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Þorvarður Davíðsson <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:49:24 +0200
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On 19.08.2011, at 10:03, Brian Ferguson wrote:

> Why not use an application like 'Find Any File'. It will be listed and the applicable .plist can be deleted from there without entering the ~/Library folder.

Yep, that’s what I use to do too. :-)


Þorvarður



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>> ’' "Why hide ~/Library but not /Library, the similar folder located at the root level of your drive, which holds systemwide support files? Most likely because only admin users can modify/Library, and Apple assumes that a user with admin-level privileges will know what he or she is doing. Yes, I realize that’s a questionable assumption, given that the first user account on a Mac is always set up as an admin account."
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>> These words can be found in an article in Macworld
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>> http://www.macworld.com/article/161156/2011/07/view_library_folder_in_lion...html
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>> The article is called: "18 ways to view the ~/Library folder in Lion"
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