Removing CS3 application folders after installing CS4 upgrade

I just upgraded to CS4 on my Mac and wanted to know if it's safe to remove CS3 folders that appear in the "Applications" folder. I won't need multiple versions of the software taking up space on my system, so is it safe to just toss the folders in the Trash?

It would be wise to keep CS3 until you are familiar with CS4. If you uninstall CS3 then run into a problem with the new way things work in CS4, you will need to uninstall CS4 to reinstall CS3 then reinstall CS4.

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