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From: leo@duttnph.tudelft.nl (Leo Breebaart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: My machine is possessed - Folder from Hell
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Date: 9 Feb 90 08:27:26 GMT
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In some article RD Francis <francis@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:
>
>If the problem is that the folder has
>a negative number of files in it, isn't it just possible that, by copying
>a file into the folder "enough" times, you could make the folder think that
>it had 0 files in it?

This indeed works. Unfortunately, I had on my hard disk at home a folder
which the finder thought had 8 files in it, though in fact it was empty.

>Alternately, perhaps having a file in it would reset the number of files
>counter to the correct value, in which case adding a file, deleting it, and
>then trying to delete the folder might cure the problem.

Yeah, I also came up with this smart idea. Tried it, got a bit carried away 
with it ("*Delete This Folder* You stupid IBM Clone %@#$#$!^%#"), and as a 
result now have an empty folder which the finder thinks has 81 files in it.

Oh, and by the way: Folders From Hell are the Ultimate Thrashcan: if you put 
files into them, be assured that they will (eventually) dissapear 
automagically. And for ever.

If only someone (from Apple perhaps?) could post the 100% *exact* location
where I can find the file number in the directory structure...


Leo Breebaart (leo @ duttnph.tudelft.nl)