Howdy folks,
So I know there have been many threads about this, and trust me I've been through them all. None of the solutions I have seen have worked so far. Here is the problem.
I was able to install 10.10 on my MacPro1,1 today. I realize this isn't a supported Mac... But I did some hardware modification on it and tweaked the installer to allow it to accept the boardID of my Pro. Regardless, I did a fresh install, wiped the drives, and drag and dropped all my data from a TM backup.
Well, I needed some of the plist files in the library folder on my backup (specifically for iPhoto and iTunes) so I had to "show all hidden files" to get that folder showing since Apple has had that folder hidden for a while now. Well, after doing all the data migration manually, I attempted to re-hide all the system/user folders that should be, but the terminal commands just don't seem to be working!
Let me tell you what I've done to repair the problem:
- used the basic terminal command we all know and love
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE && killall Finder
- I also tried the boolean command
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool FALSE
- I've used various capitals and lowercase of that command to rule out that possibility. I logged in/out several times, rebooted several times.
- Boot to a safe/known-good environment, reset disk permissions and repaired disk
- I created a new "Admin" user, logged into it -- all files are hidden. So it's not a system problem, just a user problem.
- I even replaced my entire Library folder with a fresh library folder from a new user account. Aside from messing with my iCloud/keychain, that didn't help either.
- It should be noted that I can hide and unhide any files/folders that are NOT supposed to be hidden. For example, I have a PDF on my desktop which is by default not hidden. I am able to use the chflags command to hide and then unhide the file. The chflags/ShowAllFiles commands do not work for files which are, by default, SUPPOSED to be hidden.
I am completely stumped. I am ready to use the "chflags hidden" terminal command to hide each file manually. But I feel like that is a bandaid over a bullet hole.
Any suggestions on how to re-hide all my hidden files? I'm starting to feel like this is a consequence of me forcing my older Pro to run Yosemite haha...
Thanks in advance!
So I know there have been many threads about this, and trust me I've been through them all. None of the solutions I have seen have worked so far. Here is the problem.
I was able to install 10.10 on my MacPro1,1 today. I realize this isn't a supported Mac... But I did some hardware modification on it and tweaked the installer to allow it to accept the boardID of my Pro. Regardless, I did a fresh install, wiped the drives, and drag and dropped all my data from a TM backup.
Well, I needed some of the plist files in the library folder on my backup (specifically for iPhoto and iTunes) so I had to "show all hidden files" to get that folder showing since Apple has had that folder hidden for a while now. Well, after doing all the data migration manually, I attempted to re-hide all the system/user folders that should be, but the terminal commands just don't seem to be working!
Let me tell you what I've done to repair the problem:
- used the basic terminal command we all know and love
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE && killall Finder
- I also tried the boolean command
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool FALSE
- I've used various capitals and lowercase of that command to rule out that possibility. I logged in/out several times, rebooted several times.
- Boot to a safe/known-good environment, reset disk permissions and repaired disk
- I created a new "Admin" user, logged into it -- all files are hidden. So it's not a system problem, just a user problem.
- I even replaced my entire Library folder with a fresh library folder from a new user account. Aside from messing with my iCloud/keychain, that didn't help either.
- It should be noted that I can hide and unhide any files/folders that are NOT supposed to be hidden. For example, I have a PDF on my desktop which is by default not hidden. I am able to use the chflags command to hide and then unhide the file. The chflags/ShowAllFiles commands do not work for files which are, by default, SUPPOSED to be hidden.
I am completely stumped. I am ready to use the "chflags hidden" terminal command to hide each file manually. But I feel like that is a bandaid over a bullet hole.
Any suggestions on how to re-hide all my hidden files? I'm starting to feel like this is a consequence of me forcing my older Pro to run Yosemite haha...
Thanks in advance!
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