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OS X 10.9.3 Bug Hides '/Users' Folder for Some Users [Updated]
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I was testing the beta versions. And, like many of the people who can provide useful feedback, I display hidden files by default. For all I know, it's been like that for the last five years. I was focused on things like instability, hung processes, excessive CPU or RAM usage, network protocol problems, etc.
If you think that you can do a better job of beta testing -- maybe provide some feedback from an average Joe -- then sign up for the next round of beta testing.
I've never seen a performance issue with Mavericks that was worst than Mountain Lion. In general it has performed much better on my old hardware.
That is an interesting bug, if it is a bug. Go to fail strikes me as an intentional plant by the NSA.
now this. Glad I stayed at Mountain Lion
I'd consider you to be a bit foolish because Mavericks is better in just about every way.
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This is probably why nobody at Apple nor the beta testers even noticed.
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Learn to use the command line, it is far better than being ignorant or at the mercy of utility writers.
Heh. I think...
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As you've probably seen, the finger is pointing at iTunes rather than 10.9.3.
FOUND THE SOLUTION...it was actually update problem...just
Reinstall...go to cmd and r when restart...and reinstall...and it will install all the require items..and boom...i just toggled the command in terminals..and restarted...and there u go...
of course i think someone mentioned this before.
Reinstall...go to cmd and r when restart...and reinstall...and it will install all the require items..and boom...i just toggled the command in terminals..and restarted...and there u go...
of course i think someone mentioned this before.
Really Simple Access without terminal!
Just like accessing the hidden Library folder, you can press the option key then select the Go menu on the menu bar, select Library. From there you can easily navigate backwards to the entire Users folder. Easiest if you have Show Path Bar enabled so that the bottom of the windows has a clickable hierarchy.
No terminal commands or scripts. Fast and easy.
Just like accessing the hidden Library folder, you can press the option key then select the Go menu on the menu bar, select Library. From there you can easily navigate backwards to the entire Users folder. Easiest if you have Show Path Bar enabled so that the bottom of the windows has a clickable hierarchy.
No terminal commands or scripts. Fast and easy.
The bigger question is why would these people even need to access /Users directly? If they can't figure out how to up hide a directory then why would they be mucking around with things at this level?
This is a good idea as long as the person signing up understands what beta testing means. It is pretty clear from some of the comments here that people don't have a clue as to the underpinnings of the Mac Operating system.
I understand that this is a bug from all appearance but really folks nothing to get so worked up over. The strangest thing is the settings being reapplied after boot up which is admittedly strange but I would expect Apple to fix this in short order.
Easy Access
Just like accessing the hidden Library folder, you can press the option key then select the Go menu on the menu bar, select Library. From there you can easily navigate backwards to the entire Users folder. Easiest if you have Show Path Bar enabled so that the bottom of the windows has a clickable hierarchy.
You can also drag the Users folder to your Favorites list in the sidebar to once you see it.
No terminal commands or scripts. Fast and easy
Just like accessing the hidden Library folder, you can press the option key then select the Go menu on the menu bar, select Library. From there you can easily navigate backwards to the entire Users folder. Easiest if you have Show Path Bar enabled so that the bottom of the windows has a clickable hierarchy.
You can also drag the Users folder to your Favorites list in the sidebar to once you see it.
No terminal commands or scripts. Fast and easy
I'm thinking you're the only user of your computer.
I wish to put something in another user's Drop Box.
I wish to open content that's kept in the Shared folder, which is common to all four accounts.
I suspect (hope) some utility developer such as Onyx, Cocktail, TinkerTool, MacPilot, etc., will soon have a setting/preference to (re)enable the showing of one's Users Folder (to include the proper Permissions so that it is available after restart). Or, perhaps a small freeware app/script...
Or is that just wishful thinking?
Or is that just wishful thinking?
You well may be more awesome than me. Just tell me what it is you actually do with that HD icon sitting on your desktop.
Maybe it's something awesome.
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Hell… You can just right click on any icon that's at the top of any open finder window and navigate hierarchically back all the way to Hard Drive. Simple pimple.
iTunes 11 is the culprit
Dave Hamilton -- wrote this up
"Most but not all folks who upgraded to 10.9.3 yesterday immediately began noticing that their /Users folders had disppeared. Those who looked also found that their /Users/Shared folders had disappeared.
Never fear, we published a few tricks to unhide those folders.
We became curious when more and more people began reporting that their folders hadn't disappeared, so we set about doing some isolation testing. After all, OS X 10.9.3 wasn't the only update Apple released yesterday. iTunes 11.2 made its public debut, as well.
Turns out that hidden /Users folder has nothing to do with OS X 10.9.3. Your /Users and /Users/Shared folders will be hidden by OS X upon every reboot of your Mac if you have updated to iTunes 11.2 and have Find My Mac enabled.
This hiding of the /Users folder happens at reboot, so it's possible to still see it even after updating iTunes with Find My Mac enabled. Once you reboot it will disappear. Even if you use our trick above it will still disappear after you restart your Mac.
Once it's hidden it will stay hidden, though, even if you disable Find My Mac and then reboot. However, if you disable Find My Mac and run our Terminal command in the aforementioned article, the folder will stay visible.
One of our readers indicated that Apple said this is intentional. If it were in 10.9.3 I would believe it. But seeing as how it's related to the iTunes update, I'm not sure. We'll reach out to Apple and let you know if we hear anything official."
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/arti...itunes-11.2-and-find-my-mac-combination-not-1
Dave Hamilton -- wrote this up
"Most but not all folks who upgraded to 10.9.3 yesterday immediately began noticing that their /Users folders had disppeared. Those who looked also found that their /Users/Shared folders had disappeared.
Never fear, we published a few tricks to unhide those folders.
We became curious when more and more people began reporting that their folders hadn't disappeared, so we set about doing some isolation testing. After all, OS X 10.9.3 wasn't the only update Apple released yesterday. iTunes 11.2 made its public debut, as well.
Turns out that hidden /Users folder has nothing to do with OS X 10.9.3. Your /Users and /Users/Shared folders will be hidden by OS X upon every reboot of your Mac if you have updated to iTunes 11.2 and have Find My Mac enabled.
This hiding of the /Users folder happens at reboot, so it's possible to still see it even after updating iTunes with Find My Mac enabled. Once you reboot it will disappear. Even if you use our trick above it will still disappear after you restart your Mac.
Once it's hidden it will stay hidden, though, even if you disable Find My Mac and then reboot. However, if you disable Find My Mac and run our Terminal command in the aforementioned article, the folder will stay visible.
One of our readers indicated that Apple said this is intentional. If it were in 10.9.3 I would believe it. But seeing as how it's related to the iTunes update, I'm not sure. We'll reach out to Apple and let you know if we hear anything official."
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/arti...itunes-11.2-and-find-my-mac-combination-not-1
Why not put /Users in the sidebar if you miss it?
While not convenient for most users, it is very easy to navigate to /Users via the terminal:
# open /Users
While not much of a short-cut you can also make an alias for this:
# alias users="open /Users"
# users
THE NICE WORKAROUND
Once you have /Users open in the Finder, just drag /Users to your Finder sidebar. It stays in the sidebar after a reboot in my testing. While it is nice to actually be able to see /Users when you navigate to your disk, it is even easier to get to in the sidebar than before.
While not convenient for most users, it is very easy to navigate to /Users via the terminal:
# open /Users
While not much of a short-cut you can also make an alias for this:
# alias users="open /Users"
# users
THE NICE WORKAROUND
Once you have /Users open in the Finder, just drag /Users to your Finder sidebar. It stays in the sidebar after a reboot in my testing. While it is nice to actually be able to see /Users when you navigate to your disk, it is even easier to get to in the sidebar than before.
that article is stupid...i just FIXED my issue by REINSTALLING...from cmd R during reboot...so what is he talking about?
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is it hard to reinstall and permanently fix it?
Well that is fine but when you are using other applications that start from the root partition and walks the directory.. the /Users directory is hidden. So when you are working with apps like Lightroom that supports the @ attribute the folder is not available and requires the workaround a boot time or you are out of luck
Best answer was remove the hidden attrib chflags no hidden /Users and then remove the findmymac option.. all fixed for now
My long-standing record
I have, in fact, been watching these horrible problems that parade around for decades now. I have never been affected. I checked. My users folder is still there. This is like one of dozens of stories about things that afflict people but not me. I'm not saying the criticism isn't right, I have no idea. But it's still true that I don't seem to have any of the popular problems that the rumor press talk about. I need help with my home network, though.
I have, in fact, been watching these horrible problems that parade around for decades now. I have never been affected. I checked. My users folder is still there. This is like one of dozens of stories about things that afflict people but not me. I'm not saying the criticism isn't right, I have no idea. But it's still true that I don't seem to have any of the popular problems that the rumor press talk about. I need help with my home network, though.
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This doesn't appear to be correct either; I just installed 10.9.3 - and nothing else - and Users disappeared.
Edit: See my next post for some more detail and a possible explanation.
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This might be OK for a desktop unit, but on my laptop I really would like to keep Find My Mac turned on.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the latest iTunes update be included with the 10.9.3 update, especially if installed via the combo installer?
iTunes is listed separately under Updates in the App Store so as far as I know, it doesn't get installed alongside 10.9.3. However, in any case, I should clarify my earlier statement.
I'd already installed iTunes 11.2; I installed that yesterday and my Users folder didn't disappear. Today I installed 10.9.3, and Users vanished. The Mac Observer article states that the issue "has nothing to do with OS X 10.9.3" which therefore must be incorrect.
Edit: I just realised that I didn't reboot after installing 11.2. That may be the missing link; it would make sense since the folder re-vanishes after a reboot.
I suspect it may be a software clash, at least in part, with Adobe. Do they need to exist in all folders? Can you run them as a limited user? What are the privileges that come with that? Is that a good idea?
Actual devs who are up to date with the latest security thinking at Apple -- pretty impressive -- and the wretched recent record of Adobe in this regard, are asked to comment knowledgeably.
That'll be it, hopefully.Edit: I just realised that I didn't reboot after installing 11.2. That may be the missing link