kramer2k Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Ok, so i just recently (30 min ago) transferred my PATA install to SATA, which I'm now on. However, on the new SATA install, under my Boot volume (OSx86), I now have shortcut folders to 1) etc 2) tmp 3) var These were hidden folders on my PATA install, but now I can't hide them on my SATA drive. I've tried using "Hide Folders 1.4" but it won't let me hide them. The error i get is... "Sorry, you are not allowed to change the visible status of this item "tmp" because its parent folder has some permission limitiations. Please remove them and try again." Bueler? Bueler? Bueler? Thanks DK Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/28340-is-there-a-way-to-hide-files/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaminarFlow Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 If it's just an alias (not the real folder) you should be able to delete it from within the terminal with something like: $ sudo rm foldername 'rm' is remove a file 'rmdir' is remove a folder (directory) 'rm -r' is remove a folder containing files If it's the actual folder, under Mac OS X, any file name starting with a dot (.) is invisible, so you can hide items by doing something like: $ sudo mv filename .filename 'mv' means move; the first name is the file you want to move, the second name is the destination directory/filename. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/28340-is-there-a-way-to-hide-files/#findComment-193989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramer2k Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 $ sudo mv filename .filename'mv' means move; the first name is the file you want to move, the second name is the destination directory/filename. Worked like a charm! Thanks! DK Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/28340-is-there-a-way-to-hide-files/#findComment-193997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitaliy Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 DONT DO THIS! these folders (especially "etc") are critical for osx startup. I tried to delete them and osx won't start. actually these aren't folders, they are just symlinks to folders located in /private folder, but you can't delete or remove them! (I also have your problem, they visible after transferring from one disk to another and I don't know how to solve this) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/28340-is-there-a-way-to-hide-files/#findComment-194001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramer2k Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 DONT DO THIS! these folders (especially "etc") are critical for osx startup. I tried to delete them and osx won't start. actually these aren't folders, they are just symlinks to folders located in /private folder, but you can't delete or remove them! (I also have your problem, they visible after transferring from one disk to another and I don't know how to solve this) yeah, I just realized that after doing that, my admin password wouldn't work and I couldn't open terminal! But luckily I had my root shared so i could rename the files via Parallels! So I'm stuck with those stupid shortcut files...grrr DK Edit: You can't even rename them! So I have no idea how to get rid of em... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/28340-is-there-a-way-to-hide-files/#findComment-194010 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitaliy Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20040519001916749 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/28340-is-there-a-way-to-hide-files/#findComment-194016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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