OS X :: Any Possibility To Hide (VAR / TMP And ETC) Alias Folders?
Jan 5, 2007
I restored one disk onto another disk using Disk Utility and now I have three aliases on my hard drive called "var", "tmp" and "etc". I know what you're thinking... those are part of the Unix background in Mac OS X and I am smart enough to know that I cannot delete them, so my question is. How the heck can I hide them. I really don't like seeing them there. Other than that, my new drive is running fine.
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Aug 10, 2009
I need to make a shortcut to a folder, i would like the shortcut on the desktop.
No idea how to do this, saw the make alias but its greyed out for the folder.
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Feb 22, 2009
I'm pretty anal about the cleanliness of my documents folder, so I cannot stand having a folder called Adobe or Microsoft User Data in my docs folder.
I want to be able to hide those folders without adding a . before them (because then the apps won't be able to find the folders). Is there any way to do this? I know you can also change the permissions, but again, then the apps cant use the folders.
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Aug 11, 2009
Bit new to mac os x as i only picked up my first mac on saturday. Must say im extremely impressed with it so far.
1.) Can i stop spotlight searching certain folders?
2.) Can i password project certain folders or make them inaccessible to certain users? Im from a ux background so i presume i could just 700 the folder(s)?
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Nov 5, 2010
How can I hide certain files and folders on my iMac? Prefably without using a 3rd party application?
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Nov 6, 2008
In the classic/PowerPC days I used ResEdit and just 'hid' the folders. So whats the Mac OS X /intel version these days?
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Sep 20, 2009
In windows i had a option to hide files & folder according to my requirment
How/Where can i get this option in snow leopard
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Apr 15, 2012
MacBookPro screen real estate limited. Folders and other junk on my desktop can be distracting on top of that.Is it possible to hide them until I need them?
Info:27" iMac quad core, Mac OS X (10.6.3), 24" IMAC, 20" IMAC, MACBOOK, IPHONE 3GS
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Apr 3, 2012
I have set up Lion Server and so far it is doing everything that I want it to do. I have sucessfully connected to the Lion server from my iPad using webDAV. I can see the sharepoints that I have created just fine. What I want to do is hide home folders when connecting to Lion from the iPad. I know I can skip seeing the home folders by typing in the sharepoint name directly but I want users to access several different sharepoints when they hit the server.
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Mac OS X (10.7.3), Server
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Sep 8, 2014
This past weekend I transferred my OS and apps to a newly installed SSD drive.
During the process I had to move some files around in order to get The OS and Apps on the SSD.
I used a technique that utilizes the Terminal and the chflags command.
My issue is now I can not hide the files and folders that are usually hidden.
I can't remember the exact method I used to unhide hidden folders and files. I can't even find a reference to it in my web browsers history.I have searched on the web for solutions along these lines:Â defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -boolean FALSE ; killall Finderchflags hidden sudo chflags hiddenÂ
But none of these approaches have worked. I have downloaded Onyx, TinkerTool and Show Hide Invisible Files.
I have used them as best I understand to hide the normally hidden files and folders, but nothing has worked.
Info:
Mac Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), 2008
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Jul 23, 2008
I want to create stacks for my Applications and put them in the dock by type. Utilities, Music & Video, iLife, etc. I think what I will do is make aliases for all the applications and put them in subfolders separate from the Applications folder, so then I have these 3-6 subfolders in my dock as stacks that I can display in Grid or Fan mode. And I don't have to see all my applications in one jumbled Grid and search for them.
Yes, I know Spotlight or QuickSilver could access them differently.
My question is, when I have created this duplicate system with the aliases to the apps, how do I remove the Alias (arrow) portion of the icon so that they look just like the actual icon down in the stack (or in my subfolders, etc)?
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Apr 27, 2012
Just bought a W.D 2tb HD. I am planing to use it for keeping video files that I shoot (large files).I wan to have the possibility to work on this HD both wit my Mac and pc.I have paragon installed.On the HD box it says that the HD is allredy formatted to work with Mac.Do I need to reformat it for PC. and if yes how do I do it.
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MacBook Pro
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Aug 24, 2010
If you can do you need a special adapter? Where do you get them?
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Oct 14, 2010
Is there any way to disable the trackpad on a Macbook Pro? I ask because my previous Compaq laptop had a physical button to turn off the trackpad. This was actually very useful in preventing inadvertent actions, with certain programs. Maybe it's not that big of a deal for most people, but after having a computer that was able to do this, it just seems like a nice feature to have.
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Jan 27, 2006
How do you do it. I didn't see any possible way to do it in iMovie or Quicktime Pro.
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Jun 23, 2009
How can I manually turn my 2.53 uni-mbp fan on? It gets really hot on my lap.
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Nov 3, 2009
I have 3 folder icons next to the trash icon. They are my downloads Documents and an other folder I use very often. Now these icons I have dragged and dropped in the dock. But the problem is they all 3 look the same. I get confused which one to take. How can I change the icons on those folder.
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Feb 10, 2010
I'm looking at one of the new Mini's and I don't want to use Snow Leopard yet. The fonts in QuarkXpress and CS3 are still too problematic my tastes. Can I downgrade to Leopard, or am I stuck with Snow Leopard as the base system?
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May 24, 2012
my new Macbook Air is stolen, Is there a possibility to track it?
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Sep 23, 2010
I'm buying a house and have discovered that the sellers have set-up a website for it. Before they remove it, can I easily save the entire site for future reference?
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Oct 1, 2010
Several manufacturers have tried to produce external graphics card boxes to connect to your laptop. Most have given up, but it seems the only real barrier is bandwidth.
MSI have this: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Gra...nal,10527.html
using the Expresscard 34 (max 2.5Gpbs) and say they will switch to USB 3 (4.8Gbps) when it goes mainstream.
Do you think 4.8Gbps is enough to make connecting high end external graphics cards to your laptop a possibility?
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Aug 26, 2007
Is there any way to install a 3rd internal hard drive to my PowerMac G5 dual 1.8?
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Jan 28, 2008
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Apr 4, 2008
I install parallels 1st time on my new Mac Pro. By example on windows I can see by shared folder my mac files like pictures, music, movies, sites, etc. So I think if I get a virus on windows that destroy files, the virus can be delete all my mac files? So scared that I put disconnect all shared folders. Please anybody can tell me something about if any virus can destroy something in my mac by windows with parallels?
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May 11, 2008
I have a Powerbook G4 that has a broken shift and enter key. The other shift and enter both work fine, so I haven't lost any functionality, but I'd like to fix it anyway. They are the only two keys that do not work. Would buying a new keyboard fix this problem? If not, what do I need to do?
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Nov 20, 2008
I remembered that at one point Mac Pro's CPU was a direct successor to its previous model, as in you can buy one of the successor chip and replace the older one, since the MLB could support it.
Is this the case with Harpertown to Nehalem? Can you just go on Newegg and get 2 Nehalem, and throw them in to the current Mac Pro?
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Feb 18, 2009
I log into the Blackboard Academic Suite daily (online) to check my class announcements and grades. Every time I log in, I have to enter my username and password. This gets pretty old. Is it possible to have a keychain automatically fill in this information for me? Because that is what I do with all my other login sites. It hasn't ever asked if I would like my password and username to be saved, and I'm sure it's for security. I've tried creating a new keychain and putting in the information, but still no success.
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Nov 22, 2009
My laptop was stolen last week (I just received my new one not too long ago). I have the IP address of my stolen one. Is there any way I can somehow trace it to where my old laptop is? Or do anything to get any information?
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Feb 24, 2010
First of all, sorry for my bad English.I want to buy a notebook (my first one). A macbook pro. I know that 17" model has the expresscard slot, and 15" has SD card instead. I'd like to know:Can the 15" model be equipped with expresscard slot? (that is, substitute SD by expresscard).If not, does any adaptor/converter exist on the market?Apart, which one is better (is more usable/useful), SD slot or expresscard slot?
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Apr 15, 2010
From Mail (I'm running Leopard), I want to be able to send emails with a logo on them, at the bottom of the email. What I don't want is for the logo to show up as an attachment. How do I do this (in layman's terms please - I've tried sourcing this from various sources and it's Terminal this, HTML that - it has to be relatively simple, hasn't it?)
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