"Invisible Folder" in iBook

[johnnyxhuynh]

I downloaded some files, and they were supposed to go to my external hard drive. Instead, they are now located somewhere on my actual iBook. The reason I say this is because when I remove the external HD, I can still access the files via a "Recent Files" command. I can't find the folder nor files by using Spotlight either.

 

[johnnyxhuynh]

Turns out, it really was an invisible folder. I used a program that revealed invisible files/folders, and there it was! Thanks anyway.

 

[downingp]

What program did you use to "see" invisible folders. I am having a similar problem. I can "see" the files but they are greyed out and I am not able to select them. I want to be able to delete these invisible files to clean things up a bit.

thanks.

 

[johnnyxhuynh]

What program did you use to "see" invisible folders. I am having a similar problem. I can "see" the files but they are greyed out and I am not able to select them. I want to be able to delete these invisible files to clean things up a bit.

thanks.

Try this.

 

[downingp]

Thanks for the program. That seemed to show the "hidden" files well. However, when I delete the file and delete it from the trash bin, the file reappears.
The file name is: DS_Store

Any idea what this file is or what it is for?

thanks.

 

[johnnyxhuynh]

Thanks for the program. That seemed to show the "hidden" files well. However, when I delete the file and delete it from the trash bin, the file reappears.
The file name is: DS_Store

Any idea what this file is or what it is for?

thanks.

I think it's this program here, but I haven't used it myself just yet. Let me know what you find of it.

 

[maxrobertson]

Thanks for the program. That seemed to show the "hidden" files well. However, when I delete the file and delete it from the trash bin, the file reappears.
The file name is: DS_Store

Any idea what this file is or what it is for?

thanks.

Finder uses this to store window position data (like how big it is, the icon type) for every folder.

 

[downingp]

Is it a file I should keep then and not worry about it?