OS X Mountain Lion :: How To Find Path To Folder Listed In Spotlight

Aug 25, 2014

When I have an item listed in a Spotlight search that is in a folder I'm actually looking for, how do I figure out where the folder is located?  I often remember a document or app and want to add something to the same folder, but can't find it-- Spotlight does not give the path that I can see. 

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Intel IMac, Mac OS X (10.4.6)

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Find The Path To A File In A Spotlight Search Result?

May 24, 2012

how to find the path to a file in a Spotlight search result. In Snow Leopard I would get the path to a file or folder by just holding the mouse over the search result in Spotlight. I don't see that in Lion.

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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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MacBook Pro :: How To Display Path In Spotlight On Lion

May 23, 2012

The function of Spotlight has changed so that it no longer displays the path of a selected file.  There are additional keystrokes that need to be performed to display path.  Not only is this change inconvenient and frustrating it is also a productivity killer.  Those 2 or 3 seconds to click on a box or do a key combo add up at the end of a long project.  Does anybody know if Apple has Business Analysts that vet any proposed changes like this.  If so, are the BAs keeping the path open that goes to us users.

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MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.53 GHz), Mac OS X (10.7.4)

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Spotlight No Longer Shows The Path Of A Search?

May 2, 2012

In Lion, the spotlight no longer shows the path of a search. Can I restore that?

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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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OS X Mountain Lion :: Does Spotlight Search HTML Files?

Jun 29, 2014

I have a folder full of HTML files I just imported to my MacBook about a week ago. They have been backed up by my Time Capsule. But when I search for keywords in the contents of them, they do not show up. The file names will show up, but none of the contents (which are mainly text). I have tried to force Spotlight to search only the folder that contains the files, but it does not seem to be searching the HTML files. 

Are HTML file contents excluded from Spotlight searches? I seem to have a number of webpages that come in Spotlight for keyword searches that appear to be the result of searching the file contents. So is there a trick to this? Is there some way I can force Spotlight to index this folder? Just not sure why it seems to search the contents of some HTML files and not others.

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OS X Mountain Lion :: How To Create Application Folder In Home Folder

Aug 29, 2014

I'm using MacBook Pro Early 2011 model with Mountain Lion (10.8.5).

I recently noticed that there was an application folder in my home folder (the folder with your username), but that application folder had been empty. I remember I used to be able to access to my applications from that folder, but not anymore. 

Since the folder was empty, I deleted it before doing further research. 

After deleting the empty application folder from the home folder, I looked up and some said the application folder in the home folder and the application folder in Macintosh HD are two different folders. I don't know what it means, but I would like to have an application folder with applications in my home folder. Is this possible? or should I just make an Alias folder and put it in my home folder?

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MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

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OS X Mountain Lion :: Installer Can't Find HD

Sep 4, 2014

I have a MBP 13" early 2013 / Mountain Lion 10.8.2...A while ago I got a spinning wheel right after starting my mac. I contacted Apple since my mac was still under warranty, and after further diagnosis, they told me that I have to replace the HD, so they mail me a new HD. 

I connected the new HD on a USB cable to format and re-partition it using Disk utility (At this point, DU was able to see the HD on a USB connection). After partitioning, I removed my Mac cover to replace my HDs. I booted using a Mountain Lion USB drive, but the installer couldn't find the new HD, just the recovery partition. I bought a new HD from Amazon, same result, my mac can start with teh old HD. Also, the disk utility can read the new HDs if they are on a usb connection, but it cant read them if they are on a SMART connection !  

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MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

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OS X Mountain Lion :: Can't Find System Fonts On HD

Jun 26, 2014

In My Suitcase 5, I can see a list of OSX System Fonts > Local, (such as Calibri, Calisto MT, etc.). I realized I cannot locate these fonts anywhere on the HD. I see them in Suitcase and they load, but the physical files are nowhere to be found. I did a search in Finder for Calibri — nothing, like it doesn't exist. I went to all 3 common system fonts folders — nothing. I went to Users / Library/ Fonts — nothing. 

Where are these fonts, really?

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IMac PPC :: Find The Place Where Cookies Are Listed?

Feb 18, 2012

How do I find the place where cookies are listed? I found it once but can't locate anywhere. I tried under Safari Preferences>Private but cannot find Private.

I find somethings that says Cookies under Security but  that does not  list any unusual listings. There MUST be somewhere I can find out if I have a virus, junk, or the like. Safari freezes, dumps  and has slowed down.

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iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

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OS X :: How Do You Find The File Path To Mount An ISO?

Jun 21, 2009

i've no idea what i'm talking about really haha, but here's the deal! i have a download that requires steps that i've no idea what the heck they are talking about, and i think it's mostly PC instructions too so i'm totally lost, all i know is what i downloaded isn't complete. so they tell me to do this

1. Burn or mount the Application ISO using one of the many ISO utilities. ( I personally use PowerISO to mount, but daemon tools should work fine too.)

personally i don't have the slightest clue as to what an ISO is in the first place but whatever. so i look up ways to do whatever it is they are asking for macs and i get this from [URL]

If you're wondering how to mount an ISO image in Mac OS X, it is very easy. In the Terminal type the following command: hdiutil mount sample.iso with sample.iso being the path to the image you want to mount. After the checksum is completet, your ISO will appear mounted on your Mac OS X desktop - that's it. You you can actually mount virtually any other disk image type with hdiutil as well, so give .dmg .img a try too.

still no clue what anyone is talking about but ok! i find terminal which i didn't even know existed. i type in what i think is that path cause i've no idea how to find it and i get this

macs-macbook:~ mac$ hdiutil mount /User/mac/Desktop/japanese1/data/00.rsd hdiutil: mount failed - No such file or directory.

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OS X Mountain Lion :: Folder Has Disappeared Not Showing

Aug 27, 2014

I created a folder in my favourites bar and on my Dock next to my download folder, which had a combination of picture and word documents. I noticed this morning the folder is now just a ? I cannot locate any of my files anywhere and I know i didnt delete the folder.

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Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)

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MacBook Pro :: Missing Profile - How To Find Its Path

Jan 14, 2011

Has anyone seen my .profile file? It had lots of paths in it, aliases and vars, so stuff just works not now.

Seriously, it is a big problem and I didn't expect this from a 5 month old MBP. Has this happened to anyone? Is there a way to recover? I was used to this sort on Windows and that was completely understandable on that platform. Please tell me Mac is not same as PC only nicer box.

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OS X Mavericks :: Losing Folder Colours In Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Sep 6, 2014

Just moved to Mavericks. My very first action is to search for my important folders with colour. Very first question why has coloured folders been removed? This makes an Apple computer much more difficult to use. Which person suggested this change and why did they do it?

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Aperture 3, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4), multiple book orders

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OS X Mountain Lion :: Delete Files In Library Folder?

Dec 2, 2014

I'm going to reinstall OS X. But before doing that, I want to delete the files in folders named Library one by one and see what could happen. Will that cause any trouble that will prevent me from reinstalling OS X successfully?

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MacBook, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

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OS X Mountain Lion :: How To Find Macintosh Data Files - No Longer Visible

Nov 30, 2014

How do I find Macintosh data files such as Mail?  They are no longer visible.

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iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5), iMac/MacBook Pro/iPad mini/iPhone..

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OS X Mountain Lion :: Can't Find Items Trashed From Secondary Internal Drives?

Dec 3, 2014

When I trash items on my boot drive, they appear in the trash. But I can't find items trashed from my secondary internal drives.

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Mac Pro (Mid 2010), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

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OS X :: How To Get Into Private Folder - Location Path?

Nov 17, 2008

I was wondering how to get into my private folder? where is that located, what is the path?

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OS X Mountain Lion :: Folder Modification Dates Spontaneously Changing

Sep 3, 2014

I discovered that a limited batch of folders on several different hard drives had all taken on the same modification date, which was several days ago. It is truly maddening because I keep the contents of may enclosing folders sorted by modification date for critical reasons, and now these spontaneously changed folders are far out of order. 

To make it more maddening, I'm using a program designed to allow changing of the modification dates, which has been working fine on most of them, to change the dates to the same as the latest date of a folder's enclosed contents, but one of them keeps changing it's modification date to right now if I merely twirl down its "carrot" or viewing arrow in list view! 

NOTE: I had downloaded and run the Onyx program to fix an issue that OpenPGP had with contextual menus not showing up. Their page recommended running the Automation pane of  Onyx as the solution. I just found out that I ran that on the same date as the folder modification date changes. Could it be the culprit, and if so, how and why?

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iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5), 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5, 8GB memory

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OS X Mountain Lion :: Manually Copy Time Machine Folder?

Sep 9, 2014

I have a 2TB Time Machine drive that has failed (directory errors). Disk Utility, Disk Warrior and Data Rescue 3 didn't work. DR3 showed the directory but can't restore it. Can I manually restore the backup folder (backups.backupdb) ?

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MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5), 17 inch i7 Late 2011

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MacBook Pro :: Find Drivers For Epson SX200 Which Will Operate On Mountain Lion / Mavericks?

Jun 4, 2014

I am trying to find drivers for Epson SX200 which will operate on Mountain Lion / Mavericks?

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MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)

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OS X Mountain Lion :: Time Machine Fails Cannot Make Backup Folder

Jun 20, 2014

For the past two weeks I've been having some major issues backing up my computer with Time Machine. It's become quite a process. 

iMac 27", Mountain Lion 

I am backing up to a brand new - well bought in February, '14 - 1TB external hard drive and there is NOTHING else in there except the TM backups. 

For the past two weeks it's been failing the automatic backups. There is PLENTY of room on the drive. 

The exact error message reads:"Time Machine ErrorUnable to complete backup. An error occurred while creating the backup folderLatest successful backup: [time and day entered here]" 

To remedy this at first it was as easy as un-mounting the drive and then plugging it back in and it was fine.

Now I've got the disk utility open and constantly repairing the drive and this is only a temporary solution. 

Below is a small sample of the report from the utility each one is dated.

How to fix this without having to purchase a new drive? In February the old external drive I had started to freak TM out and it just erased ALL my backups which I desperately needed due to the same error / failure. That drive had plenty of space as well but I lost all my stuff anyway. 

I know the TM isn't for archiving and another question I have is, How can I transfer or even rename the backup folder that TM makes and move it to a 'free drive' to prevent overwriting? Right now I just keep buying new drives which is ridiculous.

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Applications :: How To Append File Names With Folder Path?

Mar 18, 2009

I'm looking for a way to rename a batch of 30,000 photos. I have renamer but I don't think it does what I need it to do. I want to append the file name with the folder path. The photos are organized in folders which give info I want to make part of the filename itself (country, city etc.)

I am sure there is a way but...don't know how. Freeware or native apple way preferred over having to buy a new program.

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ITunes For Mac :: How To Assign Path To Where Backup Folder Would Go By Default

Jun 29, 2014

When I sync my iPhone the backup folder appears on the desktop. But how can I assign the path to where the backup folder would go by default?

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OS X Mountain Lion :: Yahoo Emails From Trash Folder In Outlook Reappear In Inbox

Jun 3, 2014

Using Yahoo in Outlook on OS X Mountain Lion - deleted emails repeatedly reappear in in-box after a minute or so, but when I delete them from the Trash they no longer reappear. This has been going on for weeks

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MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

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OS X Mountain Lion :: Time Machine Backups Excluding Bootcamp But Want One Folder Included

Aug 21, 2014

I use Bootcamp occasionally for some software that is not available on a Mac as well as MS Office,  but unfortunately, I had the partition set to 150 Gb when I set it up which is way too much. I don't want to reformat etc. to reduce the size so just recently, I decided to use that partition for my iTunes folder plus Gb's of work documents which suits me just fine. 

I have Time Machine setup to backup my Mac and whereas before I had Bootcamp excluded, I am now trying to have the settings so that all of Bootcamp is excluded EXCEPT for 2 folders - iTunes and Personal. I can't see a way to do this because since I have Bootcamp excluded, the subfolders are non-selectable. I tried one way where instead of selecting all of Bootcamp, I did a CMD-A and selected all with an idea of deselecting folders, but even this way, I am unable to deselect the 2 folders because all folders are greyed out. 

So the question is - Is it possible to exclude Bootcamp and at the same time to de-exclude the 2 folders? If not, I suppose my option would be to backup (well, actually copy!) the 2 folders to my TM drive. 

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MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8), ...

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OS X Mountain Lion :: MacBook Pro Showing White Screen With Flashing Folder And Question Mark

Jun 3, 2014

My almost new macbook pro was showing a white screen with a flashing folder with a question mark. I was able to do the internet recovery, installing OS X on my external harddrive, but how do I use my mac without the harddrive plugged in?

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Can't Find "Library" Folder In Home Folder

May 27, 2012

I just updated my MacBook to Lion, and I used to have a folder when using Leopard called "Library." I can't find it anymore. The only way to get to it is to open Xcode 4, make a Cocoa application, build it, then right-click the target, then click "Show in finder. This is what the library folder looks like after I do that:

I can still click the folder and it will show me its contents, but once I leave the home folder, the folder dissappears, and I can't find it:

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4), Model of 2008

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Can't Find Library Folder

May 13, 2012

Can't find my Library folder in Lion.  Would like to use it again.  I went to terminal and put in chflags nohidden ~/Library  as it was suggested to me but no luck.

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Mac OS X (10.7.4)

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Find The Library Folder?

Jun 22, 2012

I think some files are hidden, and one I'm looking for is in the User/Library folder...which isn't there. 

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Publish To Folder Cannot Find In Iweb?

May 4, 2012

How can i find publish to folder in iweb. the only items under file are Publish site changes,  publish entire site and visit published site. Where is publish to folder?  Iam also considering using filezilla??

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iWeb '08, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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