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  1. anon2424
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    Brink said:
    The link I posted above will also show you how to unhide the files. :)
    Yep, it was what got me to check the files instead of the folder. Cheers!
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  3. Brink
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    LOL, oh ok. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted now. :)
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  4. anon2424
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    Brink said:
    LOL, oh ok. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted now. :)
    whoops, was too early to celebrate. Do you know if user folders are read-only by default?
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  6. Brink
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    Yes, they have the +r file attribute to them. See step 12 in Method Two here for how to run the attribute command like them, but on the user folder you need it for instead.

    User Folders - Restore Default Icon

    What folder do you need to this on, and I'll be happy to post back the correct command for it? :)
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