Is there a way to hide certain files?

[rick snagwell]

im on lion...i know how to make it so all hidden file show/hide via terminal.

is there any software/tweak that i can right click a file, and have an option to hide just that one?

thanks

 

[Intell]

You could make an Automator workflow that does it and use the Automator sub-contextual menu to trigger it.

 

[rick snagwell]

You could make an Automator workflow that does it and use the Automator sub-contextual menu to trigger it.

Intell, way outta my league with that talk. is there a link you can provide to help me learn this? thanks

 

[Intell]

Copy the attached file to ~/Library/Services/ and unzip it, extract the two services from the Archive folder and place them in the Services folder. Delete the .zip and the Archive folder. Then right click on a folder or file and select "Hide Files-Folders" to hide and "Unhide Files-Folders" to unhide them. You may have to make the Services folder and restart Finder. Note: This will only work in Snow Leopard and Lion.

 

[rick snagwell]

Copy the attached file to ~/Library/Services/ and unzip it, extract the two services from the Archive folder and place them in the Services folder. Delete the .zip and the Archive folder. Then right click on a folder or file and select "Hide Files-Folders" to hide and "Unhide Files-Folders" to unhide them. You may have to make the Services folder and restart Finder. Note: This will only work in Snow Leopard and Lion.

works awesome. thanks for your time and help.

how do i change the text in the right click menu?

 

[Intell]

Right click the service you wish to rename, select Show Package Contents, open the Contents folder, open the Info.plist with Text Edit, change the "Hide Files-Folders" to what ever you want, Save.

 

[rick snagwell]

thanks.

where do i begin to learn this stuff...not coding so much. but ways to tweak my osx?

 

[Intell]

Ummm... Not sure. Not sure how I even learned what I know. Google is helpful. MacWorld magazine was/is helpful. Some of the more power user stuff I picked up from other people and Apple tech classes. A good start for some simpler things would be http://hints.macworld.com/. Remember, above all else, you are no longer on a Windows machine. Go exploring within your Mac's system. Just don't delete anything or change anything without first backing up.