On or near 3/1/01 1:09 PM, Jan Martel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed:
> "Allen Watson" wrote:
>
>> Well, there's an easier and cheaper way (since FB has gone to $39.95
>> shareware, which to me puts it beyond shareware; though I guess you can
>> still download and use it without paying!). Don't need a script, either.
>>
>> I found that in Sherlock's advanced options that you get to by clicking on
>> Edit, you can search for invisible files and folders (first item under
>> Advanced Options). Once you find the invisible files, you can delete them by
>> selecting "Move to Trash" from the file menu. At least I think you can; I
>> didn't have anything I really wanted to delete. Make sure you delete ONLY
>> the things in the Volume Settings folder.
>
> The problem with that is there's no way to figure out which items in an
> invisible folder you want to delete. Note that the *items* aren't invisible,
> just the folder, so a search for "invisible" items gets only the folder, not
> the items in it.
Hm. That is a difficulty, isn't it? So I guess File Buddy is the way to go!
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