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Re: How can I control invisible files
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Re: How can I control invisible files


  • Subject: Re: How can I control invisible files
  • From: Christopher Nebel <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:40:45 -0800

On Nov 2, 2012, at 4:28 PM, Robert Poland <email@hidden> wrote:

> I just discovered that when scripting Finder windows (size, location, etc.), if they misbehave, deleting the .DS_Store file helps.
>
> Only problem is that, apparently, the invisibles must be visible to delete them.
>
> Question; Is there a way to detect and control the Hide/Show Invisibles.
>
> if controlKeyDown then -- delete file ".DS_Store
> 	delete file ".DS_Store"
> end if

Finder will happily let you deal with invisible items, but only if you refer to them as "items":

	tell app "Finder" to delete item ".DS_Store" of home

To get Finder to show you everything, including invisible files:

	defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool YES ; killall Finder


--Chris Nebel
AppleScript Engineering


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