diff --git a/scripts/README.md b/scripts/README.md
index d4dd7da1..413d08e1 100644
--- a/scripts/README.md
+++ b/scripts/README.md
@@ -7,18 +7,30 @@ Loading from an old 'starter' sysout
 * loadup-mid-from-init.sh  -- phase 2 (creates init.sysout)
 * loadup-lisp-from-mid.sh  -- phase 3 (creates lisp.sysout)
 * loadup-full-from-lisp.sh -- phase 4 (creates full.sysout)
-* loadup-aux.sh            -- phase 5,(creates exports.all whereis.hash
+* loadup-apps-from-full.sh -- phase 5 (creates app.sysout, with notecards, rooms and clos; optional)
+* loadup-aux.sh            -- phase 6 (creates exports.all whereis.hash)
+* loadup-db-from-full.sh   -- phase 7 (makes unreleased 'fuller.sysout' and fuller.database)
 
-* loadup-full.sh  -- Phase 1-4 only
+All of these scripts read from and write to a directory specified by the env variable LOADUP_WORKDIR.
+LOADUP_WORKDIR defaults to /tmp/loadups-$$ (where $$ is the PID of the script). Note that all /tmp files
+are cleared after 10 days or upon system reboot. You can replicate the old work directory scheme 
+where files were never deleted automatically by simply setting LOADUP_WORKDIR to "./tmp"
 
-* loadup-db.sh    -- phase 6 (makes unreleased 'fuller.sysout' and fuller.database
-* copy-all.sh     -- copy loadups from tmp/ to loadups/ and library/
+* loadup-all.sh [-apps] -- Phases 1-4 & 6 (plus Phase 5 with -apps flag)
+* loadup-db.sh    -- phase 7 only based on full.syout in loadup directory
+
+These two scripts call the 7 scripts above as specified and then (if successful) copy (ln) the results
+to the loadups directory using a versioned copy.  The files are hardlinked into loadups from the workdir
+if workdir and loadups are on the same filesystem, otherwise they are copied. 
+
+* loadup-full.sh  -- Phases 1-4 only, no copy into loadups at the end.
 
 
 ## possibly handy scripts
 
 * lsee <lispfile>  -- show lisp file with font-control-characters rendered as linux color changes
-* cpv file1 file2  -- copies file1 to file2 (or directory name) adding versions
+* cpv file1 file2  -- hardlinks (or copies) file1 to file2 (or directory name) adding versions
+                      choice of hardlink or copy depends on whether the files are on the same filesystem.
 * restore-versions.sh -- pulls out old versions from git history and links in with medley versioning conventions
 
 ## Not useful anymore 
diff --git a/sources/LOADUP-APPS.CM b/sources/LOADUP-APPS.CM
deleted file mode 100644
index f8d37768..00000000
--- a/sources/LOADUP-APPS.CM
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"

(PROGN
   (IL:MEDLEY-INIT-VARS 'IL:GREET)
   (IL:LOAD (IL:CONCAT (QUOTE {DSK}) (IL:UNIX-GETENV(QUOTE NOTECARDSDIR))(QUOTE |/system/NOTECARDS.LCOM|)) 'IL:SYSLOAD)
   (IL:LOAD (IL:CONCAT (QUOTE {DSK}) (IL:UNIX-GETENV(QUOTE ROOMSDIR))(QUOTE /ROOMS)) 'IL:SYSLOAD)
   (IL:LOAD (IL:CONCAT (QUOTE {DSK}) (IL:UNIX-GETENV(QUOTE CLOSDIR))(QUOTE /DEFSYS.DFASL)) 'IL:SYSLOAD)
   (IL:LOAD (IL:CONCAT (QUOTE {DSK}) (IL:UNIX-GETENV(QUOTE MEDLEYDIR))(QUOTE |lispusers/BUTTONS.LCOM|)) 'IL:SYSLOAD)
   (IL:LOAD 
       (IL:CONCAT (QUOTE {DSK}) (IL:UNIX-GETENV(QUOTE MEDLEYDIR))(QUOTE |/sources/LOADUP-APPS.LCOM|))
       'IL:SYSLOAD
   )
   (IL:HARDRESET)
)
SHH
(PROGN 
   (IL:ENDLOADUP)
   (CLOS::LOAD-CLOS)
   (IL:|Apps.LOADUP|)
   (IL:MAKESYS
       (IL:CONCAT (QUOTE {DSK})(IL:UNIX-GETENV(QUOTE LOADUP_WORKDIR))(IL:L-CASE (QUOTE /apps.sysout)))
       :APPS)
)
(IL:LOGOUT T)

"
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diff --git a/sources/LOADUP-FULL.CM b/sources/LOADUP-FULL.CM
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ebb9a67..00000000
--- a/sources/LOADUP-FULL.CM
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"

(PROGN
  (IL:LOAD(IL:CONCAT(QUOTE {DSK})(IL:UNIX-GETENV(QUOTE MEDLEYDIR))(QUOTE /sources/LOADUP-FULL.LCOM)))
  (IL:LOADUP-FULL (IL:CONCAT (QUOTE {DSK}) (IL:UNIX-GETENV(QUOTE LOADUP_WORKDIR))(IL:L-CASE (QUOTE /full.dribble))))
  (IL:HARDRESET)
)
SHH
(PROGN
  (IL:ENDLOADUP)
  (IL:MAKESYS (IL:CONCAT (QUOTE {DSK})(IL:UNIX-GETENV(QUOTE LOADUP_WORKDIR))(IL:L-CASE (QUOTE /full.sysout))) :FULL))
  (IL:LOGOUT T)
)

"
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diff --git a/sources/LOADUP-INIT.LISP b/sources/LOADUP-INIT.LISP
deleted file mode 100644
index 016338d7..00000000
--- a/sources/LOADUP-INIT.LISP
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-(* "make init files; this file is loaded as a 'greet' file by scripts/loadup-init.sh")
-
-(LOAD (CONCAT (UNIX-GETENV "MEDLEYDIR") "/sources/MEDLEYDIR.LCOM"))
-(CNDIR (UNIX-GETENV "LOADUP_WORKDIR"))
-(DRIBBLE "init.dribble")
-
-(UNADVISE)
-(ADVISE 'PAGEFULLFN '(RETURN))
-(ADVISE '(ERROR IN \DO-DEFINE-FILE-INFO) '(RETURN))
-(MOVD? 'NILL 'SETTEMPLATE)
-(DEFINEQ (RRE (LAMBDA (X Y) Y)))
-(MOVD? 'RRE 'READ-READER-ENVIRONMENT)
-
-(LOAD (MEDLEYDIR "sources" "MAKEINIT.LCOM"))
-(MAKEINITGREET)
-(DRIBBLE)
-(LOGOUT T)
-STOP
-
diff --git a/sources/LOADUP-LISP.CM b/sources/LOADUP-LISP.CM
deleted file mode 100644
index d08bdff7..00000000
--- a/sources/LOADUP-LISP.CM
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"

(PROGN
  (LOAD(CONCAT(QUOTE {DSK})(UNIX-GETENV(QUOTE MEDLEYDIR))(QUOTE /sources/LOADUP-LISP.LCOM)))
  (LOADUP-LISP(CONCAT(QUOTE {DSK})(UNIX-GETENV(QUOTE LOADUP_WORKDIR))(QUOTE /lisp.dribble)))
  (HARDRESET)
)
SHH
(PROGN
  (IL:ENDLOADUP)':MEDLEY)
  (IL:MAKESYS (IL:CONCAT (QUOTE {DSK})(IL:UNIX-GETENV(QUOTE LOADUP_WORKDIR))(IL:L-CASE (QUOTE /lisp.sysout)))))
  (IL:LOGOUT T)
)

"
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diff --git a/sources/XREM.CM b/sources/XREM.CM
deleted file mode 100644
index 1cd92bd7..00000000
--- a/sources/XREM.CM
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-"
-(MOVD? (QUOTE NILL) (QUOTE PROMPTPRINT))
-(MOVD? (QUOTE NILL) (QUOTE CURSORP))
-(MOVD? (QUOTE NILL) (QUOTE CHANGEBACKGROUNDBORDER))
-(LOGOUT)
-"