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Create a fully functional Volumes folder in 10.3's dock
Authored by: rhowell on Oct 01, '04 03:23:44PM
Folks,

Please confirm that all of your "simpler" methods will allow you to browse into the mounted volumes from the dock menus. I don't believe you can. The original hint allows you to do this.

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Create a fully functional Volumes folder in 10.3's dock
Authored by: acalado on Oct 01, '04 04:03:05PM

Confirmed. Mac OS X v10.3.5
1. CMD+SHIFT+G - go to /Volumes
2. CMD+OPT drag the "/Volumes" folder anywhere you want (I put it in my "~/Library/Favorites" folder.
3. Give it a custom icon.
4. Drag it to the dock.
5. Navigate.

Did the same with the /Network folder to duplicate the functionality of the original hint.

Can we get confirmations from people running earlier versions of 10.3 and 10.2? Post here.

Andy



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Create a fully functional Volumes folder in 10.3's dock
Authored by: Graff on Oct 01, '04 05:05:00PM

That method half works under 10.3.5 for me.

I get a menu with all mounted volumes but the removable volumes are not hierarchal. They do appear and disappear as they are mounted and unmounted.



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Create a fully functional Volumes folder in 10.3's dock
Authored by: Barney-15 on Oct 02, '04 08:54:59AM

I have 10.3.5 and cannot make the items navigable. They are dynamic, but no ability to get within the folders of the removable items (cds, ext FW HD).

Jim

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Jim



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CORRECTION: Create a fully functional Volumes folder in 10.3's dock
Authored by: acalado on Oct 02, '04 11:42:06AM

CORRECTION: Only the boot volume is navigable. I tried putting an alias of /Volumes on my Dock on my Powerbook and the boot volume is navigable, but when I got home and plugged my iPod in, it was not Navigable. Thought it was only removable drives that didn't work, but tried it on my PowerMac G4 which has 3 internal hard drives and only the boot drive is navigable.

So there you have it. Guess the posted hint has value after all.

Andy



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