OS X :: Removing Hidden Attribute From Files And Folder?
Jan 4, 2010I am trying to remove the hidden attribute from some folders and files so iTunes will actually use them. I hope I am describing myself well enough.
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OS X :: Removing Hidden Mac Files For PC Viewing?
Apr 6, 2010So at my office we move from logic (obviously mac based workstation) to a PC workstation to upload audio files.
We've encountered a growing issue which is the hidden .DS and ._* files.
These files are hidden in every folder on mac but when we move a folder with say 100 audio files bounced from logic to a PC every audio file has a ._ alias and each folder has a .DS alias.
Right now the only way we can fix it is manually removing all the hidden files on the PC. We have tried a Terminal script that removes the ._ files but they seem to just recreate themselves.
OS X :: Remove Hidden Files From Folder For Windows Users
Apr 2, 2009I have to supply a generated set of files � a couple of dozen logos as .eps files � in a folder containing some other nested folders to a small enterprise that uses PCs for their day to day work.
The people I'm dealing with are not very IT-savvy and if I could, I'd provide a set of these folders and files without the corresponding invisible files that usually have a dot at the beginning of their file-names.
I'll probably zip the whole lot up and email, rapidshare or yousendit it over to them so they can unpack it and get to business without me having to explain what all those files with the dots are, and how to get rid of them.
OS X :: Hidden Files In Downloads Folder - Is It Safe To Remove
Aug 29, 2009I have a large file called: .QT-028a-c6376c1e-bfffec5c-00 in my Downloads Folder. It was hidden, but I unhid folders because I am doing some cleanup. What is this file and is it safe to remove?
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Jun 5, 2014I have a hard drive on my 2008 MacPro that's problematic and so I bought a new drive and installed Mavericks on it and am booting just fine on the new drive. There is however, one folder in the Library/Preferences folder that I need to copy over to the new drive. All the tricks for accessing the Library folder work great on the start up drive, but I can't seem to access the Library folder on the old drive (both drives in the MacPro as it has 4 drive bays), even though the drive will mount. How can I see that Library folder on the old drive? Note while I can mount the old drive, I can't boot to it.
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Mar 12, 2010Anyway, one of my home folders for a user account has gone missing. when you are logged into the account it belongs to you can navigate to it via finder. However you cannot see the folder via finder from any other account. This account is NOT an admin. I had this problem when I was running tiger and it still remains now that I have leopard. 2Ghz INtel core 2 duo Aluminum iMac.
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Mar 30, 2010Yesterday, I reinstalled leopard, as I was having errors, and random problems. I backed everything up fine, however I forgot an important /.hidden file I had with some bank data. The machine was on a time machine backup.
Any chance to get it back some how? Would time machine back, it up? Any program that may allow me to get it back if it is still on the drive? I just did a standard quick erase before installing osx again.
OS X :: Welcome Movie Folder Hidden In Finder
Dec 3, 2005Does anyone know where the "Welcome Movie" the one after the finished tiger install is done. Its the movie with 7 or 8 different country welcomes? I'm trying to find it in the OS but the folder is hidden. I wanna see it again before I upgrade to bigger internal HDD.
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Apr 13, 2010I'm trying to find an way to hide folders on a FAT32 file system in a Win* environment. Basically, the device I have will not show files and folders/directories in its menus if they are marked as hidden in Windows. I want to find a way to do this in OS X without having to boot in XP all the time. Anyone know how?
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Jan 23, 2010Ugh. So I was cleaning out my HD with 'WhatSize' and saw the 'private folder', which was about 4.6 GB. Thinking nothing of it and also suspecting that this might be the folder responsible for the my auto-depleting harddrive I trashed it. Upon stupidly emptying the trash I found that some files were emptied while most of them survived. Noticing that I wasn't able to open iTunes or even reinstall it, I restarted the computer.
Now, I can't get into Snow Leopard and have to use Windows (I have Bootcamp). I tried doing the "ditto /volumes..." command in single-user mode, but it says it couldn't find my username. I tried looking up the username with the 'launch ctl load' command, but it can't find the Directory Services file. Is there any way I can get Snow Lepoard back without losing any space? I have a lot of important media that I would really like to keep (photos, films, music, etc.)
OS X :: Home - How To Make Hidden Folder Visible
Apr 28, 2010In 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.
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Show A Hidden Folder In Finder?
Apr 4, 2012How to show a hidden folder in finder?I've lost Library in /users/~/; can get it only with Terminal.app; want to see it in finder.
Info:
iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Create A Hidden Folder For Pictures?
Apr 29, 2012How do you create a hidden folder for pictures?
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Oct 30, 2010I'm not sure if this qualifies as a hardware issue or a software one. I recently swapped out from a PC to a iMac. I wanted to keep all my old files so I pulled out the internal HDD and placed it in a HDD Enclosure and connected it via USB 2.0. Now the Mac recognized it and all seemed well, but a hidden folder I need access to doesn't show up on my drive. If it helps, this drive was the master drive on my old PC and the file I'm trying to locate was on the desktop.
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Jun 20, 2014In some of my folders, the inside folders appear to be blank and have no text. When I click on the folder icon, the name of the folder is there, but there appears to be a hard return at the end of the text. When I delete the hard return, the text becomes visible.
Rather than go to each folder and do this - why this is happening, and how to correct all the folders wherever they may be on any disk.
OS X :: Searching For Hidden Files?
Oct 13, 2010How 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.
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Dec 24, 2008Last 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
OS X :: How To Hide Hidden Files
Aug 2, 2010I was messing around in the Terminal and accessed root [sudo -s]
I assumed root access would end upon closing the terminal, but I guess not.
I can see all my hidden files (e.g., mach_kernal). How do I disable root and get back to not being able to see my hidden files?
I've learned my lesson - never mess around with things you don't understand.
Mac Pro :: How To Show Hidden Files
Jun 3, 2012I'm trying to copy ACL files from msword to get my auto-correct files installed and was given instructions which dont follw it- as all full the address train is not visible?
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Jan 7, 2011Might seem like a stupid question, but I have an SD card with hidden files filling it up to capacity. I want to delete these but I can't. I can see them, but when I hit delete it makes that noise that says you cant do this, and I cannot drag to the bin either.
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Aug 20, 2008My 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.
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Feb 9, 2009i downloaded lamesecure and put a password on a folder. for whatever reasons i took the password off and now when i open the folder my files aren't there. Only a contents folder is now showing, But the folder still says the original size of 2.7g.
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Mar 8, 2009Namely: Library and its contents. If Windows can do it, I'm confident Leopard 10.5.6 can too. None of the myriad permutations of the below Terminal command work.
Code:
# defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool TRUE
# KillAll Finder
When I "search this Mac" in the Finder or querry Spotlight, I want nothing but nothing excluded from results. I am not a computer retard in danger of ruining my OS through hasty file relocation or deletion. I want my search returns to include even the most sensitive system files which, if accidentally deleted, would cause my Mac Pro to reach out through my monitor and stab me in the face.
Folder example: There are several folders called "Mozilla" on my system, and yours if you use Firefox. Good luck finding a folder called "Mozilla" using the Finder or Spotlight. You'll have to know where it is and manually navigate there.
File example: I have a file called userChrome.css buried in users/me/Library/AS/Mozilla/ext/yadaYoda, But when I search for "userChrome.css" - Mac OS peers out at me through it's glowing red eye and says, very calmly, "What are you doing Dave? I can't let you do that Dave."
Can anyone tell me how to really & truly include ALL files and folders in searches? I'll reiterate that I've tried a dozen terminal commands I found online.
MacBook Pro :: How To Show Hidden Files On OS X 10.5.8
Mar 27, 2012How to show hidden files / folders on mac book pro os x 10.5.8
Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: How To Show Hidden Files
May 21, 2012I did a search for a downloaded file. Result came back Home>Library>Filename. Cool. Problem is this: When I go to Home, there is no file named Library, nor is there a mail downloads file. Is the file hidden and, if so, how do I show it?
Info:
Intel iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.3)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Access To Hidden Files?
May 28, 2012I have a decompression bomb in hidden folder /.MobileBackups. I cannot open the folder even though I am the administrator. How to I delete the bad file?
Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
MacBook Air :: Hidden Downloaded Files
Jun 19, 2014I 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!
MacBook Pro :: How To Hide Hidden Files Again
Jun 24, 2014I 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?
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Jun 8, 2009I clicked on my HD and I have 124.5 Used and 61.51 Free, which adds up to 186.01. I then clicked on Macintosh HD and selected all the files and hit "Get Info." It all adds up to 117.5 GB. I'm missing about 7 GB and I don't know where it is. Are there some hidden files or something?
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