shyevin

Q: hide folder

Hi,

 

I wan to hide some folder in my finder or some file. How this work?

 

Thanks

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Oct 24, 2011 3:24 AM

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  • by Tony T1,

    Tony T1 Tony T1 Nov 1, 2011 9:30 AM in response to shyevin
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    Nov 1, 2011 9:30 AM in response to shyevin

    How did you hide it?

  • by shyevin,

    shyevin shyevin Nov 1, 2011 7:13 PM in response to shyevin
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    Nov 1, 2011 7:13 PM in response to shyevin

    U teach me to HIDE IT. See the early MSG.

  • by Tony T1,

    Tony T1 Tony T1 Nov 1, 2011 8:02 PM in response to shyevin
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    Nov 1, 2011 8:02 PM in response to shyevin

    What did I say?

  • by shyevin,

    shyevin shyevin Nov 1, 2011 8:03 PM in response to shyevin
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    Nov 1, 2011 8:03 PM in response to shyevin

    wow....u forget

     

    Like this:

     

    In Terminal type :

    chflags hidden

    Then space

    Then drag the folder into the Terminal Window

    Then press enter

     

     

    THAT IS WHAT U SAID!!!

  • by Tony T1,

    Tony T1 Tony T1 Nov 1, 2011 8:06 PM in response to shyevin
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    Nov 1, 2011 8:06 PM in response to shyevin

    So take a guess what I meant when I said "nohidden"

  • by shyevin,

    shyevin shyevin Nov 1, 2011 10:49 PM in response to shyevin
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    Nov 1, 2011 10:49 PM in response to shyevin

    I guess u dint know how to get it UNHIDE

  • by Neil from Oz,

    Neil from Oz Neil from Oz Nov 1, 2011 10:57 PM in response to shyevin
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    Nov 1, 2011 10:57 PM in response to shyevin

    For goodness sake, where you put in hidden to HIDE it, put in nohidden to UNHIDE it!!!

     

    chflags nohidden

    Then space

    Then drag the folder into the Terminal Window

    Then press enter

     

     

    Listen to Tony. You asked, he answered, and clearly I must say.

     

    Good Luck

  • by shyevin,

    shyevin shyevin Nov 1, 2011 11:02 PM in response to shyevin
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    Nov 1, 2011 11:02 PM in response to shyevin

    oh gosh....

     

    The Folder alreday hide....and how can i drag the folder to Terminal window??

     

    And i had try that... bi=oth way, it show as below:

     

    Shyevins-iMac:~ shyevin$ chflags nohidden

    usage: chflags [-fhv] [-R [-H | -L | -P]] flags file ...

     

    Shyevins-iMac:~ shyevin$ chflags nohidden (sapa.jpg)

    -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('

  • by jsd2,Helpful

    jsd2 jsd2 Nov 2, 2011 12:36 AM in response to shyevin
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    Nov 2, 2011 12:36 AM in response to shyevin

    May I make a suggestion-

     

    You are correct, once the folder is hidden, you can't see it to drag it back into the Terminal window to complete the

    chflags nohidden <path/to/folder>

    command. You normally need to remember the exact pathname (name and location) of the folder that you hid earlier, so that you can now type in the full <path/to/folder> entry manually.

     

    A workaround for this if you don't remember the exact pathname is to make ALL hidden files and folders temporarily visible to Finder, enabling you to see the folder that you hid earlier.  You can then drag it into Terminal to complete the chflags nohidden command, which will make it permanently visible.  You then disable Finder's ability to see ALL hidden items, returning the system to normal.

     

    There are several ways to enable Finder to see all hidden items, including Terminal commands, but a friendlier way is to download the free utility TinkerTool, click on its Finder tab at the top, check the box for "Show hidden and system files" and then click "Relaunch Finder" at the bottom:

     

    .Screen shot 2011-11-02 at 3.01.31 AM.png

    So again, first make all hidden files visible with TinkerTool as above, then in Terminal type

    chflags nohidden

    followed by a single space. Don't press  <return> yet. Then drag in the folder that you had hidden before, click inside the Terminal window, and press <Return>.

     

    Finally, go back to TinkerTool, uncheck the box that you checked earlier, and again click "Relaunch Finder" at the bottom. This should re-hide everything that normally should be hidden, but the folder you hid earlier should remain visible.

  • by Tony T1,

    Tony T1 Tony T1 Nov 2, 2011 4:36 AM in response to Neil from Oz
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    Nov 2, 2011 4:36 AM in response to Neil from Oz

    He's a troll, I was having fun with it

  • by shyevin,

    shyevin shyevin Nov 2, 2011 4:45 AM in response to shyevin
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    Nov 2, 2011 4:45 AM in response to shyevin

    Hi Tony,

     

    First of all, my name is shyevin and is a she.

     

    Thanks for you help, but i think u are too free while a lot of people are full of passion and love in this world to look for their dream. And have no time to pay fishing here. If you are trying to help here, pls help ppl propertly and be nice to everyone becasue someday you will need helpsss......

     

     

    And beside, while you are having FUN, pls consider about other ppl as well. I AM NOT HAVE FUN HERE and in fact you are making me upset. Well at the end i choose to be happy becasue i know i can control my own emotion.

     

    I am here to look for help and answer, NOT TO HAVE FUN AND NO TIME FOR IT AS WELL.

     

    Be kind and be considerable. IS A BASIS rules to make yourself happy.

     

    Anyway, still thks for all your help.

     

    AND MANY THANKS TO jsd2 for stopping this

     

    Much appreciated.

     

    shyevin

  • by shyevin,

    shyevin shyevin Nov 2, 2011 7:00 AM in response to shyevin
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    Nov 2, 2011 7:00 AM in response to shyevin

    By the way, i 100% beleive that you dint know how to unhide the file...

     

    No need to argue, be honest to yourself

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