desktop does not show hard drive...

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desktop does not show hard drive...

neither does the sidebar.
i did the usual things that any mac user would usually do
finder> preference > sidebar > hard drives on

well
it does noting
i did multiple restarts, 3 disk utility checks
and other things that the apple support agents told me to do
no help what so ever. i did do a terminal command that shows
hidden files such as the .ds_Store files. when pressed my computer
under the devised tab all i get is network
i dont see my hard drive
so i made it show hidden files, and not to my surprise...my hard drive was
also that faded kind of file like the .ds_store files. i can press get info
i can make an alias of it, but its just not the same.
i also made it show the path of the computer to get to my harddrive.
i do not use my home folder. just the hdd.

i just updated to 10.5.1 and this occurred
anyone else experienced this?

macbook 2.16 ghz, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Nov 20, 2007 8:58 PM

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Answer 1

baltwo

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Nov 20, 2007 11:15 PM in response to hi pauliee

See http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88338 and http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20041221081432908

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hi pauliee Author

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Nov 21, 2007 6:09 AM in response to baltwo

...i dont think i said anything about firewire or usb...
it reads those perfectly.

the HARD DRIVE ICON is not in the sidebar
or the desktop.

any helpful answers?

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Answer 3

Kazuma

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Nov 21, 2007 8:46 AM in response to hi pauliee

Open up Terminal:

type:
cd /Volumes
ls

All harddrives connected to your Mac should appear now, including your bootdrive. If it doesn't, it seems to me your file system is messed up. Have you been installing (ultilitie) programms or Mac OSX updates?

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Answer 4

Nov 21, 2007 9:41 AM in response to Kazuma

I am having this same problem! Does anyone from Apple have a solution? I first noticed the absence of my Mac hard drive in the device list after updating to 10.5.1. I have not been able to remedy this.
Someone from Apple... please help!

Message was edited by: Virginia Fletcher

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Answer 5

Nov 21, 2007 9:43 AM in response to Virginia Fletcher

Answering myself....
I think I have fixed it. For some reason, in Finder/Preferences/Sidebar, "hard disks" was unchecked.
Sorry!

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baltwo

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Nov 21, 2007 12:30 PM in response to hi pauliee

Sorry, I misread your post. You could try backing up the .DS_Store file associated with the Desktop folder, delete the current one, relaunch the Finder, and see if that fixes things. Note, you might have to reset how your desktop looks afterwords.

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hi pauliee Author

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Nov 22, 2007 12:45 AM in response to baltwo

i decided to just not have to deal with any of the
indian decent apple care help people and just do
a delete and install of it. it worked.
but i am still like...scared to do 10.5.1 again becasue after the
restart for it, it did that.

and those terminal commands...really simple.
i dont think you should post little things like
that to try and reslove an issue like mine.
i really hope apple does a better release with 10.5.2
and ADDRESS this issue.
i called apple about it and they said that it was happening to some people
with that update.
i suggest people just wait till 10.5.2 to avoid having the same problem as me.

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baltwo

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Nov 22, 2007 1:46 AM in response to hi pauliee

Thanks for the feedback. Get a bootable, external HD, and make a bootable backup/clone before upgrading/updating and ensure that works like the original. That allows you to revert to the previous good state without having to reinstall anything. Then, you can apply the 10.5.1 update without worry's. Peruse these for details:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106941
http://www.macmaps.com/upgradefaq.html
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/installswupdates.html
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/backuprecovery.html

BTW, since I didn't post any Terminal commands, I'll ignore the comment.

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Answer 9

Nov 28, 2007 6:18 AM in response to hi pauliee

I have the same Problems :
my Second Partition do NOT show on Finder Sidebar and Desktop(Main Partition show on Finder & Desktop, it's OK!) .
the Second Partition ONLY show on Disk Utility.
after i run below Terminal Commands:

cd /Volumes
ls

it is still invisible.
I do Not want to erase my disk to reinstall it.
is anyone could fix it ?

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Answer 10

baltwo

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Nov 28, 2007 12:50 PM in response to rockgyeon

Launch Disk Utility and repair the partition that doesn't show up.

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Answer 11

Nov 29, 2007 12:13 AM in response to baltwo

i did that many times,but still invisible.
why?

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Answer 12

baltwo

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Nov 29, 2007 12:22 AM in response to rockgyeon

If none of the above solve the problem, I'm out of ideas.

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Answer 13

Nov 29, 2007 12:27 AM in response to baltwo

thx for your help also.
now i hope apple will fix it when next update.

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ekfaith

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Dec 18, 2007 5:23 AM in response to rockgyeon

I'm in the same boat. My hard drive icon is missing on the desktop and finder. I have had 10.5.1. for a while but it just happened this morning when I opened my laptop?
HELP!!!

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Answer 15

Jan 4, 2008 4:49 PM in response to ekfaith

I am having the same problem.

It started out of the "blue", although could have been when I upgraded to 10.5.1.

Mac Mini G4.

The internal drive is not partitioned.
The drive does not show up in the side bar of a finder window.
It does not show up on the desk top.
Repaired permissions (shouldn't and didn't make a difference).

Somehow I created an alias to the drive which I have on the desktop, but this is otherwise a bit weird.

It shows up in the path bar at the bottom of a finder window.

Not critical, but annoying..

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