Re: Aliases?
At 11:33 AM -0600 12/28/2008, Stephen Conrad wrote: Periodically I get what looks like a file name on the desktop or in folders but when I click on it it then disappears. What do the names look like? What apps are running at the time? And of course, the standard questions: Mac, OS, etc... Finder is so wonky with maintaining sync with the actual directories on disk... I've seen temp files show up then vanish quickly. Mostly happens on slower Macs. Haven't seen it happen on the Desktop since the last time I used Acrobat (instead of Preview) - l...@#$% Adobe crapware that was using Desktop for scratch files instead of the normal tmp directories etc. I ran Disk Utility and Repaired this HD's Permissions but it still happens. What did you think repairing permissions would do? That function takes a list of KNOWN system and application files and corrects the permissions on them - that's all. It does NOTHING to files within /Users. It does NOTHING towards repairing the file system itself. And worse, as we've said over and over... IF there is an error in a receipts file - which has happened repeatedly - then it puts the WRONG permissions on files, so it will actually BREAK things. Repairing Permissions unnecessarily is like scrubbing your car with a wire brush. It's not something you should do because the engine is running roughly. HTH, - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Aliases?
On 12/28/08, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: At 11:33 AM -0600 12/28/2008, Stephen Conrad wrote: Periodically I get what looks like a file name on the desktop or in folders but when I click on it it then disappears. What do the names look like? What apps are running at the time? And of course, the standard questions: Mac, OS, etc... BW G3 10.2.8 (long story on why my 10.4.11 machine is not here yet) Usually I have Firefox, Terminal, Yahoo! IM and TextEdit, occassionally I also have Safari running This is a newish thing that is happening. Finder is so wonky with maintaining sync with the actual directories on disk... I've seen temp files show up then vanish quickly. Mostly happens on slower Macs. Haven't seen it happen on the Desktop since the last time I used Acrobat (instead of Preview) - l...@#$% Adobe crapware that was using Desktop for scratch files instead of the normal tmp directories etc. I ran Disk Utility and Repaired this HD's Permissions but it still happens. What did you think repairing permissions would do? That function takes a list of KNOWN system and application files and corrects the permissions on them - that's all. It does NOTHING to files within /Users. It does NOTHING towards repairing the file system itself. And worse, as we've said over and over... IF there is an error in a receipts file - which has happened repeatedly - then it puts the WRONG permissions on files, so it will actually BREAK things. Repairing Permissions unnecessarily is like scrubbing your car with a wire brush. It's not something you should do because the engine is running roughly. Well, it did say a bunch of stuff needed fixing. Also, Yahoo! IM had reset to its own default permissions in a few areas (like alerting me when I get mail up at Yahoo!, a function I had turned off). -- Steve Conrad Henrietta, MO 64036 The time has come for mankind to grow up and leave its cradle behind; to go forth and claim our place in outer space. - Capt. Henry Gloval (\__/) (='.'=) ()_() Help Bunny Take Over The World! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Aliases?
At 12:11 PM -0600 12/28/2008, Stephen Conrad wrote: On 12/28/08, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: Well, it did say a bunch of stuff needed fixing. Always does. Also, Yahoo! IM had reset to its own default permissions in a few areas Repair Permissions does not fix Yahoo's IM client. That client, btw, is quite buggy - looses settings at the drop of a hat. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Aliases?
On Dec 28, 2008, at 11:11 AM, Stephen Conrad wrote: What do the names look like? What apps are running at the time? And of course, the standard questions: Mac, OS, etc... BW G3 10.2.8 (long story on why my 10.4.11 machine is not here yet) This is a very VERY common issue with Finder pre-10.4. It's easily demonstrated: start Terminal, which will land you in your home directory. type: cd Desktop and hit return. Now you have a terminal window open to the Desktop folder. type: touch TestMe.txt and hit return. Watch while it takes Finder up to thirty or forty seconds to realize that a new file was created. When it appears on the Desktop, go back into the terminal window and type: rm TestMe.txt And it will take as long for it to disappear. Programs that create temp files where the original file is (Word is one culprit) will sometimes show filed flickering into life and then they're gone and still show on the Desktop. If you've gone and enabled invisible files to be visible, this is even worse. -- Bruce Johnson No matter where you go, there you are, B. Banzai --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Aliases?
On 12/28/08, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Dec 28, 2008, at 11:11 AM, Stephen Conrad wrote: What do the names look like? What apps are running at the time? And of course, the standard questions: Mac, OS, etc... BW G3 10.2.8 (long story on why my 10.4.11 machine is not here yet) This is a very VERY common issue with Finder pre-10.4. It never did it before. What you see is JUST the name of the file and when you click on it it then disappears. If you've gone and enabled invisible files to be visible, this is even worse. Haven't done this to the best of my knowledge. -- Steve Conrad Henrietta, MO 64036 The time has come for mankind to grow up and leave its cradle behind; to go forth and claim our place in outer space. - Capt. Henry Gloval (\__/) (='.'=) ()_() Help Bunny Take Over The World! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
