Organizing ColorSync Profiles in Tiger

Hi
In Tiger there are two librairies and two ColorSync folders. One is in the main folder and the other belongs to the System folder. I had added a display profile and folder in the system CS folder and as a result, the computer would not boot any more, staying on the gray spinning wheel forever. I took it off and it would boot again. Can someone tell me how the profiles should be organized and where display and other profiles belong? Thanks!
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