Re: Folders
Unfortunately no Ronni, rebuilding the sent mailbox did not work. I’ve learned to live with out them. Cheers, Michael. > On 7 Jul 2016, at 10:15 pm, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > Good to hear Michael, > > Did my instructions to rebuild the sent mailbox sort your previous post > Re: "All sent mail has vanished from Mail"? > > Cheers, > Ronni > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > > On 7 Jul 2016, at 9:32 PM, Michael Hawkins <michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au > <mailto:michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au>> wrote: > >> Hello Ronni, >> >> I'm pleased (and relieved) to say that steps 1 to 3 in your email worked a >> treat. Thank you, >> >> Michael >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 7 Jul 2016, at 12:52 PM, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com >> <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> wrote: >> >>> >>>> On 6 Jul 2016, at 10:34 PM, Michael Hawkins >>>> <michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au >>>> <mailto:michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I attempted to tidy up the desktop on my MacBook Pro by creating new >>>> Folders, naming them, and dragging and dropping into the new Folders the >>>> various items I’d saved on the Desktop. >>>> >>>> For some reason (a) various items that I had not dragged into a Folder are >>>> now in the Folder, (b) each new Folder contains a folder which has the >>>> same name as the Folder on the desktop and (c) each of the folders within >>>> a Folder contains the same items as are in the Folder I created. >>>> >>>> What has gone wrong, and how can I correct it? >>>> >>>> MacBook Pro 17 inch, late 2011 >>>> 2.4 GHz intel Core i7 >>>> 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 >>>> >>>> Yosemite version 10.10.5 >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> Michael Hawkins >>> >>> Hello Michael, >>> >>> Are sure you created New Folders not Smart Folders, and moved the items >>> correctly into the New Folders? >>> <https://support.apple.com/kb/PH18762?locale=en_US >>> <https://support.apple.com/kb/PH18762?locale=en_US>> >>> >>> If so: >>> Try deleting the Desktop Preference file. >>> 1. Go to your user ~/library >>> In Finder, Hold down the Alt (Option) & click Go menu - select Library >>> (The user library folder is listed below the current user's home directory.) >>> >>> 2. Open Library - then scroll to Preferences and find >>> com.apple.finder.plist and move it to your Desktop. (don't worry, it will >>> recreate when you restart finder.) >>> >>> 3. Restart your MBP >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) >>> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz >>> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM >>> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage >>> >>> El Capitan OS X 10.11.5 > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: Folders
Good to hear Michael, Did my instructions to rebuild the sent mailbox sort your previous post Re: "All sent mail has vanished from Mail"? Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > On 7 Jul 2016, at 9:32 PM, Michael Hawkins <michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au> > wrote: > > Hello Ronni, > > I'm pleased (and relieved) to say that steps 1 to 3 in your email worked a > treat. Thank you, > > Michael > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 7 Jul 2016, at 12:52 PM, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> >>> On 6 Jul 2016, at 10:34 PM, Michael Hawkins >>> <michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au> wrote: >>> >>> I attempted to tidy up the desktop on my MacBook Pro by creating new >>> Folders, naming them, and dragging and dropping into the new Folders the >>> various items I’d saved on the Desktop. >>> >>> For some reason (a) various items that I had not dragged into a Folder are >>> now in the Folder, (b) each new Folder contains a folder which has the same >>> name as the Folder on the desktop and (c) each of the folders within a >>> Folder contains the same items as are in the Folder I created. >>> >>> What has gone wrong, and how can I correct it? >>> >>> MacBook Pro 17 inch, late 2011 >>> 2.4 GHz intel Core i7 >>> 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 >>> >>> Yosemite version 10.10.5 >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> Michael Hawkins >> >> Hello Michael, >> >> Are sure you created New Folders not Smart Folders, and moved the items >> correctly into the New Folders? >> <https://support.apple.com/kb/PH18762?locale=en_US> >> >> If so: >> Try deleting the Desktop Preference file. >> 1. Go to your user ~/library >> In Finder, Hold down the Alt (Option) & click Go menu - select Library >> (The user library folder is listed below the current user's home directory.) >> >> 2. Open Library - then scroll to Preferences and find com.apple.finder.plist >> and move it to your Desktop. (don't worry, it will recreate when you restart >> finder.) >> >> 3. Restart your MBP >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) >> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz >> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM >> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage >> >> El Capitan OS X 10.11.5 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: Folders
Hello Ronni, I'm pleased (and relieved) to say that steps 1 to 3 in your email worked a treat. Thank you, Michael Sent from my iPhone > On 7 Jul 2016, at 12:52 PM, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > >> On 6 Jul 2016, at 10:34 PM, Michael Hawkins >> <michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au> wrote: >> >> I attempted to tidy up the desktop on my MacBook Pro by creating new >> Folders, naming them, and dragging and dropping into the new Folders the >> various items I’d saved on the Desktop. >> >> For some reason (a) various items that I had not dragged into a Folder are >> now in the Folder, (b) each new Folder contains a folder which has the same >> name as the Folder on the desktop and (c) each of the folders within a >> Folder contains the same items as are in the Folder I created. >> >> What has gone wrong, and how can I correct it? >> >> MacBook Pro 17 inch, late 2011 >> 2.4 GHz intel Core i7 >> 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 >> >> Yosemite version 10.10.5 >> >> Thank you, >> >> Michael Hawkins > > Hello Michael, > > Are sure you created New Folders not Smart Folders, and moved the items > correctly into the New Folders? > <https://support.apple.com/kb/PH18762?locale=en_US> > > If so: > Try deleting the Desktop Preference file. > 1. Go to your user ~/library > In Finder, Hold down the Alt (Option) & click Go menu - select Library > (The user library folder is listed below the current user's home directory.) > > 2. Open Library - then scroll to Preferences and find com.apple.finder.plist > and move it to your Desktop. (don't worry, it will recreate when you restart > finder.) > > 3. Restart your MBP > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) > 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz > 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM > 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage > > El Capitan OS X 10.11.5 > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: Folders
> On 6 Jul 2016, at 10:34 PM, Michael Hawkins > <michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au> wrote: > > I attempted to tidy up the desktop on my MacBook Pro by creating new Folders, > naming them, and dragging and dropping into the new Folders the various items > I’d saved on the Desktop. > > For some reason (a) various items that I had not dragged into a Folder are > now in the Folder, (b) each new Folder contains a folder which has the same > name as the Folder on the desktop and (c) each of the folders within a Folder > contains the same items as are in the Folder I created. > > What has gone wrong, and how can I correct it? > > MacBook Pro 17 inch, late 2011 > 2.4 GHz intel Core i7 > 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 > > Yosemite version 10.10.5 > > Thank you, > > Michael Hawkins Hello Michael, Are sure you created New Folders not Smart Folders, and moved the items correctly into the New Folders? <https://support.apple.com/kb/PH18762?locale=en_US <https://support.apple.com/kb/PH18762?locale=en_US>> If so: Try deleting the Desktop Preference file. 1. Go to your user ~/library In Finder, Hold down the Alt (Option) & click Go menu - select Library (The user library folder is listed below the current user's home directory.) 2. Open Library - then scroll to Preferences and find com.apple.finder.plist and move it to your Desktop. (don't worry, it will recreate when you restart finder.) 3. Restart your MBP Cheers, Ronni 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage El Capitan OS X 10.11.5 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Folders
I attempted to tidy up the desktop on my MacBook Pro by creating new Folders, naming them, and dragging and dropping into the new Folders the various items I’d saved on the Desktop. For some reason (a) various items that I had not dragged into a Folder are now in the Folder, (b) each new Folder contains a folder which has the same name as the Folder on the desktop and (c) each of the folders within a Folder contains the same items as are in the Folder I created. What has gone wrong, and how can I correct it? MacBook Pro 17 inch, late 2011 2.4 GHz intel Core i7 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 Yosemite version 10.10.5 Thank you, Michael Hawkins -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: Change iTunes preselected folders Add to Library and Add Artwork
Hi Alan. As long as you have in iTunes Preferences > Advanced set to ‘Keep iTunes Media folder organized’ - ‘Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to Library’ . > On 22 Feb 2016, at 6:23 PM, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > > When I add video files to the iTunes library (and to edit tags) the iTunes > app preselects both the video and artwork folders. However the preselected > folders are wrong in each case so I need to do extra navigation to finish the > editing. > > How can I force iTunes to display the actual folders I use? > > I have an iMac with OS X 10.11.3 and iTunes ver 12.3.2. > > I export EyeTV recordings in .m4v format for later viewing in AppleTV. I > also take a .jpg snapshot of a video frame for use as artwork in iTunes. > Both files are written to a Desktop “video” folder which is excluded from > Time Machine backups. I then copy the video file to its permanent home on an > external USB3 hard drive. The files in the Desktop video folder are deleted > after they are linked to iTunes and checked. > > To “Add to Library” iTunes defaults to Desktop: I would like it to display > the External HDD contents. Open iTunes 1. File > Add To Library Have the resulting window in Column View 2. Select the External drive under Devices (left column) 3. Select the video Click Open 4. The Video will appear in Movies > > To “Add Artwork” iTunes defaults to ~/Pictures: I would like it to display > the Desktop video folder contents. Open iTunes 1. Select the Video you wish to change the Artwork 2. Go to File > Get Info 3. Select Artwork button > Add Artwork” Have the resulting Window in Column View 4. Select ‘Desktop’ (in left column) Select the Desktop Video Folder Select the .jpg you wish to use Click ‘Open’ 5. The Image appears in Artwork - Click OK Cheers, Ronni 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage OS X El Capitan OS X 10.11.3 > > Regards, > Alan > > Alan Smith > Late 2012 iMac 27" Intel Quad Core i5 Fusion 3.2GHz 8G RAM - OSX 10.11.3 El > Capitan > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Change iTunes preselected folders Add to Library and Add Artwork
When I add video files to the iTunes library (and to edit tags) the iTunes app preselects both the video and artwork folders. However the preselected folders are wrong in each case so I need to do extra navigation to finish the editing. How can I force iTunes to display the actual folders I use? I have an iMac with OS X 10.11.3 and iTunes ver 12.3.2. I export EyeTV recordings in .m4v format for later viewing in AppleTV. I also take a .jpg snapshot of a video frame for use as artwork in iTunes. Both files are written to a Desktop “video” folder which is excluded from Time Machine backups. I then copy the video file to its permanent home on an external USB3 hard drive. The files in the Desktop video folder are deleted after they are linked to iTunes and checked. To “Add to Library” iTunes defaults to Desktop: I would like it to display the External HDD contents. To “Add Artwork” iTunes defaults to ~/Pictures: I would like it to display the Desktop video folder contents. Regards, Alan Alan Smith Late 2012 iMac 27" Intel Quad Core i5 Fusion 3.2GHz 8G RAM - OSX 10.11.3 El Capitan -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Add Folders
Hi, I have a simple question. I am trying to add some additional folders in my account of Mail on my iOS device. I see the add mailbox option but trying to add doesn't do anything for me. I logged into my Webmail and created a folder there no problem and thought that maybe it would replicate to the iOS devices - but it doesn't. Maybe I have a setting wrong or maybe it can't be done though unlikely. Is this an iOS setting or a setting at my ISP webmail application perhaps? Any assist would be appreciated. Regards Pete -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Add Folders
Hi Pete Short answer is…folders will only show up if you are using IMAP account on all your devices and computers. If you have POP3 selected, they won't work. If you are using IMAP then they show up once you go back to the Mailbox window, down to the account (e.g. Westnet) then you should see the folders. They can take a little to show up if you've just changed it. If you're not using IMAP, Ronni did do a reply about setting it up to IMAP a little while back, so it should show up in wamug archives if you have a search. (Sorry not near computer so can't access it at moment). Hope that helps. Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 5 --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Apple** NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be requested. On 16/08/2014, at 8:01 AM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi, I have a simple question. I am trying to add some additional folders in my account of Mail on my iOS device. I see the add mailbox option but trying to add doesn't do anything for me. I logged into my Webmail and created a folder there no problem and thought that maybe it would replicate to the iOS devices - but it doesn't. Maybe I have a setting wrong or maybe it can't be done though unlikely. Is this an iOS setting or a setting at my ISP webmail application perhaps? Any assist would be appreciated. Regards Pete -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Add Folders
Ok, thanks Daniel. I recall the POPIMAP conversion Ronni provided details on but I hesitated at the time to do it as the time available was poor for me at the time and then it slipped off my radar. Issue understood regarding folder adding etc, thanks for confirming. Regards Pete On 16 Aug 2014, at 8:05 am, Daniel Kerr dan...@macwizardry.com.au wrote: Hi Pete Short answer is…folders will only show up if you are using IMAP account on all your devices and computers. If you have POP3 selected, they won't work. If you are using IMAP then they show up once you go back to the Mailbox window, down to the account (e.g. Westnet) then you should see the folders. They can take a little to show up if you've just changed it. If you're not using IMAP, Ronni did do a reply about setting it up to IMAP a little while back, so it should show up in wamug archives if you have a search. (Sorry not near computer so can't access it at moment). Hope that helps. Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 5 --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Apple** NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be requested. On 16/08/2014, at 8:01 AM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi, I have a simple question. I am trying to add some additional folders in my account of Mail on my iOS device. I see the add mailbox option but trying to add doesn't do anything for me. I logged into my Webmail and created a folder there no problem and thought that maybe it would replicate to the iOS devices - but it doesn't. Maybe I have a setting wrong or maybe it can't be done though unlikely. Is this an iOS setting or a setting at my ISP webmail application perhaps? Any assist would be appreciated. Regards Pete -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Folders on external locked
On 12/03/2013, at 8:34 AM, Rick Armstrong a...@iinet.net.au wrote: Thanks Peter, I may give it a cautious go, as the Gear Icon is greyed out and not accessable. There is a little padlock icon at bottom of the Get Info window. Make sure this unlocked (it will ask for your admin password when unlocking). Since you are the owner of the computer you should have access to everything, unless your are working in a non-administrator account. If you don't have an administrator account or do but don't know how to access it then there's more work to do. The My Book Studio 2TB also doesn't allow me to duplicate files inside it, I intended to tidied up the files and folders inside it first then copy the required folders and files needed to the iMac HD (at the moment I am working off the external, the files and folders would then be the archive emergency backup then Time Tunnel as well). This all started with Mountain Lion as all worked with Lion. (The external was new and it was a plug and play) Did you format the drive when it was new of just go ahead and use it? If you just used it as is out of the box then it might not have been formatted correctly for your Mac. Get Info on the external drive. Under General, the Format: label should say Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Again, as the owner of the computer, you should not be having permissions problems on an external drive you have created yourself. Cheers, Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Folders on external locked
Hi Peter, Yes it is formatted correctly. Rick. On 13/03/2013, at 7:41 AM, Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote: On 12/03/2013, at 8:34 AM, Rick Armstrong a...@iinet.net.au wrote: Thanks Peter, I may give it a cautious go, as the Gear Icon is greyed out and not accessable. There is a little padlock icon at bottom of the Get Info window. Make sure this unlocked (it will ask for your admin password when unlocking). Since you are the owner of the computer you should have access to everything, unless your are working in a non-administrator account. If you don't have an administrator account or do but don't know how to access it then there's more work to do. The My Book Studio 2TB also doesn't allow me to duplicate files inside it, I intended to tidied up the files and folders inside it first then copy the required folders and files needed to the iMac HD (at the moment I am working off the external, the files and folders would then be the archive emergency backup then Time Tunnel as well). This all started with Mountain Lion as all worked with Lion. (The external was new and it was a plug and play) Did you format the drive when it was new of just go ahead and use it? If you just used it as is out of the box then it might not have been formatted correctly for your Mac. Get Info on the external drive. Under General, the Format: label should say Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Again, as the owner of the computer, you should not be having permissions problems on an external drive you have created yourself. Cheers, Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Folders on external locked
On 11/03/2013, at 9:01 AM, Rick Armstrong a...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Peter, When I get info on the drive, and into Sharing and Permissions - there is no check box, just read and write permissions which I have given the read and write on all. What I have done with the folder is copy to desktop then back onto the external, that fixes the no access icon on the folder, however there are a few jpeg images inside that folder that say I haven't permission to open and to contact the computer or network administrator for assistance. Now that you have fixed the permissions on the folder itself, try clicking on the little Gear icon below the Sharing and Permissions list and choosing Apply to enclosed items. If this has no effect, it's probably time to use a bigger hammer. Download a copy of Batchmod (donationware) from http://www.lagentesoft.com/batchmod/index.html. This little utility has been around almost as long as Mac OS X, and is really just a graphical interface to the underlying Unix permissions command set. As with all such software it should be used with caution (backup before you start, read the documentation, don't do anything you don't understand, etc) but I think you'll find it will fix your permissions problems. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Folders on external locked
Thanks Peter, I may give it a cautious go, as the Gear Icon is greyed out and not accessable. The My Book Studio 2TB also doesn't allow me to duplicate files inside it, I intended to tidied up the files and folders inside it first then copy the required folders and files needed to the iMac HD (at the moment I am working off the external, the files and folders would then be the archive emergency backup then Time Tunnel as well). This all started with Mountain Lion as all worked with Lion. (The external was new and it was a plug and play) Thanks, Rick. On 12/03/2013, at 7:34 AM, Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote: On 11/03/2013, at 9:01 AM, Rick Armstrong a...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Peter, When I get info on the drive, and into Sharing and Permissions - there is no check box, just read and write permissions which I have given the read and write on all. What I have done with the folder is copy to desktop then back onto the external, that fixes the no access icon on the folder, however there are a few jpeg images inside that folder that say I haven't permission to open and to contact the computer or network administrator for assistance. Now that you have fixed the permissions on the folder itself, try clicking on the little Gear icon below the Sharing and Permissions list and choosing Apply to enclosed items. If this has no effect, it's probably time to use a bigger hammer. Download a copy of Batchmod (donationware) from http://www.lagentesoft.com/batchmod/index.html. This little utility has been around almost as long as Mac OS X, and is really just a graphical interface to the underlying Unix permissions command set. As with all such software it should be used with caution (backup before you start, read the documentation, don't do anything you don't understand, etc) but I think you'll find it will fix your permissions problems. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Folders on external locked
On 09/03/2013, at 1:19 PM, Rick Armstrong a...@iinet.net.au wrote: I have two folders on an external drive that are locked. The folder “A Folder” can’t be opened because you don’t have permission to see its contents Get info and changing access privilege doesn't help. Locking and unlocking doesn't help either. The folder icon has a red dot with a dash. Thanks, Rick. When you Get Info on the drive itself, do you see at checkbox labelled Ignore permissions on this drive? If so, make sure it's unchecked. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Folders on external locked
Hi Peter, When I get info on the drive, and into Sharing and Permissions - there is no check box, just read and write permissions which I have given the read and write on all. What I have done with the folder is copy to desktop then back onto the external, that fixes the no access icon on the folder, however there are a few jpeg images inside that folder that say I haven't permission to open and to contact the computer or network administrator for assistance. On 11/03/2013, at 8:34 AM, Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote: On 09/03/2013, at 1:19 PM, Rick Armstrong a...@iinet.net.au wrote: I have two folders on an external drive that are locked. The folder “A Folder” can’t be opened because you don’t have permission to see its contents Get info and changing access privilege doesn't help. Locking and unlocking doesn't help either. The folder icon has a red dot with a dash. Thanks, Rick. When you Get Info on the drive itself, do you see at checkbox labelled Ignore permissions on this drive? If so, make sure it's unchecked. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Folders on external locked
I have two folders on an external drive that are locked. The folder “A Folder” can’t be opened because you don’t have permission to see its contents Get info and changing access privilege doesn't help. Locking and unlocking doesn't help either. The folder icon has a red dot with a dash. Thanks, Rick. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
lost folders on Outlook
Hi everyone, I am using the latest version of Outlook. (I know) A family member was using it to create an email and saved it. Suddenly all my folders, including Inbox, Sent, - everything has disappeared. I cannot find a way to get them back. I used Time Machine to go back two hours but even that version does not have folders. Help! Anyone with ideas Thanks Lloyd -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20121015/251dbc6c/attachment.htm -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Could not open folders on desktop
Yesterday I placed everything on my chaotic desktop into one folder to get some space to do something. I did some work and later I tried to get access to the clear-up folder but with no success. My HD icon resides on the desktop as does my download target folder. None would open. I could get to the files in needed in the clear-up folders by doing a search and opening that way, or by looking at Word's recent files. I shut the machine down. All was well and still is. But what was happening? MBP 10.6.8 Bill -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
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Hi Bill, I would think you had caused some corruption in Finder. When you are unable to open any files or folders in Finder, often moving the com.apple.finder.plist file found in (your user)/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist to the desktop then, Relaunch your Finder. --Force Quit--Finder--Relaunch fixes the problem. But, keeping your desktop clean is the best solution. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 09/06/2012, at 6:23 PM, Bill Parker ren...@westnet.com.au wrote: Yesterday I placed everything on my chaotic desktop into one folder to get some space to do something. I did some work and later I tried to get access to the clear-up folder but with no success. My HD icon resides on the desktop as does my download target folder. None would open. I could get to the files in needed in the clear-up folders by doing a search and opening that way, or by looking at Word's recent files. I shut the machine down. All was well and still is. But what was happening? MBP 10.6.8 Bill -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
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Thanks. The DT now cleared and advice followed. Bill On 09/06/2012, at 7:46 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Bill, I would think you had caused some corruption in Finder. When you are unable to open any files or folders in Finder, often moving the com.apple.finder.plist file found in (your user)/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist to the desktop then, Relaunch your Finder. --Force Quit--Finder--Relaunch fixes the problem. But, keeping your desktop clean is the best solution. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 09/06/2012, at 6:23 PM, Bill Parker ren...@westnet.com.au wrote: Yesterday I placed everything on my chaotic desktop into one folder to get some space to do something. I did some work and later I tried to get access to the clear-up folder but with no success. My HD icon resides on the desktop as does my download target folder. None would open. I could get to the files in needed in the clear-up folders by doing a search and opening that way, or by looking at Word's recent files. I shut the machine down. All was well and still is. But what was happening? MBP 10.6.8 Bill -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
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Hi Ronni Sorry for the delayed reply but I can now get the shared folders on to my desktop, albeit with a few minor differences set out below. Many thanks. Ian Reid On 2 May 2012, at 6:09 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ian, You don't need to print the documents, save the documents (the attachments) from the emails to a folder on Margaret's Desktop. Then share that Folder. A) On Margaret's iMac: 1. Create a Folder on her Desktop 2. Name it Financial Statements (or what ever you wish) 3. Then follow my previous instructions 1 to 3 below to share that folder. To add a folder or mounted drive, follow these steps: 1. In the Sharing preference pane,under the Shared Folders list,click the + button. 2. Select the folder or drive that you want to share. For folders, navigate to the item (Desktop Financial Statements), and make sure it’s selected. No problem, all other folders were greyed out 3. Click Add. There’s no additional “apply” button; the folder or drive is now available for sharing, and it appears in the Shared Folders list. B) Then on your MBP: 1. Open you Home (little house ian) 2. In the Sidebar - Under 'Shared' You will see the shared folder Financial Statements 3. Click on the Financial Statements and you will be quickly connected to that folder. You can then drag the Financial Statements Folder to your Desktop You will be asked to enter the Name Password of the Administrator (Margaret) of the iMac. 4. After you have finished copying the Financial Statements Folder to your Desktop 5. Click 'Disconnect' to disconnect from Margaret's iMac I drag and dropped the Statements folder to the desktop but it was only an alias, so I had to maintain the sharing until I had finished using the individual statements. Otherwise it couldn't be found. Thanks again. Kind regards. Ian Cheers, Ronni On 02/05/2012, at 3:25 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Hi Folks In the interests of clarity and easing the strain on my ageing brain, let me be more specific. Each month, Margaret receives some emails with financial statements attached and I use Quicken to keep the books for her - no trouble with one computer. Now, she prints them out for me, admittedly on second-hand paper, but Apple raves on about the ease of sharing and I got sucked in. Should we just continue with the prints? Ian On 2 May 2012, at 1:53 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ian, Thanks Daniel, I had missed that Ian mentioned Public folder, I had assumed he was having problem with File Sharing. Ian; In case you are a bit unsure of how to share files in OS X over your local network. It’s really sharing “Shared Folders and Volumes.” Add Shared Folders for File Sharing: Once you’ve turned on a file sharing service, it’s time to set which folders on your Mac can be accessed by which users. Apple labels Mac OS X’s list of shared items Shared Folders, but you can add the top level of anything mounted on the Desktop—hard drives, CDs and DVDs, flash drives, and even disk images—as well as individual folders. To add a folder or mounted drive, follow these steps: 1. In the Sharing preference pane,under the Shared Folders list,click the + button. 2. Select the folder or drive that you want to share. For folders, navigate to the item, and make sure it’s selected. For volumes, choose the volume under the Devices list in the left sidebar. 3. Click Add. There’s no additional “apply” button; the folder or drive is now available for sharing, and it appears in the Shared Folders list. Cheers, Ronni On 02/05/2012, at 1:15 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi Ian Also just to add on,... If you are trying to access the Public folder itself, you can only drop items into it, you can't actually open it and view. ie on your machine you can drag files into your wife's iMac public and she can view them and vice versa. But you can't actually open to view each others public folder across the network. You can only view it on the machine. If you're sharing other folders then you will have full access, as long as you long in with the correct username and password for the machine in question. (ie you have to log in with the shortname (or fullname) and password for the iMac if you're logging from the MacBookPro and vice versa. Hope that helps Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 02/05/2012, at 1:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/05/2012, at 12:26 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good Afternoon All Since my wife and I have had separate computers we have been unable to access each others Public folder. For both computers, File Sharing is on, Share files and folders using AFP is on, although number of users connected is 0. Connection is via a Netgear 54 mbps wireless ADSL2 + modem router. Where are we going wrong? Snow
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Hi Folks In the interests of clarity and easing the strain on my ageing brain, let me be more specific. Each month, Margaret receives some emails with financial statements attached and I use Quicken to keep the books for her - no trouble with one computer. Now, she prints them out for me, admittedly on second-hand paper, but Apple raves on about the ease of sharing and I got sucked in. Should we just continue with the prints? Ian On 2 May 2012, at 1:53 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ian, Thanks Daniel, I had missed that Ian mentioned Public folder, I had assumed he was having problem with File Sharing. Ian; In case you are a bit unsure of how to share files in OS X over your local network. It’s really sharing “Shared Folders and Volumes.” Add Shared Folders for File Sharing: Once you’ve turned on a file sharing service, it’s time to set which folders on your Mac can be accessed by which users. Apple labels Mac OS X’s list of shared items Shared Folders, but you can add the top level of anything mounted on the Desktop—hard drives, CDs and DVDs, flash drives, and even disk images—as well as individual folders. To add a folder or mounted drive, follow these steps: 1. In the Sharing preference pane,under the Shared Folders list,click the + button. 2. Select the folder or drive that you want to share. For folders, navigate to the item, and make sure it’s selected. For volumes, choose the volume under the Devices list in the left sidebar. 3. Click Add. There’s no additional “apply” button; the folder or drive is now available for sharing, and it appears in the Shared Folders list. Cheers, Ronni On 02/05/2012, at 1:15 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi Ian Also just to add on,... If you are trying to access the Public folder itself, you can only drop items into it, you can't actually open it and view. ie on your machine you can drag files into your wife's iMac public and she can view them and vice versa. But you can't actually open to view each others public folder across the network. You can only view it on the machine. If you're sharing other folders then you will have full access, as long as you long in with the correct username and password for the machine in question. (ie you have to log in with the shortname (or fullname) and password for the iMac if you're logging from the MacBookPro and vice versa. Hope that helps Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 02/05/2012, at 1:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/05/2012, at 12:26 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good Afternoon All Since my wife and I have had separate computers we have been unable to access each others Public folder. For both computers, File Sharing is on, Share files and folders using AFP is on, although number of users connected is 0. Connection is via a Netgear 54 mbps wireless ADSL2 + modem router. Where are we going wrong? Snow Leopard on iMac and Lion on MacBook Pro. Hi Ian, You have the Firewall on in System Preferences on both computers? I have heard of AFP not working correctly in Lion for File Sharing. Try this first: A) 1. Leave your firewall activated. 2. Turn OFF AFP file sharing in the system preferences 3. Restart your Machine 4. Turn ON AFP file sharing 5. You should now get a message if you want to accept AFP connections... 6. Click YES Seems like this somehow resets the AFP permissions in the firewall settings If that does not fix you problem; try this: B) 1. Go to Preferences 2. Click on Sharing 3. Click on File Sharing on the left-hand side 4. Click the Options button 5. Uncheck “Share files and folders using AFP” 6. Check “Share files and folders using SMB (Windows)” 7. Click the Done button. At this point, you should be able to connect from the other machine. If you need to go in the other direction, perform these same steps on the other machine. Let's know how you get on please. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Sharing folders
Hi Ian, You don't need to print the documents, save the documents (the attachments) from the emails to a folder on Margaret's Desktop. Then share that Folder. A) On Margaret's iMac: 1. Create a Folder on her Desktop 2. Name it Financial Statements (or what ever you wish) 3. Then follow my previous instructions 1 to 3 below to share that folder. To add a folder or mounted drive, follow these steps: 1. In the Sharing preference pane,under the Shared Folders list,click the + button. 2. Select the folder or drive that you want to share. For folders, navigate to the item (Desktop Financial Statements), and make sure it’s selected. 3. Click Add. There’s no additional “apply” button; the folder or drive is now available for sharing, and it appears in the Shared Folders list. B) Then on your MBP: 1. Open you Home (little house ian) 2. In the Sidebar - Under 'Shared' You will see the shared folder Financial Statements 3. Click on the Financial Statements and you will be quickly connected to that folder. You can then drag the Financial Statements Folder to your Desktop You will be asked to enter the Name Password of the Administrator (Margaret) of the iMac. 4. After you have finished copying the Financial Statements Folder to your Desktop 5. Click 'Disconnect' to disconnect from Margaret's iMac Cheers, Ronni On 02/05/2012, at 3:25 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Hi Folks In the interests of clarity and easing the strain on my ageing brain, let me be more specific. Each month, Margaret receives some emails with financial statements attached and I use Quicken to keep the books for her - no trouble with one computer. Now, she prints them out for me, admittedly on second-hand paper, but Apple raves on about the ease of sharing and I got sucked in. Should we just continue with the prints? Ian On 2 May 2012, at 1:53 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ian, Thanks Daniel, I had missed that Ian mentioned Public folder, I had assumed he was having problem with File Sharing. Ian; In case you are a bit unsure of how to share files in OS X over your local network. It’s really sharing “Shared Folders and Volumes.” Add Shared Folders for File Sharing: Once you’ve turned on a file sharing service, it’s time to set which folders on your Mac can be accessed by which users. Apple labels Mac OS X’s list of shared items Shared Folders, but you can add the top level of anything mounted on the Desktop—hard drives, CDs and DVDs, flash drives, and even disk images—as well as individual folders. To add a folder or mounted drive, follow these steps: 1. In the Sharing preference pane,under the Shared Folders list,click the + button. 2. Select the folder or drive that you want to share. For folders, navigate to the item, and make sure it’s selected. For volumes, choose the volume under the Devices list in the left sidebar. 3. Click Add. There’s no additional “apply” button; the folder or drive is now available for sharing, and it appears in the Shared Folders list. Cheers, Ronni On 02/05/2012, at 1:15 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi Ian Also just to add on,... If you are trying to access the Public folder itself, you can only drop items into it, you can't actually open it and view. ie on your machine you can drag files into your wife's iMac public and she can view them and vice versa. But you can't actually open to view each others public folder across the network. You can only view it on the machine. If you're sharing other folders then you will have full access, as long as you long in with the correct username and password for the machine in question. (ie you have to log in with the shortname (or fullname) and password for the iMac if you're logging from the MacBookPro and vice versa. Hope that helps Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 02/05/2012, at 1:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/05/2012, at 12:26 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good Afternoon All Since my wife and I have had separate computers we have been unable to access each others Public folder. For both computers, File Sharing is on, Share files and folders using AFP is on, although number of users connected is 0. Connection is via a Netgear 54 mbps wireless ADSL2 + modem router. Where are we going wrong? Snow Leopard on iMac and Lion on MacBook Pro. Hi Ian, You have the Firewall on in System Preferences on both computers? I have heard of AFP not working correctly in Lion for File Sharing. Try this first: A) 1. Leave your firewall activated. 2. Turn OFF AFP file sharing in the system preferences 3. Restart your Machine 4. Turn ON AFP file sharing 5. You should now get a message if you want to accept AFP connections... 6. Click YES Seems like this somehow resets the AFP permissions
Re: Sharing folders
Hi Daniel, Has something changed in Lion? This is not quite how it works on my SL computers - what you describe is only applicable to my Drop Box folder within my public folder: If I put an item in the main Public folder in my user folder then another connected computer user can access that file and copy it to their own computer. However other users cannot drop things into my main Public folder. Within my main Public folder is another folder called Drop Box (not to be confused with the Dropbox folder associated with the Dropbox cloudsynch app!). Other connected computer users can drop things into my Drop Box but they cannot see or otherwise access what is in there. The system throws up a warning to this effect when you go to drop an item in the Drop Box All this only applies, of course, if you have file sharing turned on. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 2/5/12 1:15 PM, Daniel Kerr at wa...@macwizardry.com.au wrote: Hi Ian Also just to add on,... If you are trying to access the Public folder itself, you can only drop items into it, you can't actually open it and view. ie on your machine you can drag files into your wife's iMac public and she can view them and vice versa. But you can't actually open to view each others public folder across the network. You can only view it on the machine. If you're sharing other folders then you will have full access, as long as you long in with the correct username and password for the machine in question. (ie you have to log in with the shortname (or fullname) and password for the iMac if you're logging from the MacBookPro and vice versa. Hope that helps Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 02/05/2012, at 1:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/05/2012, at 12:26 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good Afternoon All Since my wife and I have had separate computers we have been unable to access each others Public folder. For both computers, File Sharing is on, Share files and folders using AFP is on, although number of users connected is 0. Connection is via a Netgear 54 mbps wireless ADSL2 + modem router. Where are we going wrong? Snow Leopard on iMac and Lion on MacBook Pro. Hi Ian, You have the Firewall on in System Preferences on both computers? I have heard of AFP not working correctly in Lion for File Sharing. Try this first: A) 1. Leave your firewall activated. 2. Turn OFF AFP file sharing in the system preferences 3. Restart your Machine 4. Turn ON AFP file sharing 5. You should now get a message if you want to accept AFP connections... 6. Click YES Seems like this somehow resets the AFP permissions in the firewall settings If that does not fix you problem; try this: B) 1. Go to Preferences 2. Click on Sharing 3. Click on File Sharing on the left-hand side 4. Click the Options button 5. Uncheck ³Share files and folders using AFP² 6. Check ³Share files and folders using SMB (Windows)² 7. Click the Done button. At this point, you should be able to connect from the other machine. If you need to go in the other direction, perform these same steps on the other machine. Let's know how you get on please. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 ³Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
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Sorry no you're right, that should have read the DropBox folder with in Private folder. I really shouldn't try email support via Siri dictation while driving sometimes,...lol. Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 02/05/2012, at 7:31 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Daniel, Has something changed in Lion? This is not quite how it works on my SL computers - what you describe is only applicable to my Drop Box folder within my public folder: If I put an item in the main Public folder in my user folder then another connected computer user can access that file and copy it to their own computer. However other users cannot drop things into my main Public folder. Within my main Public folder is another folder called Drop Box (not to be confused with the Dropbox folder associated with the Dropbox cloudsynch app!). Other connected computer users can drop things into my Drop Box but they cannot see or otherwise access what is in there. The system throws up a warning to this effect when you go to drop an item in the Drop Box All this only applies, of course, if you have file sharing turned on. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 2/5/12 1:15 PM, Daniel Kerr at wa...@macwizardry.com.au wrote: Hi Ian Also just to add on,... If you are trying to access the Public folder itself, you can only drop items into it, you can't actually open it and view. ie on your machine you can drag files into your wife's iMac public and she can view them and vice versa. But you can't actually open to view each others public folder across the network. You can only view it on the machine. If you're sharing other folders then you will have full access, as long as you long in with the correct username and password for the machine in question. (ie you have to log in with the shortname (or fullname) and password for the iMac if you're logging from the MacBookPro and vice versa. Hope that helps Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 02/05/2012, at 1:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/05/2012, at 12:26 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good Afternoon All Since my wife and I have had separate computers we have been unable to access each others Public folder. For both computers, File Sharing is on, Share files and folders using AFP is on, although number of users connected is 0. Connection is via a Netgear 54 mbps wireless ADSL2 + modem router. Where are we going wrong? Snow Leopard on iMac and Lion on MacBook Pro. Hi Ian, You have the Firewall on in System Preferences on both computers? I have heard of AFP not working correctly in Lion for File Sharing. Try this first: A) 1. Leave your firewall activated. 2. Turn OFF AFP file sharing in the system preferences 3. Restart your Machine 4. Turn ON AFP file sharing 5. You should now get a message if you want to accept AFP connections... 6. Click YES Seems like this somehow resets the AFP permissions in the firewall settings If that does not fix you problem; try this: B) 1. Go to Preferences 2. Click on Sharing 3. Click on File Sharing on the left-hand side 4. Click the Options button 5. Uncheck “Share files and folders using AFP” 6. Check “Share files and folders using SMB (Windows)” 7. Click the Done button. At this point, you should be able to connect from the other machine. If you need to go in the other direction, perform these same steps on the other machine. Let's know how you get on please. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Sharing folders
Good Afternoon All Since my wife and I have had separate computers we have been unable to access each others Public folder. For both computers, File Sharing is on, Share files and folders using AFP is on, although number of users connected is 0. Connection is via a Netgear 54 mbps wireless ADSL2 + modem router. Where are we going wrong? Snow Leopard on iMac and Lion on MacBook Pro. Ian Reid -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Sharing folders
On 02/05/2012, at 12:26 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good Afternoon All Since my wife and I have had separate computers we have been unable to access each others Public folder. For both computers, File Sharing is on, Share files and folders using AFP is on, although number of users connected is 0. Connection is via a Netgear 54 mbps wireless ADSL2 + modem router. Where are we going wrong? Snow Leopard on iMac and Lion on MacBook Pro. Hi Ian, You have the Firewall on in System Preferences on both computers? I have heard of AFP not working correctly in Lion for File Sharing. Try this first: A) 1. Leave your firewall activated. 2. Turn OFF AFP file sharing in the system preferences 3. Restart your Machine 4. Turn ON AFP file sharing 5. You should now get a message if you want to accept AFP connections... 6. Click YES Seems like this somehow resets the AFP permissions in the firewall settings If that does not fix you problem; try this: B) 1. Go to Preferences 2. Click on Sharing 3. Click on File Sharing on the left-hand side 4. Click the Options button 5. Uncheck “Share files and folders using AFP” 6. Check “Share files and folders using SMB (Windows)” 7. Click the Done button. At this point, you should be able to connect from the other machine. If you need to go in the other direction, perform these same steps on the other machine. Let's know how you get on please. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Sharing folders
Hi Ian Also just to add on,... If you are trying to access the Public folder itself, you can only drop items into it, you can't actually open it and view. ie on your machine you can drag files into your wife's iMac public and she can view them and vice versa. But you can't actually open to view each others public folder across the network. You can only view it on the machine. If you're sharing other folders then you will have full access, as long as you long in with the correct username and password for the machine in question. (ie you have to log in with the shortname (or fullname) and password for the iMac if you're logging from the MacBookPro and vice versa. Hope that helps Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 02/05/2012, at 1:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/05/2012, at 12:26 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good Afternoon All Since my wife and I have had separate computers we have been unable to access each others Public folder. For both computers, File Sharing is on, Share files and folders using AFP is on, although number of users connected is 0. Connection is via a Netgear 54 mbps wireless ADSL2 + modem router. Where are we going wrong? Snow Leopard on iMac and Lion on MacBook Pro. Hi Ian, You have the Firewall on in System Preferences on both computers? I have heard of AFP not working correctly in Lion for File Sharing. Try this first: A) 1. Leave your firewall activated. 2. Turn OFF AFP file sharing in the system preferences 3. Restart your Machine 4. Turn ON AFP file sharing 5. You should now get a message if you want to accept AFP connections... 6. Click YES Seems like this somehow resets the AFP permissions in the firewall settings If that does not fix you problem; try this: B) 1. Go to Preferences 2. Click on Sharing 3. Click on File Sharing on the left-hand side 4. Click the Options button 5. Uncheck “Share files and folders using AFP” 6. Check “Share files and folders using SMB (Windows)” 7. Click the Done button. At this point, you should be able to connect from the other machine. If you need to go in the other direction, perform these same steps on the other machine. Let's know how you get on please. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Sharing folders
Hi Ian, Thanks Daniel, I had missed that Ian mentioned Public folder, I had assumed he was having problem with File Sharing. Ian; In case you are a bit unsure of how to share files in OS X over your local network. It’s really sharing “Shared Folders and Volumes.” Add Shared Folders for File Sharing: Once you’ve turned on a file sharing service, it’s time to set which folders on your Mac can be accessed by which users. Apple labels Mac OS X’s list of shared items Shared Folders, but you can add the top level of anything mounted on the Desktop—hard drives, CDs and DVDs, flash drives, and even disk images—as well as individual folders. To add a folder or mounted drive, follow these steps: 1. In the Sharing preference pane,under the Shared Folders list,click the + button. 2. Select the folder or drive that you want to share. For folders, navigate to the item, and make sure it’s selected. For volumes, choose the volume under the Devices list in the left sidebar. 3. Click Add. There’s no additional “apply” button; the folder or drive is now available for sharing, and it appears in the Shared Folders list. Cheers, Ronni On 02/05/2012, at 1:15 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi Ian Also just to add on,... If you are trying to access the Public folder itself, you can only drop items into it, you can't actually open it and view. ie on your machine you can drag files into your wife's iMac public and she can view them and vice versa. But you can't actually open to view each others public folder across the network. You can only view it on the machine. If you're sharing other folders then you will have full access, as long as you long in with the correct username and password for the machine in question. (ie you have to log in with the shortname (or fullname) and password for the iMac if you're logging from the MacBookPro and vice versa. Hope that helps Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 02/05/2012, at 1:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/05/2012, at 12:26 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good Afternoon All Since my wife and I have had separate computers we have been unable to access each others Public folder. For both computers, File Sharing is on, Share files and folders using AFP is on, although number of users connected is 0. Connection is via a Netgear 54 mbps wireless ADSL2 + modem router. Where are we going wrong? Snow Leopard on iMac and Lion on MacBook Pro. Hi Ian, You have the Firewall on in System Preferences on both computers? I have heard of AFP not working correctly in Lion for File Sharing. Try this first: A) 1. Leave your firewall activated. 2. Turn OFF AFP file sharing in the system preferences 3. Restart your Machine 4. Turn ON AFP file sharing 5. You should now get a message if you want to accept AFP connections... 6. Click YES Seems like this somehow resets the AFP permissions in the firewall settings If that does not fix you problem; try this: B) 1. Go to Preferences 2. Click on Sharing 3. Click on File Sharing on the left-hand side 4. Click the Options button 5. Uncheck “Share files and folders using AFP” 6. Check “Share files and folders using SMB (Windows)” 7. Click the Done button. At this point, you should be able to connect from the other machine. If you need to go in the other direction, perform these same steps on the other machine. Let's know how you get on please. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: How can I stop folders using the All My Files view?
Thanks Ronni, Looks like this is not a common issue, I'll provide more details about what is happening. Firstly, if you are like me and don’t find “All My Files” that useful, you can do what I have done and 'hide it away’. - already done, long ago At first glance that’s all you need to do, but you’ll soon notice that every new Finder window now opens with All My Files” displayed by default. - I don't have All My Files as the default, changed long ago If you don’t find your answer to your Finder View problem Glenn, please post back. In summary: - I turned off the relevant All My Files preferences after upgrading to Lion - in most situations, Finder windows behave normally, using List view etc and responding to View Options - but ... when a Finder window displays either the Desktop or Downloads directory, then and only then does the Finder window switch to using the All My Files style of presentation. That is, if you set the Arrange setting to any date based option, it breaks by Today, Yesterday etc, and changes treatment of column headings, stopping any clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. It is not possible to view either of these directories using the normal List view - If from that Finder window I change the display to any directory other than Desktop or Downloads, Finder drops the All My Files style of display behaves normally with List view etc. This is a bit strange, here is a link to some screenshots showing examples. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/225757/StuckWithAllMyFiles.pdf Thanks for your interest in this Ronni. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 11/04/2012, at 9:56 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Hi Wamug, Using 10.7.3, I can access the (new to Lion) All My Files facility. Nice option to for Apple to offer, however I personally don't find it that useful. For some reason, whenever I view my Desktop and also my Downloads directory using Finder, the folder view always changes to use the 'All My Files' style of view. Using Finder to view any other directory uses the normal Finder view. The behaviour seems to be linked to the directory - so for example if I open a Finder window and view Documents, I get the normal Finder view, but then if I navigate to the Desktop, the view changes to the 'All My Files' style. The 'All My Files' view isn't the default view for all new folders. But it has stuck to these two directories. I've been through Finder Preferences and View Options but can't find any setting that controls this behaviour. How can I stop the Desktop and Downloads folder from using the 'All My Files' view? Glenn Nicholas -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: How can I stop folders using the All My Files view?
Hi Glenn, Thanks for the link to the screen shots, now I can see what is happening your end. Just as an experiment I changed my Desktop Downloads to: View As List and'Arrange By’ None. This then allows clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. Cheers, Ronni On 11/04/2012, at 3:35 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Thanks Ronni, Looks like this is not a common issue, I'll provide more details about what is happening. Firstly, if you are like me and don’t find “All My Files” that useful, you can do what I have done and 'hide it away’. - already done, long ago At first glance that’s all you need to do, but you’ll soon notice that every new Finder window now opens with All My Files” displayed by default. - I don't have All My Files as the default, changed long ago If you don’t find your answer to your Finder View problem Glenn, please post back. In summary: - I turned off the relevant All My Files preferences after upgrading to Lion - in most situations, Finder windows behave normally, using List view etc and responding to View Options - but ... when a Finder window displays either the Desktop or Downloads directory, then and only then does the Finder window switch to using the All My Files style of presentation. That is, if you set the Arrange setting to any date based option, it breaks by Today, Yesterday etc, and changes treatment of column headings, stopping any clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. It is not possible to view either of these directories using the normal List view - If from that Finder window I change the display to any directory other than Desktop or Downloads, Finder drops the All My Files style of display behaves normally with List view etc. This is a bit strange, here is a link to some screenshots showing examples. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/225757/StuckWithAllMyFiles.pdf Thanks for your interest in this Ronni. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 11/04/2012, at 9:56 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Hi Wamug, Using 10.7.3, I can access the (new to Lion) All My Files facility. Nice option to for Apple to offer, however I personally don't find it that useful. For some reason, whenever I view my Desktop and also my Downloads directory using Finder, the folder view always changes to use the 'All My Files' style of view. Using Finder to view any other directory uses the normal Finder view. The behaviour seems to be linked to the directory - so for example if I open a Finder window and view Documents, I get the normal Finder view, but then if I navigate to the Desktop, the view changes to the 'All My Files' style. The 'All My Files' view isn't the default view for all new folders. But it has stuck to these two directories. I've been through Finder Preferences and View Options but can't find any setting that controls this behaviour. How can I stop the Desktop and Downloads folder from using the 'All My Files' view? Glenn Nicholas -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: How can I stop folders using the All My Files view?
Hi again Glenn, On your Downloads Desktop; If you set View As List - ‘Arrange By’ None, Then in View View Options you can select ‘Sort By’ Date Added. This then also allows the clicking on the Date Column to change ascending/descending etc Cheers, Ronni On 11/04/2012, at 4:16 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Glenn, Thanks for the link to the screen shots, now I can see what is happening your end. Just as an experiment I changed my Desktop Downloads to: View As List and'Arrange By’ None. This then allows clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. Cheers, Ronni On 11/04/2012, at 3:35 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Thanks Ronni, Looks like this is not a common issue, I'll provide more details about what is happening. Firstly, if you are like me and don’t find “All My Files” that useful, you can do what I have done and 'hide it away’. - already done, long ago At first glance that’s all you need to do, but you’ll soon notice that every new Finder window now opens with All My Files” displayed by default. - I don't have All My Files as the default, changed long ago If you don’t find your answer to your Finder View problem Glenn, please post back. In summary: - I turned off the relevant All My Files preferences after upgrading to Lion - in most situations, Finder windows behave normally, using List view etc and responding to View Options - but ... when a Finder window displays either the Desktop or Downloads directory, then and only then does the Finder window switch to using the All My Files style of presentation. That is, if you set the Arrange setting to any date based option, it breaks by Today, Yesterday etc, and changes treatment of column headings, stopping any clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. It is not possible to view either of these directories using the normal List view - If from that Finder window I change the display to any directory other than Desktop or Downloads, Finder drops the All My Files style of display behaves normally with List view etc. This is a bit strange, here is a link to some screenshots showing examples. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/225757/StuckWithAllMyFiles.pdf Thanks for your interest in this Ronni. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 11/04/2012, at 9:56 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Hi Wamug, Using 10.7.3, I can access the (new to Lion) All My Files facility. Nice option to for Apple to offer, however I personally don't find it that useful. For some reason, whenever I view my Desktop and also my Downloads directory using Finder, the folder view always changes to use the 'All My Files' style of view. Using Finder to view any other directory uses the normal Finder view. The behaviour seems to be linked to the directory - so for example if I open a Finder window and view Documents, I get the normal Finder view, but then if I navigate to the Desktop, the view changes to the 'All My Files' style. The 'All My Files' view isn't the default view for all new folders. But it has stuck to these two directories. I've been through Finder Preferences and View Options but can't find any setting that controls this behaviour. How can I stop the Desktop and Downloads folder from using the 'All My Files' view? Glenn Nicholas -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: How can I stop folders using the All My Files view?
Hi Glenn, Here is a link to a screenshot showing you what I mean. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/50787834/Finder-Downloads-View.png Cheers, Ronni who is out of here time for ‘drinkies’ ;-) On 11/04/2012, at 4:47 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi again Glenn, On your Downloads Desktop; If you set View As List - ‘Arrange By’ None, Then in View View Options you can select ‘Sort By’ Date Added. This then also allows the clicking on the Date Column to change ascending/descending etc Cheers, Ronni On 11/04/2012, at 4:16 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Glenn, Thanks for the link to the screen shots, now I can see what is happening your end. Just as an experiment I changed my Desktop Downloads to: View As List and'Arrange By’ None. This then allows clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. Cheers, Ronni On 11/04/2012, at 3:35 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Thanks Ronni, Looks like this is not a common issue, I'll provide more details about what is happening. Firstly, if you are like me and don’t find “All My Files” that useful, you can do what I have done and 'hide it away’. - already done, long ago At first glance that’s all you need to do, but you’ll soon notice that every new Finder window now opens with All My Files” displayed by default. - I don't have All My Files as the default, changed long ago If you don’t find your answer to your Finder View problem Glenn, please post back. In summary: - I turned off the relevant All My Files preferences after upgrading to Lion - in most situations, Finder windows behave normally, using List view etc and responding to View Options - but ... when a Finder window displays either the Desktop or Downloads directory, then and only then does the Finder window switch to using the All My Files style of presentation. That is, if you set the Arrange setting to any date based option, it breaks by Today, Yesterday etc, and changes treatment of column headings, stopping any clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. It is not possible to view either of these directories using the normal List view - If from that Finder window I change the display to any directory other than Desktop or Downloads, Finder drops the All My Files style of display behaves normally with List view etc. This is a bit strange, here is a link to some screenshots showing examples. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/225757/StuckWithAllMyFiles.pdf Thanks for your interest in this Ronni. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 11/04/2012, at 9:56 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Hi Wamug, Using 10.7.3, I can access the (new to Lion) All My Files facility. Nice option to for Apple to offer, however I personally don't find it that useful. For some reason, whenever I view my Desktop and also my Downloads directory using Finder, the folder view always changes to use the 'All My Files' style of view. Using Finder to view any other directory uses the normal Finder view. The behaviour seems to be linked to the directory - so for example if I open a Finder window and view Documents, I get the normal Finder view, but then if I navigate to the Desktop, the view changes to the 'All My Files' style. The 'All My Files' view isn't the default view for all new folders. But it has stuck to these two directories. I've been through Finder Preferences and View Options but can't find any setting that controls this behaviour. How can I stop the Desktop and Downloads folder from using the 'All My Files' view? Glenn Nicholas -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: How can I stop folders using the All My Files view?
Genius Ronnie, that solves it. Glenn On 11 April 2012 16:47, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi again Glenn, On your Downloads Desktop; If you set View As List - ‘Arrange By’ None, Then in View View Options you can select ‘Sort By’ Date Added. This then also allows the clicking on the Date Column to change ascending/descending etc Cheers, Ronni On 11/04/2012, at 4:16 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Glenn, Thanks for the link to the screen shots, now I can see what is happening your end. Just as an experiment I changed my Desktop Downloads to: View As List and'Arrange By’ None. This then allows clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. Cheers, Ronni On 11/04/2012, at 3:35 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Thanks Ronni, Looks like this is not a common issue, I'll provide more details about what is happening. Firstly, if you are like me and don’t find “All My Files” that useful, you can do what I have done and 'hide it away’. - already done, long ago At first glance that’s all you need to do, but you’ll soon notice that every new Finder window now opens with All My Files” displayed by default. - I don't have All My Files as the default, changed long ago If you don’t find your answer to your Finder View problem Glenn, please post back. In summary: - I turned off the relevant All My Files preferences after upgrading to Lion - in most situations, Finder windows behave normally, using List view etc and responding to View Options - but ... when a Finder window displays either the Desktop or Downloads directory, then and only then does the Finder window switch to using the All My Files style of presentation. That is, if you set the Arrange setting to any date based option, it breaks by Today, Yesterday etc, and changes treatment of column headings, stopping any clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. It is not possible to view either of these directories using the normal List view - If from that Finder window I change the display to any directory other than Desktop or Downloads, Finder drops the All My Files style of display behaves normally with List view etc. This is a bit strange, here is a link to some screenshots showing examples. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/225757/StuckWithAllMyFiles.pdf Thanks for your interest in this Ronni. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 11/04/2012, at 9:56 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Hi Wamug, Using 10.7.3, I can access the (new to Lion) All My Files facility. Nice option to for Apple to offer, however I personally don't find it that useful. For some reason, whenever I view my Desktop and also my Downloads directory using Finder, the folder view always changes to use the 'All My Files' style of view. Using Finder to view any other directory uses the normal Finder view. The behaviour seems to be linked to the directory - so for example if I open a Finder window and view Documents, I get the normal Finder view, but then if I navigate to the Desktop, the view changes to the 'All My Files' style. The 'All My Files' view isn't the default view for all new folders. But it has stuck to these two directories. I've been through Finder Preferences and View Options but can't find any setting that controls this behaviour. How can I stop the Desktop and Downloads folder from using the 'All My Files' view? Glenn Nicholas -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: How can I stop folders using the All My Files view?
On 11/04/2012, at 4:47 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi again Glenn, On your Downloads Desktop; If you set View As List - ‘Arrange By’ None, Then in View View Options you can select ‘Sort By’ Date Added. This then also allows the clicking on the Date Column to change ascending/descending etc Cheers, Ronni Brilliant Ronni! The simplest ideas are often the best :-) This has been bugging me about Downloads and other key folders for some time, but I have never actually gone to the extent of choosing None from the Arrange By... menu. Perfect. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
How can I stop folders using the All My Files view?
Hi Wamug, Using 10.7.3, I can access the (new to Lion) All My Files facility. Nice option to for Apple to offer, however I personally don't find it that useful. For some reason, whenever I view my Desktop and also my Downloads directory using Finder, the folder view always changes to use the 'All My Files' style of view. Using Finder to view any other directory uses the normal Finder view. The behaviour seems to be linked to the directory - so for example if I open a Finder window and view Documents, I get the normal Finder view, but then if I navigate to the Desktop, the view changes to the 'All My Files' style. The 'All My Files' view isn't the default view for all new folders. But it has stuck to these two directories. I've been through Finder Preferences and View Options but can't find any setting that controls this behaviour. How can I stop the Desktop and Downloads folder from using the 'All My Files' view? Glenn Nicholas -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: How can I stop folders using the All My Files view?
Hi Glenn, I’m not sure that I understand your problem correctly, so please tell if I’m completely on the ‘wrong track’ ;-) Firstly, if you are like me and don’t find “All My Files” that useful, you can do what I have done and 'hide it away’. The first thing is remove it from the Sidebar. Simply Right-Click / Control-Click on it and choose 'Remove from Sidebar’. If you ever want it back, simply go to the Sidebar tab in the Finder Preferences and re-select it. At first glance that’s all you need to do, but you’ll soon notice that every new Finder window now opens with All My Files” displayed by default. To change this back to the Snow Leopard behaviour of showing your home folder, simply go to the Finder Preferences (located in the Finder menu) and change the 'New Finder windows show': drop-down menu. “All My Files” provides an easy way to see all of your most recently used documents, regardless of where they are actually saved. They are organised ‘Arrange By’ Kind (e.g. images, PDFs, music) and each section has a fancy “coverflow” way of scrolling. You can get this type of display for any folder you want — simply use icon view, and then choose 'Arrange by' Kind For those that are curious, All My Files is just a simple saved search, a feature that was actually introduced with Snow Leopard. Lion's Finder gives you four ways to view your files: icon view, list view, column view and Cover Flow view. But it also gives you some new ways to arrange files within those views: In addition to 'Arrange By’, Lion adds 'Sort By' and 'Clean Up By'. Unfortunately, those arrangements aren't so straightforward. The three sorting tools do have three distinct functions: 'Arrange By’ lets you organize files into groups. The new 'Sort By' option does much of what 'Arrange By' did in the past. And 'Clean Up By' is a kind of impermanent 'Sort By’. I have all my Finder Windows in Column View, but I find having my Downloads ‘Arrange By’ - ‘Date Added’ very useful. But the three options aren’t always available in all Finder views. Sometimes you can combine them; sometimes you can’t. After the above ‘Intro’ I decided to search my Lion Bookmarks as I’m sure Macworld would also have this article online, and yes they do and this is the link: http://www.macworld.com/article/1162008/arrange_sort_files_lion_finder.html If you don’t find your answer to your Finder View problem Glenn, please post back. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 11/04/2012, at 9:56 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Hi Wamug, Using 10.7.3, I can access the (new to Lion) All My Files facility. Nice option to for Apple to offer, however I personally don't find it that useful. For some reason, whenever I view my Desktop and also my Downloads directory using Finder, the folder view always changes to use the 'All My Files' style of view. Using Finder to view any other directory uses the normal Finder view. The behaviour seems to be linked to the directory - so for example if I open a Finder window and view Documents, I get the normal Finder view, but then if I navigate to the Desktop, the view changes to the 'All My Files' style. The 'All My Files' view isn't the default view for all new folders. But it has stuck to these two directories. I've been through Finder Preferences and View Options but can't find any setting that controls this behaviour. How can I stop the Desktop and Downloads folder from using the 'All My Files' view? Glenn Nicholas -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Making system Library folders invisible
How can I make the system folders invisible yet accessible in Lion? I don't want to see them in Finder but sometimes I have to go in there for various reasons. tom samson Hi Tom, The User Library is hidden, but can be shown by Finder Go. Why would you need to hide the System Library? The system library is already protected. You can't delete or move anything from System Library without your username/password. Sent from Ronni's iPad -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Making system Library folders invisible
How can I make the system folders invisible yet accessible in Lion? I don't want to see them in Finder but sometimes I have to go in there for various reasons. tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: software to compare Disks/folders
Hi Maria, Toast is not FREE … but, you didn't ask for FREE ;-) Please does anyone know any MAC software that can be used to compare the contents of 2 disks or folders in order to determine areas/files which have been recently changed? In my opinion Toast Titanium 10 is worth every cent, as it is so much more than just disc burning software. ;-) Over the years I have purchased every version of Toast with each version adding so many improvements. I think the first version was 4. I currently have Toast Titanium 10 Pro. http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/burn.html http://www.appletell.com/apple/comment/appletell-reviews-toast-10-titanium-standard-and-pro/ Cheers, Ronni On 12/08/2010, at 12:37 AM, Maria Obiageli Chukwu-Ike wrote: Thank you all for your feedback. Sorry for my late response. So far diffmerge was the most appropriate for me. Its free and it can be used in the Windows and MAC environments.. Ronni: your description of THank you all once more...KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 12:32 PM, James / Hans Kunz sad...@iinet.net.au wrote: look for DiffMerge.app or go to versiontracker.com search there with file compare as search term within the folder window (click into the view/middle to select detailed list) you can sort by date (click onto date column) to have the most recent changed/created ones on top or bottom James On 26/07/2010, at 11:27, Maria Obiageli Chukwu-Ike wrote: Hi, Please does anyone know any MAC software that can be used to compare the contents of 2 disks or folders in order to determine areas/files which have been recently changed? -- Cheers! SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: software to compare Disks/folders
Thanks Ronnie... Next time i will not miss out the FREE word.. I have got a copy of the Toast Software as well :). I agree with you that it is worth its cost. I will explore it as well. Thanks again! On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Maria, Toast is not FREE … but, you didn't ask for FREE ;-) Please does anyone know any MAC software that can be used to compare the contents of 2 disks or folders in order to determine areas/files which have been recently changed? In my opinion Toast Titanium 10 is worth every cent, as it is so much more than just disc burning software. ;-) Over the years I have purchased every version of Toast with each version adding so many improvements. I think the first version was 4. I currently have Toast Titanium 10 Pro. http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/burn.html http://www.appletell.com/apple/comment/appletell-reviews-toast-10-titanium-standard-and-pro/ Cheers, Ronni On 12/08/2010, at 12:37 AM, Maria Obiageli Chukwu-Ike wrote: Thank you all for your feedback. Sorry for my late response. So far diffmerge was the most appropriate for me. Its free and it can be used in the Windows and MAC environments.. Ronni: your description of THank you all once more...KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 12:32 PM, James / Hans Kunz sad...@iinet.net.auwrote: look for DiffMerge.app or go to versiontracker.com search there with file compare as search term within the folder window (click into the view/middle to select detailed list) you can sort by date (click onto date column) to have the most recent changed/created ones on top or bottom James On 26/07/2010, at 11:27, Maria Obiageli Chukwu-Ike wrote: Hi, Please does anyone know any MAC software that can be used to compare the contents of 2 disks or folders in order to determine areas/files which have been recently changed? -- Cheers! SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- Cheers! -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: software to compare Disks/folders
Thank you all for your feedback. Sorry for my late response. So far diffmerge was the most appropriate for me. Its free and it can be used in the Windows and MAC environments.. Ronni: your description of Toast Titanium matches exactly what i want to do, but i could not find a free version of the software? THank you all once more...KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 12:32 PM, James / Hans Kunz sad...@iinet.net.auwrote: look for DiffMerge.app or go to versiontracker.com search there with file compare as search term within the folder window (click into the view/middle to select detailed list) you can sort by date (click onto date column) to have the most recent changed/created ones on top or bottom James On 26/07/2010, at 11:27, Maria Obiageli Chukwu-Ike wrote: Hi, Please does anyone know any MAC software that can be used to compare the contents of 2 disks or folders in order to determine areas/files which have been recently changed? -- Cheers! SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- Cheers! -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Entourage folders
Hi everyone. I use Entourage and it works well for me - usually. I accidentally trashed the folder for my wamug messages. I had set up a rule to move wamug messages to that file. I created a new folder and in the Rule I chose that folder for the wamug messages. Exactly as before. Now messages are not moved and I get a message saying the folder cannot be found. I have: Trashed the Rule and created another one. Trashed the folder and created a new one. Rebuilt the Database. Still the same message. My Rule looks identical to the original one and to others that are working well. Is there anything else I should do? Lloyd -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: software to compare Disks/folders
If you are comfortable using Terminal, you can use the diff command. This article gives a walk through. http://www.macworld.com/article/132219/2008/02/termfoldercomp.html Glenn Nicholas OM4 :: On 26 July 2010 11:27, Maria Obiageli Chukwu-Ike obydea...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, Please does anyone know any MAC software that can be used to compare the contents of 2 disks or folders in order to determine areas/files which have been recently changed? -- Cheers! -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
software to compare Disks/folders
Hi, Please does anyone know any MAC software that can be used to compare the contents of 2 disks or folders in order to determine areas/files which have been recently changed? -- Cheers! -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: software to compare Disks/folders
look for DiffMerge.app or go to versiontracker.com search there with file compare as search term within the folder window (click into the view/middle to select detailed list) you can sort by date (click onto date column) to have the most recent changed/created ones on top or bottom James On 26/07/2010, at 11:27, Maria Obiageli Chukwu-Ike wrote: Hi, Please does anyone know any MAC software that can be used to compare the contents of 2 disks or folders in order to determine areas/files which have been recently changed? -- Cheers! SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: software to compare Disks/folders
On 26/07/2010, at 11:27 AM, Maria Obiageli Chukwu-Ike wrote: Hi, Please does anyone know any MAC software that can be used to compare the contents of 2 disks or folders in order to determine areas/files which have been recently changed? -- Cheers! Hello Maria, Toast Titanium has a Compare function in the Utilities menu. It can compare Folders, Files and volumes. I'm not sure if this is what you are wanting to do. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Creative solution required - transfer of folders contents to database
hi Steven I may be looking at this in a simplistic manner but could you not use some thing like CD Finder to index those folders and it will keep links to all folders and files? With out knowing why you are tying to do it that way this seems very simple to me :) Roger On 05/01/2009, at 1:09 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: I'm sure there's a solution to this problem, but I don't know what the solution is. Hoping for a creative genius!! Maybe it can't be done. I'm using latest MacOS (10.5.6). I currently have a collection of 147 folders. Each of these folders have been labeled with a person's full name in the following format ... SURNAME First name Middle name (if any). For instance, a person named John Paul Smith would have a corresponding folder labeled ... SMITH John Paul Within each folder, there are a number of files in a range of formats (Word, pdf, txt, eml, jpg, etc). What I need to do is export all of the folder names into a separate database. The database accommodates surname, first name, and middle name, so ideally I'd like to do this automatically though I imagine this could be tricky, ie. taking the name of each folder and automatically dissecting the name into surname and other names. The database is also connected to a storage facility, which is where all the files are to be stored. Importantly, I also need to somehow retain the link between each folder and the files within each folder. For example, if within the folder labeled SMITH John Paul there are two documents Word.doc and Photo.jpg, the transfer process needs to remember that these files have a link to John Paul Smith. Grateful for any ideas. Cheers, Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Roger P Kortas Haiyan Kortas PH: 61 8 08 9381 4046 Mob: 0413 307995 rkor...@iinet.net.au roger.kor...@wanews.com.au ro...@rkortas.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Creative solution required - transfer of folders contents to database
just my 2c why not use a webpage/ftp system the webpage shows a list with all the names (is searchable with the find command) each name has a link to the folder with the same name (but the folder could be on a different place within the intranet) it's in a similar fashion as with pix sounds for a webpage cheers James On 05/01/2009, at 18:35, Roger Kortas wrote: hi Steven I may be looking at this in a simplistic manner but could you not use some thing like CD Finder to index those folders and it will keep links to all folders and files? With out knowing why you are tying to do it that way this seems very simple to me :) Roger On 05/01/2009, at 1:09 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: I'm sure there's a solution to this problem, but I don't know what the solution is. Hoping for a creative genius!! Maybe it can't be done. I'm using latest MacOS (10.5.6). I currently have a collection of 147 folders. Each of these folders have been labeled with a person's full name in the following format ... SURNAME First name Middle name (if any). For instance, a person named John Paul Smith would have a corresponding folder labeled ... SMITH John Paul Within each folder, there are a number of files in a range of formats (Word, pdf, txt, eml, jpg, etc). What I need to do is export all of the folder names into a separate database. The database accommodates surname, first name, and middle name, so ideally I'd like to do this automatically though I imagine this could be tricky, ie. taking the name of each folder and automatically dissecting the name into surname and other names. The database is also connected to a storage facility, which is where all the files are to be stored. Importantly, I also need to somehow retain the link between each folder and the files within each folder. For example, if within the folder labeled SMITH John Paul there are two documents Word.doc and Photo.jpg, the transfer process needs to remember that these files have a link to John Paul Smith. Grateful for any ideas. Cheers, Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Roger P Kortas Haiyan Kortas PH: 61 8 08 9381 4046 Mob: 0413 307995 rkor...@iinet.net.au roger.kor...@wanews.com.au ro...@rkortas.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Creative solution required - transfer of folders contents to database
I'm sure there's a solution to this problem, but I don't know what the solution is. Hoping for a creative genius!! Maybe it can't be done. I'm using latest MacOS (10.5.6). I currently have a collection of 147 folders. Each of these folders have been labeled with a person's full name in the following format ... SURNAME First name Middle name (if any). For instance, a person named John Paul Smith would have a corresponding folder labeled ... SMITH John Paul Within each folder, there are a number of files in a range of formats (Word, pdf, txt, eml, jpg, etc). What I need to do is export all of the folder names into a separate database. The database accommodates surname, first name, and middle name, so ideally I'd like to do this automatically though I imagine this could be tricky, ie. taking the name of each folder and automatically dissecting the name into surname and other names. The database is also connected to a storage facility, which is where all the files are to be stored. Importantly, I also need to somehow retain the link between each folder and the files within each folder. For example, if within the folder labeled SMITH John Paul there are two documents Word.doc and Photo.jpg, the transfer process needs to remember that these files have a link to John Paul Smith. Grateful for any ideas. Cheers, Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Creative solution required - transfer of folders contents to database
Steven, one approach would be to use shell scripts. Using shell scripts (access via Terminal), you can put a list of file names into a file using ls and redirecting output $ ls * listoffiles.txt So that gets you a text file with all your directory names in it. It is fairly easy to create a small shell script with a loop that will go through each directory and get a list of all file names ... Then you could do your database loading from within that loop, assuming you can access your database via the shell. This article shows you an efficient way of handling files within a loop: http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/loops1.html#LISTGLOB Shell scripts let you work with other commands such as cut, which could deal with structured file names .. This guide will cover all you need to know: http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/ Maybe one way of tackling this task. Glenn. 2009/1/5 Steven Knowles emai...@knowles.net.au: I'm sure there's a solution to this problem, but I don't know what the solution is. Hoping for a creative genius!! Maybe it can't be done. I'm using latest MacOS (10.5.6). I currently have a collection of 147 folders. Each of these folders have been labeled with a person's full name in the following format ... SURNAME First name Middle name (if any). For instance, a person named John Paul Smith would have a corresponding folder labeled ... SMITH John Paul Within each folder, there are a number of files in a range of formats (Word, pdf, txt, eml, jpg, etc). What I need to do is export all of the folder names into a separate database. The database accommodates surname, first name, and middle name, so ideally I'd like to do this automatically though I imagine this could be tricky, ie. taking the name of each folder and automatically dissecting the name into surname and other names. The database is also connected to a storage facility, which is where all the files are to be stored. Importantly, I also need to somehow retain the link between each folder and the files within each folder. For example, if within the folder labeled SMITH John Paul there are two documents Word.doc and Photo.jpg, the transfer process needs to remember that these files have a link to John Paul Smith. Grateful for any ideas. Cheers, Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Creative solution required - transfer of folders contents to database
Hi Steven, This can be done. But it really depends on the database! If the database simply stores the person's identity and a link to the folder, then the task is relatively easy, since you only need to assemble the personal names and folders locations into a text spreasheet and import it into the database. But if you need to upload each file into the database, then obviously the process will be specific to the type of database you have. Also, if your database already comes with import capabilities, then there may be no need to make up your own script, beyond convering the folder names into surname, first name and middle name. If you now how to use the command line and regular expressions, then the conversion of names into separate fields can be done rapidly: ls -1 | sed -E 's/^(([^a-z]+)[[:space:]]+([^[:space:]]+)[[:space:]]*(.*))/\1,\2,\3,\4/' names.csv (Produces a CSV file -- open in Excel and verify the results manually) James -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Quick Look Inside Folders
Hi all Saw this on lifehacker Today and thought this might be useful to some of you that use Leopard http://lifehacker.com/software/featured-mac-download/quick-look-inside-folders-333743.php Kyle -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Entourage + Smart Folders
Is this what you¹re after? In Entourage Click on Inbox Go to File- New Folder Create the new folder and name it eg: Mac Then go to Tools-Rules-New and select from a pile of choices. You can also choose to have sent mail stored in the inbox or into a sent folder with the same name. I have folders setup eg: family, friends, Mac, work. It is easy to see what and how many is where and easy to find when in a rush, or you only want to read particular emails or not (eg family) or when ³oldtimers² disease is happening:-) I have done this and when my mail arrives it automatically goes into the designated folder I have set and a number shows to indicate how many mails are in there waiting to be read. You can also go to Tool Mailing List Manager and set up rules to apply from there. In Tools you can also set up Junk-eMail rules. Regards Maureen -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Synchronise 2 folders
Can anyone recommend a simple app to periodically manually sync 2 folders on my Mac? -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Synchronise 2 folders
SilverKeeper which is free from the LaCie website. Works over an intranet or across volumes. See their description below. Very easy to set up. Regards, Eugene Introduction SilverKeeper will Backup, Compare, Synchronize or Restore folders on Apple Power Macintosh computers. It can copy or compare folders of any writable device that is visible as a volume mounted on the Macintosh Desktop. This includes hard drives, ZIP drives, DVD-RAM drives; almost any internal or external Macintosh disk or flash device. Note: This release is SilverKeeper v1.1.4, which is a minor update to correct issues with Tiger, Mac OS X 10.4. The software consists of an application program which will copy, compare, synchronize or restore files and directories from a source directory to a destination directory. It will ease backups from one hard disk to another. While optimized for hard drives, SilverKeeper is also compatible with network drives, and removable drives such as Zip and DVD-RAM discs. Compatible drives may be connected to the IDE, SCSI, USB, or FireWire busses of Macintosh computers. The only requirement is that the drives must have at least one mounted, writable volume. It is not directly compatible with tape drives, or CD-R/RW and DVD-R/RW drives. To use these latter devices requires Apple's Disc Burning compatibility. SilverKeeper is freeware provided by LaCie. LaCie is a worldwide manufacturer of storage products for PC and Macintosh computers. For more information about LaCie products please visit our website at http://www.lacie.com, or visit your favorite computer reseller. SilverKeeper is compatible with LaCie storage products, and also similar products from other manufacturers. While LaCie has made every effort to assure compatibility with all disk based IDE, SCSI, USB, and FireWire storage products, LaCie can not guarantee compatibility with the many third party storage products available in the market. Thorough testing has been done with all Apple Macintosh and LaCie products with compatible storage devices. Unlike other backup and archiving programs, SilverKeeper uses the Macintosh Finder to perform copy operations, so the backups are always readable files that can be used as-is on another computer without resorting to a special restore application. No special application software is necessary to read Backup files. As freeware, this means that you may use the SilverKeeper product with any of your Macintosh computers and storage devices. The only restriction is that you may not alter the program, develop derivatives, or redistribute the product in any way without the express written permission of LaCie, Ltd. Please refer to the included license agreement. On 26/03/2007, at 4:34 PM, Rob Findlay wrote: Can anyone recommend a simple app to periodically manually sync 2 folders on my Mac? -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
How do smart folders work?
Once a week I update a number of spreadsheets which I have filed in various folders. After reading about smart folders I thought that this could save me some time navigating through the various folders. So. For the documents in question (well 3 of them as a trial), I opened their info pane and put weekly into the comment field. As a check, a spotlight search on weekly now shows these as the first 3 document hits - so far, so good. Then I create a smart folder with keywords weekly as the criterion - but it doesn't show any hits. After browsing the Other criteria, I see that Comment can be chosen so I make comment contains weekly the criterion - still no joy - with or without adding kind any or kind document as additional criteria. As I start typing weekly in the contains box files do initially show - with just we typed, for example, I see: - iTunes tracks from an album that includeswe in the iTunes comments field - HTML text files that include we in the HTML metadata - an excel workbook that includes we in the comments field in the properties pane for the workbook. But then as soon as I continue by wee they have all gone. DOH!! As I re-read the above, I now see the pattern - the Info box which used to have a Comments field now has a Spotlight Comments field and searching by comment is not actually looking in this field but in other file metadata that meet its peculiar definition of comment Further scrolling down the Other criteria does , indeeed reveal a Spotlight Comments criteria and setting this up does, indeed find my files. SO... Problem Solved - However, I have to say Mac Help was spectacularly useless in helping to find how the smart folder criteria actually work... So I thought I'd still fire this off in the hope it might save some other poor soul from the same frustration. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
OT: a final note - spring back folders
thanks to those who posted - just to follow up - UWA bookshop does not, and will not buy these in. Though the are a member of the Uni bookshop co-op and other co-op shops stock them demand at UWA is too low and the price and minimum order quantity is too high for them do so. I'd forgotten that one of my friends is a manager of an Office Works store. I caught up with him on the weekend he said he'd look to see if they have any stock at any other stores that he can transfer but again like the UWA Uni Co-Op he said that the low demand, high price and large minimum order quantity means that these are not a standard stock item. -- ~ Mark Secker Computer Support Officer ph# 61-8-6488 1855 (ECEL) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Western Australia - CRICOS Provider No. 00126G ~ It takes an idiot to do cool things that's why it's cool - Haruhara Haruka (FLCL) Ubi fumus, ibi fumus
Re: Static icons/folders
Hi Jon, I have not idea what might be causing your problem, but it (both Finder and Photoshop) sounds specifically like a drag and drop handling issue. In addition to trying any general tactics (e.g., repairing permissions -- just a thought), perhaps you can do a web search for issues with drag and drop (incl. Apple Support). Also note whether you have installed or upgraded any system utilities lately.
Fwd: Static icons/folders
Thanks to James and Robert for their advice on my 'static icons' problems. I created a new user account and all was fine, rebooted back to original user and again all fine. So I wait to see if it reappears but so far so good. Thanks again to you both. Cheers Jon Begin forwarded message: From: James Devenish [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 9 January 2006 3:07:33 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: Static icons/folders Hi Jon, I have not idea what might be causing your problem, but it (both Finder and Photoshop) sounds specifically like a drag and drop handling issue. In addition to trying any general tactics (e.g., repairing permissions -- just a thought), perhaps you can do a web search for issues with drag and drop (incl. Apple Support). Also note whether you have installed or upgraded any system utilities lately. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro Beneath Southern Seas A new coffee-table book celebrating the Australian Submariner Published by UWA Press and developed by Eye in the Sky Productions Western Australia Queensland Email Jon Davison, WA (photog production): [EMAIL PROTECTED] Email Tom Allibone, Qld (Interviews marketing): [EMAIL PROTECTED] Email: Michael Adeane, WA (Design print management): [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: http://www.eyeinthesky.com.au/runsilent/chapters.html
photoshop action folders
I remember seeing an article on how to build an action folder which compressed photos for email use. I thought I could remember or could work it out. :-( Could someone point me in the right direction please. I have photoshop CS2
Re: Locking Folders?
On 15/09/2005, at 9:06 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it possible to lock a folder with a password in OS 10.3? Thanks guys Cal Conkey Not without third party software. A popular workaround is to use a secure Disk Image instead. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
Locking Folders?
Is it possible to lock a folder with a password in OS 10.3? Thanks guys Cal Conkey
Re: Locking Folders?
I use a freebee application from Version Tracker called Vault. It is a folder into which you can dump anything. It needs a password to open it. Lloyd Is it possible to lock a folder with a password in OS 10.3? Thanks guys Cal Conkey -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -
Comparing Folders
I have an (uncompressed) backup of a folder tree on another machine. By mistake I began working on numerous files on the BACKUP copy. Is there an app to do a simple comparison of the 2 folder trees to find the modified items? Cheers, Antony. -- == == = = Antony N. Lord = http://antonylord.com = = [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Perth, Western Australia = == = ==
Re: Comparing Folders
I have an (uncompressed) backup of a folder tree on another machine. By mistake I began working on numerous files on the BACKUP copy. Is there an app to do a simple comparison of the 2 folder trees to find the modified items? Cheers, Antony. Get a text listing of both using something like ls and then diff them in bbedit or with diff. Or you could find a copy of Quinn's System Folder Diff, which probably would still run in Classic. Alternatively I have a python script which could probably be modded to do something similar, although it's designed to remove duplicate directories. :) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge http://public.xdi.org/=Shayfnord http://sungroper.asn.au/
Re: Comparing Folders
Antony N. Lord wrote:
I have an (uncompressed) backup of a folder tree on another machine.
By mistake I began working on numerous files on the BACKUP copy.
Is there an app to do a simple comparison of the 2 folder trees to
find the modified items?
Cheers, Antony.
diff -r {folder1} {folder2}
Will give you a whole chapter and verse on the differences. You can also
just get it to report if the files differ with:
diff -rq {folder1} {folder2}
And finally if your version of diff doesn't do this, install a real one :-)
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Re: Comparing Folders
Antony N. Lord wrote: I have an (uncompressed) backup of a folder tree on another machine. By mistake I began working on numerous files on the BACKUP copy. Is there an app to do a simple comparison of the 2 folder trees to find the modified items? Cheers, Antony. Toast has a utility called Compare..., Toast v6 does drag and drop. I haven't used it though, but always remembered it in case I did something like you did;) I'm not sure if this applies but you might also try a search of the directory(s) based on the date modified info of the files. Good luck Paul
Locking nested folders
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re Invisible folders Newton Manual
Thanks to those who responded to both queries. I managed to score a manual for the Newton from list member Doug Sheerer...thanks Doug. I eventually used my head and looked in the trash to find the locked folder'Expert Games Browser' buries in a download of '40 Mac Games' unlocked it and dumped it. With dual systems on the machine, sometimes I need to restart in OS9 to be able to find something which is 'in use' to be able to delete it from the OSX trash. A bit painful! again, thanks for the assistance Kev
invisible folders
eMac OS 10.2.6 and OS9 I have a problem emptying the trash with an item named Expert Games Browser' saying it is locked. Cannot get rid of it using option/shift and when I restart in OS9 I can find it and dump it but it wont go away...says it is in an 'Invisible Folder'. any ideas gratefully accepted, regards Kevin
Re: invisible folders
eMac OS 10.2.6 and OS9 I have a problem emptying the trash with an item named Expert Games Browser' saying it is locked. Cannot get rid of it using option/shift and when I restart in OS9 I can find it and dump it but it wont go away...says it is in an 'Invisible Folder'. any ideas gratefully accepted, Try using the Finder to 'Get Info' on it and then unchecking the 'locked' checkbox if it's checked. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper, race the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2003 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord http://sungroper.asn.au/
Re: invisible folders
Kevin, You could try Cocktail or Delete It. These app allows you to delete a range of files. You find them via Versiontracker. Good luck, cheers Peder on 2/10/03 3:09 PM, KEVIN Lock at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: eMac OS 10.2.6 and OS9 I have a problem emptying the trash with an item named Expert Games Browser' saying it is locked. Cannot get rid of it using option/shift and when I restart in OS9 I can find it and dump it but it wont go away...says it is in an 'Invisible Folder'. any ideas gratefully accepted, regards Kevin -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Folders that won't die Spam from Hell
Greetings in Mugland Any clues on how to remove folders that won't be trashed. The folders came from a Windows formatted Zip 100 disk. They were copied onto a G4, OS 9.04. When I try to trash the offending folders they refuse to die. Option - trash doesn't work and they are not locked. If I try to cut them and paste back onto the original windows formatted Zip disk they just copy and refuse to budge from the G4 hard drive. Perplexed ..TIA Also is anyone else on the list being buried in Spam lately?. Of particular annoyance is truckloads of Casino and gambling email that comes daily without ever subscribing to any of it. It is so bad that I am considering changing by email address which would be a drag. Interested to hear if anyone else is suffering this invasion. Have fun Ted Denmark
Re: Folders that won't die Spam from Hell
Greetings in Mugland Any clues on how to remove folders that won't be trashed. The folders came from a Windows formatted Zip 100 disk. They were copied onto a G4, OS 9.04. When I try to trash the offending folders they refuse to die. Option - trash doesn't work and they are not locked. If I try to cut them and paste back onto the original windows formatted Zip disk they just copy and refuse to budge from the G4 hard drive. Perplexed ..TIA IIRC, you can't use copy and paste to move files under OS 9.04's Finder. Try dragging an empty folder with the same name into the same location as the offending folders, then try deleting that. You might also want to run Disk First Aid. Also is anyone else on the list being buried in Spam lately?. Of particular annoyance is truckloads of Casino and gambling email that comes daily without ever subscribing to any of it. It is so bad that I am considering changing by email address which would be a drag. Interested to hear if anyone else is suffering this invasion. There have been recent reports that YahooGroups has changed everyone's marketing preferences. However I can't actually confirm that that's the case, because I haven't been able to find the pages the instructions talk about on my account. Although a few people report they have been able to (I think it might be a difference between Yahoo and Yahoo AustraliaNZ). Instructions for checking your marketing preferences are below. Anyway, it seems to be getting worse everywhere, not just through yahoogroups. There are a few services around that let you create expiring e-mail accounts that last for 30 days before they vanish, so that you can use them for program registrations etc. without worrying about them being used for spam. See for example http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=10786db=mac Thanks, Shay Yahoo decided to set every single user ID to receive marketing communications - otherwise known as spam mail - and enrolled everyone for all but one of their information lists: a.. New Yahoo! features and events. b.. Exclusive offers, online sales, and shopping tips on Yahoo! c.. Travel specials and exclusive deals. d.. Managing personal finances. e.. Entertainment, games, and sports. f.. Finding a job or an employee. g.. Meeting someone special or a new friend. h.. Staying in touch with friends and participating in online communities. i.. Managing my time and contacts. j.. Using Yahoo! for research and surfing the Web. k.. Building web sites for personal or professional use. l.. Ways to sell things on Yahoo!. m.. Tools for growing and managing a business If you're like me and would rather NOT get these emails, click on the following link: http://edit.my.yahoo.com/config/eval_profile You will be prompted to log-in, then click on the link labeled Edit your marketing preferences, and select all of the options to No. This is not a hoax - view the link and see for yourself. mumblemumble If you want proof and don't trust the above link, type in www.yahoo.com into your browser so you know you're visiting Yahoo. Then click on the purple round My button on the top with the text Personalize under it. This will take you to my.yahoo.com Now on the top of the page is a link labeled Account Info. Click on it. You will be prompted for your password. Enter it and click on the continue button. Now click on the link labeled Edit your marketing preferences. -- If you don't remember your password, here is the help page: http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/edit/edit-20.html No one but you and Yahoo know your password. The ListMom cannot help you with your preferences. -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer It must be bunnies! Opinions for hire [POQ] [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord
Re: Folders that won't die Spam from Hell
At 12:49 +0800 8/4/02, Shay Telfer wrote: Any clues on how to remove folders that won't be trashed. The folders came from a Windows formatted Zip 100 disk. They were copied onto a G4, OS 9.04. When I try to trash the offending folders they refuse to die. Option - trash doesn't work and they are not locked. If I try to cut them and paste back onto the original windows formatted Zip disk they just copy and refuse to budge from the G4 hard drive. One issue I had was that I ended up with two '..' directories in a folder and there is no way to delete the second one. Rebooting into Classic shows the directory (with name ..) and you can then trash it easily. Perhaps that is your problem as well? There have been recent reports that YahooGroups has changed everyone's marketing preferences. However I can't actually confirm that that's the case, because I haven't been able to find the pages the instructions talk about on my account. Although a few people report they have been able to (I think it might be a difference between Yahoo and Yahoo AustraliaNZ). Instructions for checking your marketing preferences are below. Yes, the Australian accounts do not have the same preferences and managed to escape this gross vandalism by Yahoo. If you have a non-Australian account then this preference may well be causing some problems. Peter. -- http://www.interarchy.com/ ftp://ftp.interarchy.com/interarchy.hqx
recent folders solved. + others
Many thanks to those who responded to my recent folders question. I had Default folder lying around on my old 4GBhard disk before I upgraded to my new 27 GB one, so as suggested I installed that. You beauty, now have recent folders. I also had Wapp pro 2.5 installed on the old hard disk, upgraded to 3.3 as per the web page, but found it crashed the Finder all the time, so gone back to version 2.5 and seems pretty stable now. I am using OS 8.6. I've found this Wapp pro my main tool of moving around to various files and folders. Thanks to those who suggested it some time ago. Gary Dorn Permaculture architect North Perth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: recent folders
on 15/10/01 4:22 PM, Matt Huitson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] exclaimed: Hi Gary, BeHierarchic is a shareware control panel (see versiontracker for latest version) which can be used to manage items under the Apple menu. Amongst its list of features is the option to have a recent folders link under the apple menu. As always, be sure and browse the read me file before installing, as from memory I think it requires you to deselect some of the default extensions which normally control the Apple menu appearance. Howdy, I am usin Os 8.6 We have recent items, recent applications and recent servers. I need a recent folder one, Is there one in there/ out there somewhere that some one knows about. Please let me know. Also check out Default Folder (also available through Versiontracker, naturally). It has more features to do with folders than you'll need, and should have been built into MacOS years ago. It's an indispensable install, IMHO, and widely regarded as one of the most bug-free utilities out there. -- Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
Re: recent folders
here here! (at the risk of sounding all political-like) Also check out Default Folder (also available through Versiontracker, naturally). It has more features to do with folders than you'll need, and should have been built into MacOS years ago. It's an indispensable install, IMHO, and widely regarded as one of the most bug-free utilities out there.
recent folders
Howdy, I am usin Os 8.6 We have recent items, recent applications and recent servers. I need a recent folder one, Is there one in there/ out there somewhere that some one knows about. Please let me know.
Re: recent folders
Hi Gary, BeHierarchic is a shareware control panel (see versiontracker for latest version) which can be used to manage items under the Apple menu. Amongst its list of features is the option to have a recent folders link under the apple menu. As always, be sure and browse the read me file before installing, as from memory I think it requires you to deselect some of the default extensions which normally control the Apple menu appearance. HTH, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 On Monday, October 15, 2001, at 03:54 PM, gary dorn wrote: Howdy, I am usin Os 8.6 We have recent items, recent applications and recent servers. I need a recent folder one, Is there one in there/ out there somewhere that some one knows about. Please let me know.
