Renaming An Alias But Not The Original Folder's Name

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Renaming An Alias But Not The Original Folder's Name

Hi All,
I"ve got many macs at my house on my network. I want to create an alias on my macbook pro to a folder on my imac. THATS NO PROBLEM!

However,
I then want to RENAME that alias to another name. THATS NO PROBLEM!

My issue is,
when I rename that alias, it also renames the original folder and I don't want that! I want the alias name to be different than the original file's name. Is that possible? If so, do I need to create a symbolic link instead? If so, how is that done?

Thanks,

2007 iMAC - 2007 15.4' MBP - 2007 MINI - Hackint0sh (Dell gx620), Mac OS X (10.5.8), Jailbroken iPhone 3.0

Posted on Feb 27, 2010 2:41 PM

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V.K.

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Feb 27, 2010 2:45 PM in response to bitznbytes

bitznbytes wrote:
Hi All,
I"ve got many macs at my house on my network. I want to create an alias on my macbook pro to a folder on my imac. THATS NO PROBLEM!

However,
I then want to RENAME that alias to another name. THATS NO PROBLEM!

My issue is,
when I rename that alias, it also renames the original folder

that should not happen. you are doing something incorrectly. how exactly are you creating the alias? command optiondrag the remote folder to your desktop. that will create an alias there and you can rename it as you like it.

and I don't want that! I want the alias name to be different than the original file's name. Is that possible? If so, do I need to create a symbolic link instead?

a symbolic link will work too but an alias will work just fine also.

If so, how is that done?

Thanks,

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bitznbytes Author

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Feb 27, 2010 3:33 PM in response to V.K.

ok...I think I have it ALMOST figured out....my problem was I was making the Aliais onto my Finder SIDEBAR and not on my desktop. When I put the alias onto my desktop and renamed it, the original folder did not rename BUT I would like to have it in my finder sidebar only. So, how can I MOVE the alias from my desktop to my finder sidebar?

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Barney-15E

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Feb 27, 2010 6:51 PM in response to bitznbytes

I don't think there is a way around it. When the sidebar first appeared, you could change the names in the sidebar and they didn't affect the original. I don't know why, but that functionality disappeared quite quickly. It could be that they weren't true aliases. Now, I think they are, but they resolve the original name no matter what.

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V.K.

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Feb 27, 2010 7:10 PM in response to bitznbytes

bitznbytes wrote:
yeah...as soon as I copy or move the renamed alias onto my finder sidebar, it names it back the original filename and not the alias. Any way around this?????

no. what you have in the sidebar is the direct link to the original. when you rename one you rename the other. but you can put the alias from the desktop in the toolbar though. that will retain the name of the alias and not the name of the original folder.

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V.K.

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Feb 28, 2010 2:53 PM in response to bitznbytes

bitznbytes wrote:
but... I don't want the alias on my desktop or anywhere else...I just want the alias in my finder sidebar....anyone further suggestions?

this is impossible. I outlined all possible things you can do. you won't find anything else.

thanks,
B

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bitznbytes Author

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Feb 27, 2010 4:05 PM in response to bitznbytes

yeah...as soon as I copy or move the renamed alias onto my finder sidebar, it names it back the original filename and not the alias. Any way around this?????

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bitznbytes Author

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Feb 28, 2010 9:55 AM in response to V.K.

but... I don't want the alias on my desktop or anywhere else...I just want the alias in my finder sidebar....anyone further suggestions?

thanks,
B

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