Hi there,
I have Mountain Lion on my Macbook Air. For some strange reason I can't move the "Movies" folder into my Sidebar. I've tried deleting the com.apple.finder.plist file and rebooting.
See the video here:
As it is far easier to show than describe.
OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
Try selecting the folder and press command-T, does it work that way?
Hi Frank, thanks for the quick reply.
Nope - it does the exact same thing. The movies folder blinks and then disappears.
If you go to Finder > Preferences and click Sidebar on top is "Movies" in the list?
It is, but if I click on it, I get the same strange thing going on.
from the contextual menu. An Info dialog should open.
Have you tried dragging the folder from your user folder to the sidebar?
Yep - see the YouTube video in my original post. If that doesn't answer your question/suggestion let me know.
Link - if you are interested, I have an intriguing set of issues for someone with your skill: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4786931
Been on this for over three weeks. No such luck.
@Linc:
See attached. The locked box is not checked, and it appears I have R&W access. I have confirmed again in the terminal.
Modified date is today.
Move the file to the Desktop and relaunch the Finder. If there's no change, put the file back where it was and relaunch again. I take it you don't need detailed instructions on how to do these things. Post your results.
Thanks for your help Linc. Nope - generally should be able to figure out how to do things as long as I get suggestions on what to try!
I moved ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.sidebarlists.plist to the desktop, tried opening & closing the finder, no such luck. I then tried doing a:
killall Finder
That is also not working. Not quite sure what to try next.
I took a screen recording of trying it out. See below.
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Should I be trying to just manually add "movies" in via a .plist editor? (If that is the case, I would need to know what specifically to edit)
Launch the Console application.
Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard (command-C). Paste into a reply to this message (command-V).
When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.
I've tried adding Movies to the sidebar, with the console application open. It doesn't produce any log entries.... See here:
Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. For instructions, launch the System Preferences application, select Help from the menu bar, and enter “Set up guest users” (without the quotes) in the search box. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your personal files or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode* and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
*Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t boot in safe mode.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of steps 1 and 2.
Have you tried adding any other folder to the sidebar besides the Movies folder? If not try a dfferent folder
Can't add "Movies" folder to the Finder Sidebar
