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Remove windows partition from Desktop
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lexus said:
Choose an new icon.
http://www.interfacelift.com
find an icon and download to your desktop. Open the folder containing the new icons. Select te icon you want vy clicking on it one till its highlighted. Then go into EDIT on top bar and choose copy.
Now click/select on the windows hardrive icon and ctrl+click on it and choose "get info"
when that little window opens you will see the drive's details and a little icon on the top left resembling your drive. Click on this and you will see a blue halo appears around it.
Now simply go back to EDIT and select PASTE
The drive icon will now change to the one you copied. If it doesnt do it straight away, reboot or logout/login and see if its changed.
And how would I go about doing this?TBi said:
I tried using 'mv' in terminal... no dice
Code:
duncan-obryans-computer:~ duncan$ mv /WINDOWS%20HD /.Windows HD
usage: mv [-f | -i | -n] [-v] source target
mv [-f | -i | -n] [-v] source ... directory
Kingsly said:
Bad syntax...Also your location would be wrong, as I am pretty sure all mounts go in /Volumes
Try
mv /Volumes/WINDOWS\ HD /Volumes/.Windows\ HD
Umm...kingjr3 said:
Code:
duncan-obryans-computer:~ duncan$ mv /Volumes/WINDOWS\ HD /Volumes/.Windows\ HD
mv: rename /Volumes/WINDOWS HD to /Volumes/.Windows HD: No such file or directory
duncan-obryans-computer:~ duncan$Kingsly said:
Guess you could try with the %20 in the name...or better yet post the results of
ls -l /Volumes
PS. don't forget that whenever a command gives you trouble, just man <command> in Terminal
Enjoy.kingjr3 said:
Code:
duncan-obryans-computer:~ duncan$ ls -l /Volumes
total 24
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 1 Jun 10 17:08 Macintosh HD -> /
drwxrwxrwx 1 duncan duncan 8192 Jun 10 18:18 Windows HD 1PS, what does man <command> do?
lexus said:
Convert it to an NTFS partition and lose the ability to write files from the Mac side.
Kingsly said:
Your volume name is "Windows HD 1" so you would use that as the first argument for the mv command
mv /Volumes/Windows\ HD\ 1 /Volumes/.Windows\ HD
Renaming it here doesn't seem to rename it in Finder, however. Looks like the diskutil command will need to be used instead. After using the diskutil command, Logout and Login to see the renamed Volume disappear from your desktop.
As for the man command, just try it
man ls
man mv
man diskutil
man ifconfig
etc...etc...
Now thats enough Terminal help I am going to offer. There are plenty of resources in your local bookstore and online, so I encourage you guys to do some research.
Thanks, I'll try it now.kingjr3 said:
EDIT: Im getting really, really upset at Terminal. I'm probsbly just overlooking something really simple... but its getting on my nerves. I have googled around to no avail. Help me obi-wan, you're my only hope.
First, I followed you're mv command.
Nothing happened, except finder no longer lets me rename the partition.
Logged out and in.
Went into diskutil. Here's what I get:
Code:
duncan-obryans-computer:~ duncan$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
#: type name size identifier
0: GUID_partition_scheme *111.8 GB disk0
1: EFI 200.0 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 103.0 GB disk0s2
3: Microsoft Basic Data WINDOWS HD 8.5 GB disk0s3
/dev/disk1
#: type name size identifier
0: CD_partition_scheme *727.5 MB disk1
1: CD_ROM_Mode_1 BIA_EIB 633.1 MB disk1s0
duncan-obryans-computer:~ duncan$ diskutil rename /volumes/WINDOWS%20HD .Windows%20HD
Disk Utility Tool
Usage: diskutil rename [Mount Point|Disk Identifier|Device Node] newName
Rename a volume (only works for HFS(+) or UFS disks).
Ownership of the specified volume may be required.
Example: diskutil rename /Volumes/SomeDisk SomeNewName
duncan-obryans-computer:~ duncan$Log out and in... Windows HD is still there.
I suppose I could try something like
Code:
diskutil rename /dev/disk0/disk0s3 .Windows%20HDI am a looser.
That won't work. Anything in the /dev folder is really just the OSes window into the hardware, so disk0s3 is just the third partition on disk0, and it doesn't change anything in the way that the UI sees things. It'll see the logical/mounted name which is the one in /Volumes.Kingsly said:
EDIT: Sorry I read "mv" instead of diskutil. Ignore my comment.
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Assuming that your Windows Boot Camp partition is labeled WINDOWS HD, try this:
1. In Mac OS X, open Applications > AppleScript > Script Editor
2. Copy and paste the following into the Script Editor window:
3. Select Save from the File menu.
4. Select Application Bundle as the file format. Make sure that Startup Screen and Stay Open are NOT checked.
5. Save anywhere you want, with any name you want.
6. Open System Preferences.
7. Click on Accounts.
8. Select the Login Items tab.
9. Click the + button.
10. Locate the application you saved from Script Editor.
1. In Mac OS X, open Applications > AppleScript > Script Editor
2. Copy and paste the following into the Script Editor window:
Code:
try
do shell script "/usr/sbin/diskutil unmount /Volumes/WINDOWS\\ HD"
end try4. Select Application Bundle as the file format. Make sure that Startup Screen and Stay Open are NOT checked.
5. Save anywhere you want, with any name you want.
6. Open System Preferences.
7. Click on Accounts.
8. Select the Login Items tab.
9. Click the + button.
10. Locate the application you saved from Script Editor.
Why not just uncheck the hard drive thing, like someone mentioned int he very beginning??
That's what I did. It clears up my desktop and if I ever need to get into the hard drive, I can just click on finder and click the hard drive I need. Same 2 clicks, just with a second in between. Is life that fast paced that you can't wait the extra second?
That's what I did. It clears up my desktop and if I ever need to get into the hard drive, I can just click on finder and click the hard drive I need. Same 2 clicks, just with a second in between. Is life that fast paced that you can't wait the extra second?
For me it has to do with the fact that i need more than one finder window at a time, i can click the finder icon 5 times and im only getting one, so i need my HD on the desktop simply for that purpose.
Leopard addresses this, you can ctrl click on the finder icon and the option for a new windows appears. In 2 months I can uncheck that option.