Transparent folder

As you can see, my library folder is transparent. I can accesss it from users/name/library, but I can not view it in something that you need to browse for the folder. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Open the AppleScript Editor in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and run the following exactly as written below:
tell application "Finder" to quit
do shell script "chflags nohidden " & quoted form of POSIX path of (choose folder with invisibles)
delay 2
tell application "Finder" to run
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Thus you can keep your received/sent mail from the last few days and access the ones you backed up. For your main inbox & sent folders - I'd move the messages from the import to their correct location.
Given what's happened - before doing this you should back-up the current mail folder and ; in case things go wrong. Then if the worst happens you'll still have everything you need to get Mail working properly without loss of data. Perhaps make more frequent backups for a few days until you're certain the dust has settled.

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So my grandpa cleaned out my old computer since I have a new one now but he did it before I had a chance to move my iTunes library. I just got an iTouch but I cant load any of my music onto it since I don't have my library anymore. My old iPod still has all my music, but I want to get it onto my iTouch. How do I do that when I've lost my library?

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2. Open My Computer.
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ok, its kind of long winded but hopefully this helps:
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Last edited by LeoSolaris (2009-01-29 18:28:15)

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