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Doe Johns
Doe Johns
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February 10, 2022
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Why Adobe surrounds some directory names with parentheses?

  • February 10, 2022
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Hello there! Does anybody know why Adobe surrounds some directory names in its products with parentheses?

 

I use InDesign CS6 on Windows, and here are the filenames from C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CS6\Required:

 

 

I'm somewhat obsessive about naming files. Surrounding filenames with parentheses might be a useful practice I'm not aware of 🙂

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    Correct answer Willi Adelberger

    Those are seen in non-English environments in the local Language Term.

     

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    Willi Adelberger
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    Willi AdelbergerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    February 12, 2022

    Those are seen in non-English environments in the local Language Term.

     

      Brad @ Roaring Mouse
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      Brad @ Roaring MouseCommunity Expert
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      February 12, 2022

      This is the folder structure of resources created by the OpenDoc Framework Resource Compiler, most notably for plug-ins that the program requires. Don't be messing with them no matter how obessive you are about names! 😉

       

       

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        Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
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        February 12, 2022

        This is a Windows feature, I believe

         

        They can indicate that the date is not part of the name or what is in the folder.

        You can see on Windows own file system

         

         

         

         

        Doe Johns
        Doe JohnsAuthor
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        February 12, 2022

        Sorry, I don't think this makes sense to me :‑)

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