Terminal command messed up my computer HELP ME!!!
I Used a terminal command to show hidden files, and I don't know how to Reverse it. HELP!!!
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. defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
Shows hidden files in the finder. Replace TRUE with FALSE to hide hidden files again.
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(Win XP SP2 & above) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES/Command Prompt
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Computer not obeying terminal commands
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1.dragging and dropping the icon for the CD into your trashcan
2. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the left mouse button until the disc ejects.
3. Press the Eject button on your keyboard.
4. Click on the Eject button in the menubar.
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/usr/bin/drutil eject
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Help, i made a terminal command and i don't know how to undo it.
i found my long lost folder of terminal commands.. and i forgot what this one did, so i clicked it (i made the commands into a "unix executable file").. and all my files on my desktop are now hidden.. the only way to find them is to type in the file name into finder.
the command i typed in was
while (true) do
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done
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edit: i know this command cant destroy my system because it wasn't a sudo, but still, i had all my class work on my laptop and now it's all invisibleHi, try this...
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i just accidently copy a command to terminal to order make a bootable USB for Mavericks, what the command for the default view folder on terminal?
just too annoying looking ds_store file visible in my all folderNeil's script will work so long as you didn't use the key "True" (a synonym for "1") in the original command to turn on hidden files. To turn Finder back to normal, copy and paste this entire line into Terminal:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 0; killall Finder
Press 'return' to enter it.
I have a free, one-click app for toggling hidden files on and off that you can download and keep in your Dock if remembering Terminal commands is too boring. .
You can download "Reveal.app" from here:
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OK, So I couldn't figure out why I was no longer getting Growl notifications with mail.app and GrowlMail after I upgraded to 10.5. Turns out it has something to do with the bundle version it is running. I ran the following 2 terminal commands found here : http://www.davidroessli.com/logs/2007/01/gettinggrowlmail_towork/
they were:
defaults write com.apple.mail EnableBundles 1
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Hi, I have no idea how to use terminal so I need code I can copy and paste. I am running iFreeMem and its crashed. These type of apps do not show up in the force quit box so I have no idea how to force quit it. My only idea was Terminal but I don't know how to do it.
Can someone please help? Has this ever happened to anyone? I just read some articles that made me decide to trash the app altogether, but I need to get it closed first. :o)
I have to many things going on to shut the computer down at the moment and the iFreeMem screen is in the way of everything (floats on top). Thanks in advance!You must know either the correct case sensitive name of the application, such as iFreeMem. If you do then the Terminal command is:
killall iFreeMem
Press RETURN.
However, even though iFreeMem is an application it may fork a process with a different identifier. If so the above command will fail. In this case you need to find the PID - Process IDentifier. In the Terminal enter, top, and press RETURN. If the process is in the listing then you get the PID from the lefthand column. Use the same killall command but with the PID instead of the application name.
If you cannot find a PID, then you need to restart the computer. If the application runs automatically then you need to uninstall its components. See the following:
Uninstalling Software: The Basics
Most OS X applications are completely self-contained "packages" that can be uninstalled by simply dragging the application to the Trash. Applications may create preference files that are stored in the /Home/Library/Preferences/ folder. Although they do nothing once you delete the associated application, they do take up some disk space. If you want you can look for them in the above location and delete them, too.
Some applications may install an uninstaller program that can be used to remove the application. In some cases the uninstaller may be part of the application's installer, and is invoked by clicking on a Customize button that will appear during the install process.
Some applications may install components in the /Home/Library/Applications Support/ folder. You can also check there to see if the application has created a folder. You can also delete the folder that's in the Applications Support folder. Again, they don't do anything but take up disk space once the application is trashed.
Some applications may install a startupitem or a Log In item. Startupitems are usually installed in the /Library/StartupItems/ folder and less often in the /Home/Library/StartupItems/ folder. Log In Items are set in the Accounts preferences. Open System Preferences, click on the Accounts icon, then click on the LogIn Items tab. Locate the item in the list for the application you want to remove and click on the "-" button to delete it from the list.
Some software use startup daemons or agents that are a new feature of the OS. Look for them in /Library/LaunchAgents/ and /Library/LaunchDaemons/ or in /Home/Library/LaunchAgents/.
If an application installs any other files the best way to track them down is to do a Finder search using the application name or the developer name as the search term. Unfortunately Spotlight will not look in certain folders by default. You can modify Spotlight's behavior or use a third-party search utility, Easy Find, instead. Download Easy Find at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.
Some applications install a receipt in the /Library/Receipts/ folder. Usually with the same name as the program or the developer. The item generally has a ".pkg" extension. Be sure you also delete this item as some programs use it to determine if it's already installed.
There are also several shareware utilities that can uninstall applications:
AppZapper
Automaton
Hazel
CleanApp
Yank
SuperPop
Uninstaller
Spring Cleaning
Look for them at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.
For more information visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on removing software.
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