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Create hidden yet easy-to-access folders
From macnn forums (not my post): Making arbitrary directories invisible is handy. (For example, I don't need to be seeing Microsoft User Data in my Documents folder.) /Developer/Tools/SetFile -a V filename will make filename invisible, and /Developer/Tools/SetFile -a v filename will make filename visible again. You have to restart the Finder after making an invisible file visible.
Microsoft User Data
After hiding ~/Documents/Microsoft User Data, I symlinked it to ~/Library/Application Support ( <rant>
escape spaces
oops, lost my slashes somewhere
escape spaces
no, they're getting lost in submit when using HTML and the code tag (they show up in preview)
Create hidden yet easy-to-access folders
If you put the "Microsoft User Data" folder in your ~/Library/Preferences folder, then it will work just fine. This is because Microsoft's apps look there for the folder as well as looking in your ~/Documents
Create hidden yet easy-to-access folders
The new MSN messenger puts this directory back. |
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