Hidden files not showing

[dakotaspurs]

Hi guys,

I need to play a slideshow on my SONY Bravia TV, so I have added all the photos I need on to a USB disc and have selected it to play on the TV, but it's coming up with loads of hidden files.

Here's a pic:

Back in OS X 7.3 (which I have on my Mac), when I use the Terminal commands to show all hidden files, none of these files show up!

These are the commands I have tried:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES

sudo defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder

Does anyone know how I can find these files on the Mac and delete them so that my slideshow will work?

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Bit of an update ... I have just tried TinkerTool as well and this does the same. It shows the .DS hidden file, but none of the image hidden files.

 

[840quadra]

Did you try to relaunch the finder?

You often need to, in order for the settings to take effect for that application.

 

[dakotaspurs]

Yes I have relaunched the Finder each time I tried, that's how the .DS files became visible, but it does not show the invisible image files that come up on the TV.

 

[GGJstudios]

To show hidden files in Finder, enter the following two commands into a Terminal window (press enter after each line):

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder​

To hide hidden files in Finder, enter the following two commands into a Terminal window (press enter after each line):

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
killall Finder​

To locate hidden files without using Terminal commands, perform a search in Finder, then add to the search criteria like this:

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[dakotaspurs]

Thanks GGJ,

But they are not working either, none of those files are appearing.

I have found a work around.

I imported the photos in to iPhoto, then exported them again directly to a folder on the USB disc I am using. This new folder doesn't have any of the hidden files showing that the original folder did and the slideshow works fine.

Very strange.