4/03/2012

[macsupport] Digest Number 8829

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1a.

Re: I seem to have committed Mac/Computer hair Kari [SP?]

Posted by: "Don" y-groups.96705@hawaiiantel.net   don.96705

Mon Apr 2, 2012 5:56 pm (PDT)



Dan:

Great answer for working on the desktop or a single folder. I have no problems with a single folder.

I've imported lots of stuff from the Windoz days. Seems to come in with random Icon & text size and show icon info settings.

I have not been able to find how to set View Options globally, or to set Icon Size to over 128 on the desktop.

Any suggestions?

Don at 21.9N 159.6W
2x2.93 GHz Mac Pro early 2009
OS X 10.7.3 6GB Ram

On Apr 2, 2012, at 05:05, Denver Dan wrote:

> Jim.
> ……..

> If you wish to make the text size for Finder file names and folder
> names larger, do the following:
>
> 1. Click the Desktop to make Finder active.
>
> 2. Choose View menu then Show View Options.
>
> A dialog box will open with settings for the Desktop.
>
> 3. Change the Icon size by sliding the slider to a larger size.
> Change the File Name and Folder name text size by entering a new font
> size number in the Text Size pop up menu.
>
> To make file name and folder names text size larger in a Finder window
> do the same thing except first select any Finder window to make it
> active. Then pick Show View Options. The font size options are 10,
> 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 point size.
>
> Denver Dan
>
>
> On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:01:25 -0500, Old Techie wrote:
>> Dan,
>>
>>> Specifically where is "apps have such tiny text on app labels."
>>>
>> I'm talking about thke tiny text that doesn't chane when I choose
>> View>Font sizes.
>> I call them labels because they look almost like they are painted on.
>> For example in R=Text Editor the label on the button for changing the
>> text font. Or in Finder, the file name labels that show file name etc.
>> That seems to be unchangeable. It strains my old eyes just to look at
>> them and often I just can't read them. Right now I am at rez. 1024 x 758
>> just to be able to read the labels. I couldn't think of a more
>> description than label.
>>>
>

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Re: I seem to have committed Mac/Computer hair Kari [SP?]

Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net

Mon Apr 2, 2012 8:25 pm (PDT)



Define globally? If you mean in Finder windows and on the Desktop, it is not available in one setting adjustment. It takes two adjustments, one to do all Finder windows and another to do the Desktop.

Dan gave you instructions on how to change the size of the font and icons on the Desktop. Are you asking how to get the most icons and labels on on the Desktop or are you asking how to change the font size to 128pt? 16 pt is the largest size available without a hack or Universal access.

Besides the more you have on your Desktop the slower the computer runs in either Mac OS or Windows.

Brent

On Apr 2, 2012, at 5:56 PM, Don wrote:

> Dan:
>
> Great answer for working on the desktop or a single folder. I have no problems with a single folder.
>
> I've imported lots of stuff from the Windoz days. Seems to come in with random Icon & text size and show icon info settings.
>
> I have not been able to find how to set View Options globally, or to set Icon Size to over 128 on the desktop.

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Re: I seem to have committed Mac/Computer hair Kari [SP?]

Posted by: "Don" y-groups.96705@hawaiiantel.net   don.96705

Mon Apr 2, 2012 11:49 pm (PDT)



Brent

Globally === Set icon size in ALL folders.

I have been setting Icon size in individual folders since 10.4.6. I asked about setting icon size globally.

Show View Options DOES NOT set icon size in "all Finder windows". It only sets the icon size in the current window, and in all directories created in the future, if [Use As Defaults] is selected.

I want to set the icon size in several hundred windows. Show View Options does not do that.

Don at 21.9N 159.6W
2x2.93 GHz Mac Pro
OS X 10.7.3 6GB Ram

p.s. I have 2 spreadsheets referenced every day, 1 folder and 5 hard drives on the desktop.

On Apr 2, 2012, at 17:25, N.A. Nada wrote:

> Define globally? If you mean in Finder windows and on the Desktop, it is not available in one setting adjustment. It takes two adjustments, one to do all Finder windows and another to do the Desktop.
>
> Dan gave you instructions on how to change the size of the font and icons on the Desktop. Are you asking how to get the most icons and labels on on the Desktop or are you asking how to change the font size to 128pt? 16 pt is the largest size available without a hack or Universal access.
>
> Besides the more you have on your Desktop the slower the computer runs in either Mac OS or Windows.
>
> Brent
>
>
> On Apr 2, 2012, at 5:56 PM, Don wrote:
>
>> Dan:
>>
>> Great answer for working on the desktop or a single folder. I have no problems with a single folder.
>>
>> I've imported lots of stuff from the Windoz days. Seems to come in with random Icon & text size and show icon info settings.
>>
>> I have not been able to find how to set View Options globally, or to set Icon Size to over 128 on the desktop.
>

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2a.

Re: Streaming video with VLC?

Posted by: "DaveC" davec2468@yahoo.com   davec2468

Mon Apr 2, 2012 6:02 pm (PDT)



>...
>> Has anyone on the list succeeded in getting VLC to stream a DVD? Or a
>> different solution (without buying extra hardware or such...)
>>
>> Thanks,
> > Dave

-=-=-=-

>Use the Dropbox "Public" folder
["Brimac"]

-=-=-=-

How does one "use the Dropbox Public folder" for this?

If I drag the disc icon to this folder, it will not allow dropping
there. If I drag the "VIDEO_TS" folder from the DVD into the Dropbox
Public folder, Finder starts to copy 4.8 GB. If I try making an
alias, Finder still wants to copy all contents of that folder.

If the solution is simply to copy the contents of the DVD to the hard
drive, I don't need Dropbox for this; I can share over the LAN using
System Preferences' Sharing feature.

If you've successfully done this (viewed a DVD from another Mac)
using Dropbox, what steps did you take?

Thanks,
Dave

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Re: Streaming video with VLC?

Posted by: "Paul Cartwright" paul@mactechservices.com   mactechservices

Mon Apr 2, 2012 10:00 pm (PDT)



One way to view a DVD from a different Mac might be to use DVD sharing, like the Macbook Air does...

On Apr 2, 2012, at 6:01 PM, DaveC wrote:

> >...
> >> Has anyone on the list succeeded in getting VLC to stream a DVD? Or a
> >> different solution (without buying extra hardware or such...)
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> > > Dave
>
> -=-=-=-
>
> >Use the Dropbox "Public" folder
> ["Brimac"]
>
> -=-=-=-
>
> How does one "use the Dropbox Public folder" for this?
>
> If I drag the disc icon to this folder, it will not allow dropping
> there. If I drag the "VIDEO_TS" folder from the DVD into the Dropbox
> Public folder, Finder starts to copy 4.8 GB. If I try making an
> alias, Finder still wants to copy all contents of that folder.
>
> If the solution is simply to copy the contents of the DVD to the hard
> drive, I don't need Dropbox for this; I can share over the LAN using
> System Preferences' Sharing feature.
>
> If you've successfully done this (viewed a DVD from another Mac)
> using Dropbox, what steps did you take?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>

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Re: Streaming video with VLC?

Posted by: "DaveC" davec2468@yahoo.com   davec2468

Tue Apr 3, 2012 7:06 am (PDT)



>One way to view a DVD from a different Mac might be to use DVD
>sharing, like the Macbook Air does...
>[Paul C.]

-=-=-=-

Using OS X's disc sharing capabilities to share a DVD movie disc,
neither the MB Air nor mini are supported:

"MacBook Air and Mac mini do not support playing DVD movies or audio
CD media with Remote Disc. ... To play DVD movies, audio CD media, or
copy-protected discs on the MacBook Air or Mac mini, use the MacBook
Air SuperDrive."

from:

<http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2057>

Other suggestions?

Thanks,
Dave

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Response: what Fonts can't I change?

Posted by: "Jim" oldtechie@wi.rr.com   jimpurcell2001

Mon Apr 2, 2012 6:19 pm (PDT)



If you click on a folder containing files, I don't see any way to increase the font size in that folder. It seems to be about what fonts the user does not create. Tiitles on task bars etc.

Jim

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Re: Response: what Fonts can't I change?

Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com   nikyzf

Tue Apr 3, 2012 3:17 am (PDT)



Jim,

This might've changed with more recent versions of OS X, but Finder > View
> Show View Options (command-j) > Text size should help with file lists. I
don't know what you mean by task bars, though.

Otto

On 3 April 2012 02:19, Jim <oldtechie@wi.rr.com> wrote:

> If you click on a folder containing files, I don't see any way to increase
> the font size in that folder. It seems to be about what fonts the user does
> not create. Tiitles on task bars etc.
>
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>

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4a.

Re: Replacing MobileMe Gallery

Posted by: "Jay Abraham" jaygroups@abrahamgroup.net   kerala01212001

Mon Apr 2, 2012 6:32 pm (PDT)



Hi Otto,

I wasn't aware of that. I just looked at what sites were listed in the share option of iPhoto. I will try it out. Does this allow pictures added to Picasso to be synced back to iPhoto?

Thanks,

Jay

Sent from my iPad

On Apr 2, 2012, at 6:21 PM, Otto Nikolaus <otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com> wrote:

> I thought Picasa Web Albums worked with iPhoto, or do you mean some other
> function?
> <http://picasa.google.com/mac_tools.html>
>
> Otto
>
> On 2 April 2012 21:07, Jay Abraham <jaygroups@abrahamgroup.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > What services are you using to replace MobileMe's gallery and how do you
> > like them. I have used Google's Picassa but it isn't integrated with
> > iPhoto so I'm not sure of using it as a replacement.
> >
> > I like the ability to password protect the images and video I share as
> > well as the ability for others to add pictures which can then be added back
> > to my iPhoto.
> >
> > Would love to hear thoughts from people who have used MobileMe and where
> > they are going to.
> >
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>

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Re: Replacing MobileMe Gallery

Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com   nikyzf

Tue Apr 3, 2012 3:19 am (PDT)



I don't know. I installed the app years ago but don't use it. I suspect it
might be one-way only (iPhoto -> Picasa Web). BTW it's "Picasa". ;)

Otto

On 3 April 2012 02:32, Jay Abraham <jaygroups@abrahamgroup.net> wrote:

> Hi Otto,
>
> I wasn't aware of that. I just looked at what sites were listed in the
> share option of iPhoto. I will try it out. Does this allow pictures added
> to Picasso to be synced back to iPhoto?
>

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5a.

I dug up my Unix for the Mac book circa 2003

Posted by: "Jim" oldtechie@wi.rr.com   jimpurcell2001

Mon Apr 2, 2012 6:49 pm (PDT)



Unfortunately the stuff in chapter one must have changed. After setting the terminal name, it says to click the button at the bottom 'use settings as default. Thkere is the single word 'default' , wasn't sure whether that meant USE the already set defaults or what. I apparently does mean to set use my wettings as default, but it does' end there.

This is where things really change. It says click on file, but there is no such menu item in Terminal Settings. I'm supposed to create a file for the settings, but I can't. Now it does seem that that word default does set the defaults. At least some things I changed, lie Terminal Window name and window size.

I have to work really hard to match the book to this version of terminal.

Jim

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Re: I dug up my Unix for the Mac book circa 2003

Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com   jimdoc01

Mon Apr 2, 2012 6:58 pm (PDT)



> Unfortunately the stuff in chapter one must have changed. After setting the terminal name, it says to click the button at the bottom 'use settings as default. Thkere is the single word 'default' , wasn't sure whether that meant USE the already set defaults or what. I apparently does mean to set use my wettings as default, but it does' end there.
>
> This is where things really change. It says click on file, but there is no such menu item in Terminal Settings. I'm supposed to create a file for the settings, but I can't. Now it does seem that that word default does set the defaults. At least some things I changed, lie Terminal Window name and window size.
>
> I have to work really hard to match the book to this version of terminal.
> Jim

Can I ask why you thought the manual for a 9 year old version of the operating system was the slightest bit relevant?

And can you try proof-reading your messages for typos, punctuation, spelling before sending?

--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@me.com

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Re: I dug up my Unix for the Mac book circa 2003

Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com   nikyzf

Tue Apr 3, 2012 3:39 am (PDT)



Jim,

What do you want to do? Terminal works fine with the default settings
(although you might not like the font size and colour!).

If you want a reference, you need to use one that's more up to date. Try
<http://www.michael-hogg.co.uk/os_x_terminal.php> or
<http://unixmages.com/>

Otto

On 3 April 2012 02:48, Jim <oldtechie@wi.rr.com> wrote:

> Unfortunately the stuff in chapter one must have changed. After setting
> the terminal name, it says to click the button at the bottom 'use settings
> as default. Thkere is the single word 'default' , wasn't sure whether that
> meant USE the already set defaults or what. I apparently does mean to set
> use my wettings as default, but it does' end there.
>
> This is where things really change. It says click on file, but there is no
> such menu item in Terminal Settings. I'm supposed to create a file for the
> settings, but I can't. Now it does seem that that word default does set
> the defaults. At least some things I changed, lie Terminal Window name and
> window size.
>
> I have to work really hard to match the book to this version of terminal.
>

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Making an ebook question

Posted by: "HAL9000" jrswebhome@yahoo.com   jrswebhome

Mon Apr 2, 2012 8:10 pm (PDT)



I have put together a story that appeared in the NYTimes several years ago from clipping the text and images from the web page. This is only for me and will never be used any other way.

I want to view this story and pictures as an ebook, that is to say, when I view the text I can change the text size like any other ebook. In addition, I want to view the images at their original resolution if possible, two finger scrolling to 100% if necessary.

Is this possible using an app like Calibre? Or is it even possible.

The complete file is now a RFTD file with images. I can make a pdf, but the dimensions are so large, I can't force the pdf to smaller dimensions, or can I from the app TextEdit?

John R

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Re: Making an ebook question

Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@me.com   hflaxman001

Mon Apr 2, 2012 8:21 pm (PDT)



On 4/2/2012 11:09 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
> I have put together a story that appeared in the NYTimes several
> years ago from clipping the text and images from the web page. This
> is only for me and will never be used any other way.
>
> I want to view this story and pictures as an ebook, that is to say,
> when I view the text I can change the text size like any other ebook.
> In addition, I want to view the images at their original resolution
> if possible, two finger scrolling to 100% if necessary.
>
> Is this possible using an app like Calibre? Or is it even possible.
>

m/info/terms/
>

I've used Calibre for years now and I don't believe it is capable of the
functions that you want.

Calibre is more of a cataloging and transfer program than a display
program, although it does have that capability.

Harry

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iCloud and spam

Posted by: "Barbara Adamski" adamski@telus.net   bkadamski

Mon Apr 2, 2012 9:29 pm (PDT)




Has anyone else noticed a huge increase in spam since switching to iCloud?

Barb

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Re: iCloud and spam

Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net

Mon Apr 2, 2012 10:15 pm (PDT)



No, but I did notice a big increase a year ago when I joined 3 public yahoo lists, and several others on these lists have also seen the same spam.

On Apr 2, 2012, at 9:29 PM, Barbara Adamski wrote:

>
> Has anyone else noticed a huge increase in spam since switching to iCloud?

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Re: iCloud and spam

Posted by: "paul smith" kullervo@nycap.rr.com   waldonny

Mon Apr 2, 2012 10:37 pm (PDT)



No.no increase at all for me. But I did not switch all my email accounts to the iCloud address. I still use accounts from my ISP for most of my email activity.
--
PSmith
MacBook Pro, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, OS 10.7.3 iPhone 4S 64 GB, iOS 5.1

On Apr 3, 2012, at 12:29 AM, Barbara Adamski wrote:

Has anyone else noticed a huge increase in spam since switching to iCloud?

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Re: iCloud and spam

Posted by: "Daly Jessup" jessup@san.rr.com   dalyjessup

Tue Apr 3, 2012 4:58 am (PDT)




On Apr 2, 2012, at 9:29 PM, Barbara Adamski wrote:

>
> Has anyone else noticed a huge increase in spam since switching to iCloud?

I have. I used to get almost NO spam in the In box, and now I have several a day.

Daly
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Re: iCloud and spam

Posted by: "Barbara Adamski" adamski@telus.net   bkadamski

Tue Apr 3, 2012 6:39 am (PDT)



The account I use for iCloud isn't used for any lists...

Thanks for your reply, Paul.

Barb

On 2012-04-02, at 10:15 PM, N.A. Nada wrote:

> No, but I did notice a big increase a year ago when I joined 3 public yahoo lists, and several others on these lists have also seen the same spam.
>
> On Apr 2, 2012, at 9:29 PM, Barbara Adamski wrote:
>
> >
> > Has anyone else noticed a huge increase in spam since switching to iCloud?
>

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Re: problem with iPhoto

Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com   nikyzf

Tue Apr 3, 2012 3:09 am (PDT)



On 3 April 2012 01:14, Daly Jessup <jessup@san.rr.com> wrote:

> This makes no sense to me. If you find the file you want, Option-Drag it
> from its folder to the Desktop. That should not mess up iPhoto at all.
> You're just dragging a copy.
>

Correct. If you make and move a *copy* in Finder, then that's OK. If you
move an original, it is lost from iPhoto and there will be a discrepancy in
the database. Exactly the same happens in iTunes.

Otto

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Re: problem with iPhoto

Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@me.com   hflaxman001

Tue Apr 3, 2012 3:44 am (PDT)



On 4/3/2012 6:09 AM, Otto Nikolaus wrote:
> On 3 April 2012 01:14, Daly Jessup<jessup@san.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> This makes no sense to me. If you find the file you want, Option-Drag it
>> from its folder to the Desktop. That should not mess up iPhoto at all.
>> You're just dragging a copy.
>>
>
> Correct. If you make and move a *copy* in Finder, then that's OK. If you
> move an original, it is lost from iPhoto and there will be a discrepancy in
> the database. Exactly the same happens in iTunes.
>

As I mentioned in this thread originally, all I have to do is select,
hold down left mouse button, and drag to destination. I do NOT have to
hold the option key down.

Just tried this again, and that's how it is here.

Harry

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Re: problem with iPhoto

Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com   nikyzf

Tue Apr 3, 2012 4:01 am (PDT)



On 3 April 2012 11:44, Harry Flaxman <harry.flaxman@me.com> wrote:

>
> As I mentioned in this thread originally, all I have to do is select,
> hold down left mouse button, and drag to destination. I do NOT have to
> hold the option key down.
>
> Just tried this again, and that's how it is here.
>

Daly and I are talking about using Finder, not iPhoto.

Otto

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Re: problem with iPhoto

Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@me.com   hflaxman001

Tue Apr 3, 2012 4:16 am (PDT)



On 4/3/2012 7:00 AM, Otto Nikolaus wrote:
> On 3 April 2012 11:44, Harry Flaxman<harry.flaxman@me.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> As I mentioned in this thread originally, all I have to do is select,
>> hold down left mouse button, and drag to destination. I do NOT have to
>> hold the option key down.
>>
>> Just tried this again, and that's how it is here.
>>
>
> Daly and I are talking about using Finder, not iPhoto.
>

OIC. Must be too early in the AM, missed it. Yup, option will create a
copy instead of moving things or creating an alias.

Harry

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Re: How to bypass the trash bin

Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com   todhop

Tue Apr 3, 2012 6:51 am (PDT)



Not over thinking, though I am often guilty that. In this case it's quite the opposite. I very large portion of what I delete, I simply need gone. Totally. No fuss, no muss. Delete and done. Why do in two steps what I know I want done in one? Frankly, it annoys me that Mac OSX finder has absolutely no ability to do this.

Graveyard is one of the simplest utilities I have. I LOVE simple utilities. Drop file on Graveyard, confirm (optional), and it's gone. I love that. Nothing else I've found (and I've looked far more than is healthy) does this.

BTW, 1802 Software makes several other equally simple, useful, and almost free utilities, mostly oriented towards media tasks.

Cheers,
tod

On Apr 2, 2012, at 4:15 PM, Barry Austern wrote:

> At 12:23 PM -0400 4/2/12, Tod Hopkins wrote:
>
> >On Apr 1, 2012, at 4:57 PM, Barry Austern wrote:
> >> Are you talking Mac or Windoze here?
> >>
> >Even I get confused. I've been using both Mac and Windows for 25 years.
> >>
> >> Give me an example of one
> >>
> >Only one? Can't. I'll give you the general parameters for which
> >Trash is inadequate.
> >
> >I work with external drives from 1-4TB, often many at a time and
> >files that can exceed 50GB. I commonly delete files in batches of
> >hundreds or thousands. Frequently my purpose is to immediately
> >clear space. At the same time, I love the Trash for routine
> >deletion.
> >
> >If I had to "empty" it every time I needed a file truly deleted
> >(which is many times a day), Trash would be totally useless.
>
> In this case I think I have your solution. There is a great
> application called TrashIt. Rather than dragging your to-be-deleted
> icons to the trash delete them to TrashIt, just put an alias to it on
> your Desktop. As I recall, it does require your putting in your
> password to effect this deletion, but you can put all your
> to-be-deleted files into a folder and then drag the folder onto the
> TrashIt icon.
>
> >
> >Trash will not "empty" selectively. Why on earth would I want to
> >empty out all 2000 files in my Trash just to delete the one 50GB
> >file that I know I want to delete?
>
> I see your point here. If it is only a few very large files then I
> would think TrashIt would do it for you, and you would not mind
> giving it your password.
>
> >Trash holds everything forever and never empties. It has no
> >automatic deletion routines based on age or FIFO principles. Unless
> >I "empty" it completely, no space is ever released.
>
> To me that is an advantage, not a drawback. Just look at your trash
> periodically and see if there is anything you don't really want to
> delete, drag it out, and then delete the trash. Too many, mostly
> novices, use the trash for temporary storage, and that is a bad way
> to do it. Your trash should never be so bloated that it is a problem.
> Just make sure to empty it periodically. If you want, sort your
> trash by date and see if there is anything reasonably new you want to
> keep before you empty it. This is April 2. Look back through, maybe
> 3/15 or so, drag things you think you might want to keep out of the
> trash, and then empty it. I repeat, the trash is not designed to be a
> temporary storage location.
>
> >Trash isolates by user, even on externals set to ignore permissions.
> >If I clear a drive using Trash, and hand it to someone else, it's
> >still full, and there is no way for the other user to "empty" the
> >Trash. This happens frequently to me, requiring a phone call to get
> >permission to "erase" the drive.
>
> Here I don't understand. Why would you hand an drive to someone with
> trash in it? Just empty the trash before you hand him that drive.
> Here it is also maybe a security risk. Do you want him going through
> your trash? I really think you are over-thinking it.
> --
> Barry Austern
> barryaus@fuse.net
>
>

Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com

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