Apparently the problem is caused by some sort of issue with the .DS_Store file. Removing the .DS_Store file (only possible from the Terminal) lets the files eventually appear in Finder.
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When transferring directories between my Linux desktop and Mac OS X Laptop as tar.gz archives, I often run into the problem that the unpacked files on the OS X system won't show up in the Finder -- not even when I restart the Finder (this happens at least on 10.3).
Apparently the problem is caused by some sort of issue with the .DS_Store file. Removing the .DS_Store file (only possible from the Terminal) lets the files eventually appear in Finder.
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Let Finder redisplay seemingly-vanished files
I think this was fixed in Tiger, but as I have only Leopard, I can't confirm this...
Let Finder redisplay seemingly-vanished files
Not sure one way or another about the Linux/ OS X migration thing - but...
Let Finder redisplay seemingly-vanished files
NOTE TO ROB -
Let Finder redisplay seemingly-vanished files
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE |
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