dmetzcher
Metzcher.com
I just ran into a problem where a folder of mine was somehow turned into a generic file (with that blank white page icon that tells you that the OS has no idea what to do with it). It was still the same size as it was when it was a folder, and using the ls -F command in the Terminal showed me the contents of the folder (which was still a directory to Unix).
Anyway, I managed to just copy everything out of the directory using the Terminal, after I created a new folder so could move things into it. My question is: Why did this happen in the first place? The directory is on an external FireWire drive, but this is the first time I have seen this issue, and I have been using the drive for months now without any issues at all, other than this.
My second question is: The next time (if ever) that this happens, what can I do, aside from using the Terminal to copy the files out of the folder, to get it to be seen as a folder by the Finder again?
FYI - The folder itself just held a few QuickTime movies, and som Flash video. It was a test project that I was working on, and decided to quit a few months ago. Since then, I haven't been in the folder.
Thanks!
Anyway, I managed to just copy everything out of the directory using the Terminal, after I created a new folder so could move things into it. My question is: Why did this happen in the first place? The directory is on an external FireWire drive, but this is the first time I have seen this issue, and I have been using the drive for months now without any issues at all, other than this.
My second question is: The next time (if ever) that this happens, what can I do, aside from using the Terminal to copy the files out of the folder, to get it to be seen as a folder by the Finder again?
FYI - The folder itself just held a few QuickTime movies, and som Flash video. It was a test project that I was working on, and decided to quit a few months ago. Since then, I haven't been in the folder.
Thanks!