4.

Can anyone shed some light? Can I empty my Trash without fear of any
kind??

Many thanks.

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Look closely at the icons. Do they have a little arrow in one corner? That
suggests they are aliases. Do a cmd-I on them and see what they are, before
you empty the trash.

 

[Matthew Smith]

Out of the blue I found the Application Icons of Word & Entourage
sitting in the Trash. I do recall downloading recently the Service Pack
and do not recall if I visited the Trash after that. Both the
applications are also visible under the Applications Folder as well as,
on the Dock. I use a PowerBook G4.

Can anyone shed some light? Can I empty my Trash without fear of any
kind??

Do a Get Info on the files and compare the versions to the versions in
your Applications folder. I can't remember exactly but it wouldn't
surprise me if installing the service pack moved old versions to the
Trash and then instaleld new versions of the applications in their place.