What is the root directory or volume?
Hi
I've just come from windows xp to Mac Os10.4.9 and i'm new to macs
When i use finder to look at directories (or folders) and files I like using the the button which show's all the preceeding directories (sorry don't know the official term for this view), so you can see the "path" for that file
However, to my knowledge there is no easy way to see which root directory or volume (by this i mean whether it is the MacHD, and ext HD, or a pen drive etc) the directory, subdirector and files belong to. What I am asking is which one of the big icons on the leftmost side of the dialog box in finder, do the files and directories belong? I would have thought that if the file was located on a pen drive, the pen drive would become brighter or something like that? Am i missing something obvious? In windows you have the path in the tool bar at the top of the window (like you get in web browser - so the leftmost sympbol is where the file is ultimately located)
This is really important if you say copy a folder to a pen drive and then edit the files within that folder - if you come back to finder after a while - are these files (with the same file name) on the pen drive or on the HD - you should be able to tell this without using the get info feature?
Any tips?
cheers
Bishan
I've just come from windows xp to Mac Os10.4.9 and i'm new to macs
When i use finder to look at directories (or folders) and files I like using the the button which show's all the preceeding directories (sorry don't know the official term for this view), so you can see the "path" for that file
However, to my knowledge there is no easy way to see which root directory or volume (by this i mean whether it is the MacHD, and ext HD, or a pen drive etc) the directory, subdirector and files belong to. What I am asking is which one of the big icons on the leftmost side of the dialog box in finder, do the files and directories belong? I would have thought that if the file was located on a pen drive, the pen drive would become brighter or something like that? Am i missing something obvious? In windows you have the path in the tool bar at the top of the window (like you get in web browser - so the leftmost sympbol is where the file is ultimately located)
This is really important if you say copy a folder to a pen drive and then edit the files within that folder - if you come back to finder after a while - are these files (with the same file name) on the pen drive or on the HD - you should be able to tell this without using the get info feature?
Any tips?
cheers
Bishan
MacBook Pro 15" (base model), Mac OS X (10.4.9), 120GB HD, 1GB Memory
