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Hiding folders

  • 01-12-2008 4:47am
    #1
    Maccattack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭


    Ive just upgraded to Leopard.

    Can somebody tell me if it is possible to either HIDE files and folders alltogether or to LOCK them so they cant be accessed by other people?


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  • #2
    babypink
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,250 ✭✭✭babypink


    put a . as the first character in the foldername

    to get at your folders you'll have to use the "go to folder" command in the Go menu, or use the terminal. Should be plenty hidden for most users


  • #3
    Type 17
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,731 ✭✭✭Type 17


    babypink wrote: »
    put a . as the first character in the foldername

    to get at your folders you'll have to use the "go to folder" command in the Go menu, or use the terminal. Should be plenty hidden for most users

    Interesting and simple solution, but how do you do it? - when I go to rename a folder name, I get an error about these names being reserved for system folders.

    I presume that Terminal can be used to rename a folder, but if so, what is the command string?


  • #4
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    Type 17 wrote: »
    Interesting and simple solution, but how do you do it? - when I go to rename a folder name, I get an error about these names being reserved for system folders.

    I presume that Terminal can be used to rename a folder, but if so, what is the command string?

    Use the mv command.

    For full command info, type man mv


  • #5
    babypink
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,250 ✭✭✭babypink


    far far easier way!

    in terminal navigate to the folder you want as the parent and type (????=folder name):

    mkdir .????

    to delete the hidden folder type

    rm -r .????



    note that the delete command above will delete the folder and all contents!


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