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  1. Gravydog316

    Unarchived Items

    Can I delete all these folders?? Desktop.gz & Unarchived items? should I report this in Feedback? What's the deal with all these folders in my Home Folder??
  2. Gravydog316

    changing/fixing file & folder creation dates

    Hi does anyone know if there's a way to fix broken file & folder creation dates? & also, how do I get folders to show the sizes, since it only works sometimes?
  3. M

    iOS BUG or Malware?

    ## iOS BUG or Malware? * Duplicate Hidden Folders * Duplicate Legacy Locations * Duplicate but different Shelf Thumbnails It’s almost as if the iPad has a cloned partition on it .. a hidden sandbox app .. possibly malware .. accessed through the Files app using legacy API’s .. it could explain...
  4. sregreb

    Notes widget wont display folder contents

    I have this weird problem with the Notes widget. Same problem on IPhone and IPad, latest OS on both. The widget will not display contents of any folder (Notes, Quick Notes, or any folder I create). If I have the Widget display an individual note, that works. But not a folder. I also have...
  5. YoShLK

    I can't cut and paste files or Folders

    So I switched macOS (Big Sur - MacBook Air M1) after being a Windows Fan since MS-DOS - I am happy with the decision except for a small issue. Unlike in Windows I cannot cut and paste files (move). Has anyone got a solution for this?
  6. kwetal

    Music app in Big Sur - cuts off start of songs, won't recognize anything in folders

    Since upgrading to Big Sur the Music app has started cutting off the first few seconds of songs -- on the computer and also on the iOS devices it syncs to. I've tried all fresh downloads, I've tried a new library, I've tried a new user. (I do NOT have "Crossfade" enabled.) I am wondering if...
  7. robertcoogan

    Renaming files sequentially with Automator

    I need to rename files sequentially in a series of folders. So each group of files within each individual folder should read... [folder a] FILE_01 FILE_02 FILE_03 ...and so on. Automator does a great job as long as I add the contents of each folder one at a time. I would like to add all of the...
  8. blizzforte

    iPad Pro Copy folder structures with media from PC

    I want to use my iPad Pro for offline Media and I would like to be able to copy folders with videos, music and photos with folders and sub folders from a Windows PC. On Android that’s no problem it’s simply drag and drop but how does it work with an iPad? Example of a folder I want to copy and...
  9. VelcroFace

    Redundant folder list in Mail

    Each of my four e-mail accounts has its own subfolder under Sent, Junk, Trash, Archive, and Drafts (now labeled All Sent, All Junk, All Trash, All Archive, and All Drafts in Big Sur). Prior to upgrading, each account would then list any additional folders under that account’s heading below...
  10. blackxacto

    What changed my folder of saved icons into generic exec icons?

    Does anyone know why a folder of saved icons changed to a generic execu icons? What is changing all these icons I have collected for years to the terminal screen looking execu icon?
  11. blizzforte

    How to move folders from PC to iPad Pro without Wifi?

    I would like to transfer folder with files inside of them without using Wifi, just USB-C. I tried iTunes, but there it only moves files from single folders to the Photos app. You can't make folder structures and the process is very, very slow, compared to normal moving from let's say a HDD to...
  12. Z

    how does timeMachine work?

    The folders that the Time Machine backup creates, consists of folders named with the dates that the backup is created. What are the differences between those folders? Are they the same plus the extra files that have been added? I mean, if i copy/paste (do it manually) the last folder of the...
  13. AveryWrubleski

    WEIRD TOPIC - Finder Folder Sorting Issue

    Hey Everyone, I have a bazar question I would like to ask pertaining to folder organization problems, which effects my OCD. For well over a year now, some of my folders appear to be out of order and randomly positioned. This happpens in certain sections of my external hard drives file path...
  14. supergaia

    looking for a backup files and folders program

    Hi i 'm looking for a backup program ,that let me backup folders (selected by me) and singles files i don't want to use timemachine just because i want to backup some files inside the library folder (30GB) , the files i want to backup are around 1MB i would like to keep my backup updated is...
  15. urbanforces

    bulk naming of files after folders?

    hello. any decent app - free or not - that can add the name of the folder files are in. i have lots of photo and video files that are all named IMG, MAH, DSC etc depending on what i used to take them and have them in folders named for specific projects or subjects i'm working on. is there an app...
  16. T

    Thumbnails in my Photo Albums do not show up even after i rebuilt the library. what am i doing wrong

    I have had some problems recently with the Albums in my Photos Library not showing up....I have tried everything that I can think of. I have tried rebuilding my Photos Library several times, it would recreate the thumbnails (I believe it did it correctly) but the Albums that I have created show...
  17. Franab

    iPad Pro Why no search function from email and apps when trying to upload photos

    I am wondering why there is no search function for the Photo folders( Probably have more than 50 folders) in various apps where I want to add photos to Pages documents or Instagram.,or when I want to attach a photo to an email etc. As far as I can tell I am forced to scroll and guess where...
  18. Nateamus84

    parent folder

    I had to search for a video file that I need in a editing project. How can I find what the parent folder is?
  19. M

    iMac (and MacBook) automatically jutting to parent folder

    Hi. I sincerely apologize if this is in the wrong category, I'm at my wits end here. As a designer I do a lot of saving and exporting into many folders. About a year ago I started noticing that when my save/export box pops up, it often automatically redirects me all the way back to the original...
  20. Z

    Unlocking/sharing multiple files & folders

    All of the folders on my ext drive are locked and not able to be shared on the corp network. How can I unlock all those files and folders at once in order to make them accessible for all users on my network?