Getting Rid of Folders in Macs Applications Folder?

[bbart318]

Not quite sure how to say it, so i'll give it my best shot.

Basically my macs applications folder looks just the way it should with just my applications logos such as Ventrilo, Google Chrome, Itunes etc.

However for example, I have my Live 8.2 Folder, Massive Folder, and WoW Folder in the applications folder too.
Where should I place these folders so that I only have the programs start-up logos appear in the applications folder.


...or is this normal? It's driving me nuts as I'm an organization freak.

[xrayfish]

You can put them anywhere you like. Make a new folder, call it 'application folders' or whatever, and put the folders in there. Make an alias of each application and put the alias in your applications folder.

[stringtapper]

Be careful with moving things around with the Mac OS. It can break certain features. I used to be the same way, it was from my OS 9 days when I would have folders for different types of apps, etc. Then when I started using Logic on OS X I realized it was never being automatically updated in System Update. That's because the OS expects certain apps to be in the Applications folder in order for the auto updating to work. Shouldnt be a problem with Live though.