Post by: dakota on October 08, 2006, 02:17:50 PM
Post by: Gregg on October 08, 2006, 02:30:52 PM
Maybe it moved within the window it resides in and it's out of view?
Post by: dakota on October 08, 2006, 03:16:23 PM
QUOTE(Gregg @ Oct 8 2006, 03:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
When you do the "find" can you see the "path" to that folder???
Maybe it moved within the window it resides in and it's out of view?
Maybe it moved within the window it resides in and it's out of view?
Find shows Macintosh HD - Applications. It's not visible, though.
Post by: kbeartx on October 08, 2006, 04:58:41 PM
1) It's been made invisible somehow.
2) You have significant directory damage, and it's not where the directory says it is, so the OS can't locate it.
Post by: dakota on October 08, 2006, 05:19:28 PM
Post by: kbeartx on October 08, 2006, 05:45:48 PM
I do remember that the Find command can be configured to locate invisible files / folders [it's in the additional options at the bottom of the Find window].
Post by: MamaMoose on October 08, 2006, 05:58:49 PM
1. In the Finder, choose File > Find.
2. Select the location where you want to perform the search.
3. Define your search using the pop-up menus.
Choose Other from the pop-up list, then select Visibility in the search
attributelist. To add this attribute to the Find dialog's pop-up menu for easy
access, select "Add to Favorites." Click OK to finish.
Choose Invisible from the second pop-up menu.
4. If you want, click the Add (+) button to add additional search criteria.
5. Type letters or words in the search box to begin searching, or click the Search
Again button in the lower-right corner of the window.
You can save your search as a Smart Folder if you wish. Click Save, then type a name and choose a location for the folder. Select "Add to Sidebar" to access the folder more conveniently later.
MamaMoose
Post by: dakota on October 08, 2006, 06:32:21 PM
Post by: kbeartx on October 08, 2006, 08:46:11 PM
I think the A on the folder is something the OS does to it, and since the OS can't see it, I'm not surprised that its A is missing.
Post by: dakota on October 08, 2006, 10:14:40 PM
Post by: krissel on October 09, 2006, 02:23:42 AM
I think something like this happened to RobW if my brain is not fooling me. Will see if I can search for it.
Post by: sandbox on October 09, 2006, 08:44:57 AM
ls -l /
small L small s space dash small L space slash
it looks like this
ls -l /
tell me what you see.
if you can see it in finder, click to highlight it, Get-info
Under Detail>ower>system should be locked
Post by: RobW on October 09, 2006, 09:04:50 AM
QUOTE(krissel @ Oct 9 2006, 03:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Are you looking at your open folders in icon view? If so try changing that to List or column view to see if that makes any difference.
I think something like this happened to RobW if my brain is not fooling me. Will see if I can search for it.
I think something like this happened to RobW if my brain is not fooling me. Will see if I can search for it.
Kris, your brain and memory is doing pretty darn well. If I remember correctly--and I should, since it was my question back then--my apps folder was present in my home folder--but I happened to discover that the folder itself was empty. The apps only showed up in the apps folder on the sidebar. If I can find the thread, I'll post it just to see if there was anything relevant in there.
EDIT:
Ok, here it is from back in May 2005. Not sure it'll help, but it may apply to somebody else's problem down the road.
Post by: Paddy on October 09, 2006, 09:55:40 AM
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?m...44�
And further instructions, if needed: http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.a...Num=10&rl=1
Of course, this doesn't answer the question of just how it became invisible in the first place...
Post by: dakota on October 09, 2006, 12:29:21 PM
Post by: RNKIII on October 09, 2006, 01:04:17 PM
BAD APP., BAD APP.
Norton has been known to do ALL SORTS of bad things to OSx...
Bob K. rnkiii
Post by: kbeartx on October 09, 2006, 01:16:14 PM
QUOTE(dakota @ Oct 9 2006, 12:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am missing half my sounds in the Sounds folder in the Library in system. I can't copy them over, since it says they can not be modified.
If you drag them one at a time into the Sounds folder, you'll be given the option to Authenticate, at which time you enter your Password.
If that does not work out, try doing the copying when booted to a CD.
Post by: Paddy on October 09, 2006, 03:10:42 PM
(FileBuddy also gets less than stellar reviews on it's more recent/beta versions - and several at VersionTracker noted that the beta has stopped working and there is no replacement)And I'll second Bob's admonition about Norton - do NOT, under any circumstances, reinstall it. It is no longer supported for OS X and it's issues are now legion. I'm of the opinion that one doesn't need anti-virus software in OS X for the very simple reason that there are NO OS X viruses out there in the wild. However, if you really feel the need for it though, go for ClamAV; http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/24449 (it's free!)
Post by: tacit on October 09, 2006, 04:06:51 PM
In the Finder, if you hold down the Command key on the keyboard and click on the name of a window for an open folder, you will see exactly where that folder is on the hard drive. So if you click on the Applications in the side bar, then Command-click on the title of the window, you'll see where it is.
Also, you can move a folder by clicking on the little picture of the folder in the title bar, and dragging it to where you want it to be. So the easy fix for this problem would be to click on Applications in the sidebar, and when your applications window opens, click on the picture of the folder, hold down the mouse button, and drag to your hard disk.
Post by: dakota on October 09, 2006, 04:31:10 PM
Post by: Paddy on October 09, 2006, 05:13:00 PM
Post by: dakota on October 09, 2006, 07:58:09 PM
Post by: krissel on October 09, 2006, 11:13:43 PM
QUOTE(RobW @ Oct 9 2006, 10:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ok, here it is from back in May 2005. Not sure it'll help, but it may apply to somebody else's problem down the road.
Oh, thanks. I couldn't find it via Search. I see it really wasn't the same problem but similar enough to make a few cells of my grey matter speak to me...
