i have searched system preferences (security & privacy > firewall) for this setting, but no luck.Â
i want to make my mac hidden (or a least appear as an unidentified hidden device, with only MAC & IP addresses showing (when i scan my network for the devices connected)) on a LAN.
I like to keep my dock automatically hidden, but I want it to appear instantly when I hover the mouse over the bottom of the screen.
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View 1 Replies View RelatedIn the root folder there is a hidden folder called "home"
There is nothing in this folder and wanted to ask two questions.
1. Can I use it
2. If so how can I make it visible.
how can i make a hidden dock pop up if an application window is opened to full screen
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.1)
The first time I use my 80 GB Macbook Air I found only 55 GB available! I suppose that the system would need a maximum of 5 GB. Where did the rest of the memory go?
View 2 Replies View RelatedMy MacBook Air shows that I am using about 44gb. However, when I calculate each folder, they total only 30gb. I am assuming that the difference is made up of hidden/deleted files. How do I find and delete unnecessary hidden files.
View 6 Replies View RelatedWut up Mac Peeps, pretty advanced Mac user and I just can't figure out how to delete the hidden partitions that Windows 7 creates. I've installed Windows 7 twice on this HDD with Leopard v.10.5.8 on it and now I have 2 small partitions at 200MB each. This means 4 partitions (1 for Leopard, 1 for Windows 7, and 2 hidden partitions). They don't show up in Disk Utility and I tried removing the entire BootCamp partition, then re-installing Leopard just so that I could configure the HDD to "One Single Partition" with Disk Utility on the Leopard Disc while re-installing and THAT didn't work for the hidden partitions either...couldn't believe it...
I'm hoping I don't have to use a Windows DOS Boot Disc to format or something...not sure if they work on MBPs but I would try...I could also use Seagate HDD Tools but I'm trying to keep this simple.
Today when I booted up make 2010 MBP(See signature if details matter) I noticed icon on my Desktop named ".DS_Store" and when I opened it with textedit it was a bunch of random characters. When I move it to my trash and click "Empty" it just re-apperas on my desktop.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
when I connect to my other computers on my home network I see a folder called GoogleVoice installer. The problem is its only viewable from a different computer. When I look on my desktop I can't find a trace of it. And vice versa from my other computers. ***? Is it some hidden volume file or a masked virus? How can I find it and get rid of it - I cant seem to delete the folder from another computer - it wont let me.
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MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
I then discovered that phpMyAdmin doesn't work. Towards the end of the discussion, someone wrote, "WordPress had put a .htaccess file in the root level of my hard drive. "So in order, if you want to delete this file, you got to activate "hidden files viewing" in the terminal by typing thisdefaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUEand thiskillall Finder"After, you go in the computer root and this should be there, now delete it. I typed all that into Terminal, and it doesn't display anything. In another post, someone mentioned a program called TinkerTool. I downloaded it, but I don't know what to do next. How do I navigate to the root level of my hard drive and find a file and delete a file named .htaccess?
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OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
I downloaded files to
1. My downloads
2. My desktop.
But when I went to find the files I could not find them, even using Finder and Spotlight. I eventually found them using 'EasyFind' but I am still perplexed as to why I cannot see them. I can see other files in my downloads file and on my desktop!
I just bought a new macbook pro with maverick 10.9.3 I believe and made my hidden files viewable to extract certain data. But now I want to hide the files again how do I go about doing that?Â
View 1 Replies View Relatedlist the differences between the 15" and 17" MBP's, with focus on the high res matte options.
The obvious difference is the larger&higher resolution display on the 17" and the extra 1.0 pound of weight and about $100 extra. The 17" also has no USB reader slot, but eSATA. The 17" is also 0.1" thicker.
I need help using terminal on the macbook pro ,My younger bro created a hidden admin account on my macbook pro , so now he has been downloading and installing random applications on my computer which is taking up too much storage.I have no idea how to delete this account as it does not show up in the login window , however when I run the cmd to list all users in terminal it shows up as well as the account's folder showing in the user folder.I myself am an admin  and currently running version 10.6.8? how to delete a hidden admin account on terminal?
View 7 Replies View Relatedim pretty sure he has created a hidden admin account to change his parental control settings. I was just wondering how would you detect a hidden admin account?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.6)
I have a MacBook Pro mid 2010 os x 10.7.5 8 gigs memory. When I am on a website, the dock is hidden on the bottom of the screen. Cannot get it to come up. I also cannot x out of a website, because the x is gone! I have to restart the computer to be able to get to a new screen. I have checked the settings on the dock, and I have them right.Â
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macbook pro, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
I have tried multiple methods to get hidden files to be shown in Finder including the Terminal command:Â
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUEÂ
killall FinderÂ
I have also tried using Revealer and still no hidden files are shown. Â
Using Mavericks 10.9.x (latest version)Â
Can't find the com.apple.finder file anywhere in Library either.Â
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MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4), 17" MBP 2010 with Samsung 840 Pro
I've deleted all the movies from my mac and when I open my system profile it shows I have 42GB of movies somewhere hidden on my macbook. I've tried searching .mov in my spotlight (which yields nothing) and manually searching through the iTunes folder and movies folder (which are empty). Where I can find these hidden movie files -- 42gb is pretty hefty.
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I have a 15" MB Pro, 2.66, 8gb ram, Intel Core i7 processor, OS 10.6.8, a year or so old. I'm having trouble with a Lacie d2 Quadra v3 7200rpm drive. At first I thot it was the drive but now believe it's something with the mac since when hooked up to my old MB Pro I don't have this problem. When copying from the Lacie to another drive and sometimes when unmounting I get a message saying it can't unmount because it is in use by another application. But I am not running any other application, at least not knowlingly.
I would guess that a program(s) is accessing the drive without my knowledge (and perhaps performing indexing operations?) and I would like to find out which program(s), and how I can stop it. When I go to Preferences>Accounts>Login Items I see VMWare Fusion Helper (unchecked), and iTunesHelper and CNQL2405_Button Manager (both checked). Could any of these be responsible? I wonder if iTunes being used to backup my iPhone has created a problem, or separately if iCloud, Life or iSync or another app that could index might be creating issues.
I have a macbook air. My problem is that it has a total of 120 gb and 50 gb are taken by the section of other. However i dont recall downloading something that has that size. and none of my other documents add up to 50 gb.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have a MacBook Pro running OS X 10.6.8. I just added a wifi network with a hidden SSID to my saved, preferred networks list. Unlike networks with visible SSIDs, my Mac won't automatically reconnect to it. I hate having to re-enter the password each time.Â
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 24" Cinema
I made a video about some hidden options that let you change certain things in the dock such as: Menu items, spacers, and the name of the trash.
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Recent switcher. Experienced in KDE Linux and Windows. If I have two windows in Firefox, both maximized - is there some way, from the dock or cmd-tab to switch between them? Its really hard to find a "fullscreen" windows behind another one. Expose sort of does it, but I prefer to see icons rather than page representations (sometimes it's hard to differentiate between a terminal and a sparse website).
View 3 Replies View RelatedHow do I search for hidden files and system files like .plists? I have made hidden files visible in Finder but it still doesn't search for them.
View 9 Replies View RelatedThere is a process on my computer I know is running, but It doesn't show up in activity monitor.
View 1 Replies View RelatedLast night i was researching how to see hidden files. I found the terminal command:
default write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
So, now i can see all hidden files. Now i want to hide them again, which i understand that you have to type the following in terminal:
default write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
How I can see hidden folders (/bin/, /etc/) in Finder?
View 12 Replies View RelatedI want to create a hidden partition on my macbook, and put a clone of my Macintosh HD on that partition.
How can I do a hidden partition on Leopard?
Is there an app for doing hidden partitions?
