You can move it to trash but you skipped a step after you move the skype.app to the apps folder hit cmd shift c and hit command e on the skype icon there. On Aug 14, 2010, at 5:07 PM, Geoff Waaler wrote:
> Hi Sarah, > > Thanks for the instructions. I moved skype.app to the applications folder. I > then went into the computer list and located skype.dmg in my downloads > folder. In the file menu eject (command+e) is dimmed, though move to trash > is available. Is that what I want? > Geoff > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Alawami" <marri...@gmail.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 6:14 PM > Subject: Re: dmg files. > > > Wo! no no no! don't do that! > > 1. open the dmg from the downloads folder. another finder window will open. > > 2. press cmd 2 to get to list mode. > > 3. copy the skype.app. > > 4. press cmd shift a to get to applications and paste. Now eject the dmg from > the computer place by > > 1. going to the computer list with cmd shift C. > > 2. find the skype.dmg > > 3. pressing cmd E. > > Take care. > On Aug 14, 2010, at 2:55 PM, Geoff Waaler wrote: > >> Greetings, >> >> Thanks to Sarah and Erik I'm more comfortable with the finder so I copied >> the SKYPE disk image file from downloads to applications and can now open it >> from there. I gather these dmg files are executable and there's no >> installation process necessary after downloading? >> >> Why was "cut" dimmed? Since I copied it to applications do I now have two >> 45 meg files? I see that command+delete under the file menu is also dimmed >> so deleting from downloads does not appear to be an option. >> >> TIA for any info about these files and best regards. >> Geoff >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
