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Whats all this CRAP on my new MBP?

Fazzl

Fazzl

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In the Macintosh HD on my old MBP it has like 5 folders in here but my new MBP has so many more.

My last one had: Library, Applications, Developer, etc, but not all the ones shown in the pic.

Any ideas? And are they safe to delete?

 
NO they are NOT safe to delete. Those are supposed to be hidden. I'm not sure why they are not, but a reinstall would fix the problem.
 
type this into terminal. this will hide the files/folders that are supposed to be hidden
Code: 
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE


killall Finder
 
You must have used one of the 'enable hidden system preferences' applications (like Mac Pilot) and clicked the "show hidden system files".

Don't delete those files, they are the core of your system.

Btw, you don't have to reinstall to get them hidden again. Just find one of those problems to change it back.
 
lol tried deleting one actually but it wouldnt delete so thats good.

i tried running that code in terminal and nothing happened..maybe im not doing it correctly?
 
make sure you enter it as two commands. so enter this
Code: 
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE

hit enter

then type this
Code: 
killall Finder
finder should quit, then you can relaunch it from the dock
 
macbookairman said:
make sure you enter it as two commands. so enter this
Code: 
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE

hit enter

then type this
Code: 
killall Finder
finder should quit, then you can relaunch it from the dock
Click to expand...

yup did just that but files are still there...
 
NP3 said:
You must have used one of the 'enable hidden system preferences' applications (like Mac Pilot) and clicked the "show hidden system files".
Click to expand...

No, it's an intermittent bug that I've run into myself. There's an Apple knowledge base article about it, that I can't find right now.

Edit: Here. The quickest way to fix it is to insert the Leopard DVD and do this from Terminal:

cd /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Install\ DVD/
cd System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg/Contents/Resources/
sudo ./SetHidden / hidden_MacOS9
 
hmm when i got this mac, i got my own 500gb hdd to install and i installed a clean copy of leopard and restored from my time machine backup so maybe thats why there are here.

also, i tried installing windows 7 on bootcamp a few days ago and it wouldn't let me partition, an error came up saying to reinstall the OS. in the step where you choose the partition size i also couldnt adjust it and each partition showed up as like 2000000000 gb so i dont know whats going on.

i have used about 450gb out of 500gb on my mac so i hate to reinstall itl take so long to transfer everything
 
Nermal said:
No, it's an intermittent bug that I've run into myself. There's an Apple knowledge base article about it, that I can't find right now.

Edit: Here. The quickest way to fix it is to insert the Leopard DVD and do this from Terminal:

cd /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Install\ DVD/
cd System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg/Contents/Resources/
sudo ./SetHidden / hidden_MacOS9
Click to expand...

I was wondering how this could happen, that explains it.

/curiosity
 
aight so i followed those directions and this is what i have now..better?

 
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