AW: AW: where do I find the temp folder on a Mac?

[Mark Schonewille]

Hi,

On the Mac, the temp folder in the library folder is not hidden. The  
folder "/tmp" is. The visibility of a folder is not connected to  
permissions on Mac/Unix/Linux. I think it is the same on Windows.  
Because the Windows temp folder is a system folder, it is supposed to  
be hidden on Windows regardless of permissions. Of course, it is a  
Very Bad Idea to change the permissions of your temp folder.

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On 18 nov 2008, at 16:45, Thomas McGrath III wrote:

> Hi Tiemo,
>
> No you will have permissions to write to it always, but it remains  
> hidden as it should be. That's all. And you checking what you are  
> doing IS a good reason to do this, I think.
>
> It is just that when ever I have 'issues' like slow downs of my  
> system I have to run a check and fix my permissions and the Disk  
> Utility app usually resets all of the permissions that I have  
> changed. I am pretty sure the hidden state of a folder is tied into  
> the permissions of a folder. Someone can correct me if this is not  
> the case.
>
> You are fine in what you are doing here. I was just letting you know  
> that it might not be a good idea in a distributed stack or app to go  
> around a users system and changing the hidden state of folders.
>
> Tom
> On Nov 18, 2008, at 10:37 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB wrote:
>