At 11:31 AM -0500 4/27/02, Bill Judson wrote: >There is an invisible file on the root of every file-shared volume called >AppleShare PDS. Also in the Preferences folder of the System Folder there is >a folder called File Sharing that contains files relating to this stuff. >Perhaps they have become corrupt? One needs a utility (like ResEdit, for >example) that can see invisible files to excise them. (Word to the wise: I >suspect it's not a good idea to try to remove them while the volume is being >shared....)
You can make the AppleShare PDS file invisible and put it in the trash but you won't be able to empty the trash of it until you restart FileSharing (which can be done by restarting the computer). Until then FileSharing will happily use the AppleShare PDS file in the trash. Note that the AppleShare PDS file maintains the Owner, User/Group and Guest settings for each folder so if you trash this file then assigned privileges will be lost. > >> >File sharing seems to take *forever* to start up on it. >> >> Bruce, I don't have a lot of experience with either OS8.6 nor the >> Performa 6214. However, I have noticed over the years that starting up >> file sharing seems to take longer and longer as time goes on, but if I >> reformat and restore all the files, file sharing seems to start up much >> more quickly. That seems to eliminate the number of files as the only or >> main culprit, and suggests that the volume directories may get "gunked >> up" over the course of time since the main effect of a reformat/restore >> is to rebuild the directories. I have noticed also that rebuilding the > > desktop seems to have no effect on this. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
