On Wed, 19 Oct 2005, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Oct 19, 2005, at 10:20 AM, Frank P. Eigler wrote: > > > OS 10.3.9 > > > > When trying to open/select a particular folder (3 levels down) in > > Finder > > I get the spinning beach ball. The contents had been accessible by > > navigating via application "Open", but now that has become a problem. > > > > fsck has been run on boot, and I've done full maintence (permissions; > > maintenance scripts; optimization; DB updates) using Onyx. No effect. > > > > No other folder at that level displays this behaviour. This folder is > > accessible via terminal, so I know I *can* likely copy/move > > it and delete the original but I'd rather figure out what the > > problem is > > and correct it. > > Look for a file .DS_Store in terminal in that folder, and delete it. > > That might fix the problem. .DS_Store is the normally invisible file > where Finder stores some metadata associated with the folder, such as > last sort order and view type. If that's corrupted, it might cause > the problems you're seeing. This isn't something that fsck or Disk > Repair would find.
Laurent asked how many files in the folder: there are 24. Tried DW, TechTool and Disk Utility. All good, except techtool 'quits unexpectedly' while doing its file structure check. This occured before and after deleting .DS_Store ELiminating the .DS_Store file has no effect, nor does changing views. NB: I can fully access the problem folder(s) over 802.11. WTH??? -- Non Illegitimi Carborundum -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
