How to make invisible folders?

Use one of these applications to make a folder invisible.

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If you have Xcode installed, you can use the SetFile command line tool to make a folder invisible. For example:

SetFile -a V /path/to/file/

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Another way to change the visibility of items (provided you have sufficient privileges for the item) is AppleScript, which can be handy because it is present in a default OS X installation. For example:
<pre>tell application "System Events" to set visible of (choose folder with invisibles) to false
tell application "Finder" to quit
delay 2
tell application "Finder" to activate
</pre>Paste the above lines into an "/Applications" > "AppleScript" > "Script Editor.app" document and click "Run". Substitute "true" for "false" to reverse the change.

Hey biovisier, that's cool! I didn't know System Evernts could do that. Thanks!
Francine


Francine
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Yeah, I thought it was cool too.

Credit goes to "deivy" in the unix section for working it out.