[innerimager]

Aliases of my hard disks and partitions get created without my input, using 10.2.3 Why would it do this, can I stop it, any reason not to trash them? Thanks...Peter

[Millennium]

Originally posted by innerimager:
Aliases of my hard disks and partitions get created without my input, using 10.2.3 Why would it do this, can I stop it, any reason not to trash them? Thanks...Peter

Where are these aliases?

[innerimager]

" Where are these aliases?"
When I view my computer, within the partition or disk, is a series of images with that curved arrow that appear as data within the disk.

[chris v]

Screenshot, pls.

CV

[dtriska]

The only thing I can think of is that when a remote volume is mounted, Finder opens a window titled "Volumes" or something like that which contains aliases to the local volumes. innerimager, does this sound familiar?

[innerimager]

Chris/anyone- How do I post a screenshot in these messages? Thanks.....Peter

[dtriska]

First, you need someplace to host the images so others can access them across the Internet.

Second, you post a message and click on the "Image" button to enter the URL of the image you want posted.

[Diggory Laycock]

Yes - that's the Volumes Directory.

It pops up (in 10.2) when you connect a new remote volume manually.

It's quite annoying (and intentional) that it pops up.

You should not delete the aliases - as they are needed for your system to run properly.

They best way not to see them is to connect to remote volumes using aliases to those volumes (or to a directory within those vols.) - rather than using Command-K (in the Finder.)

This stops them appearing. (and it's quicker than manually connecting.)

[piracy]

Originally posted by Diggory Laycock:
Yes - that's the Volumes Directory.

It pops up (in 10.2) when you connect a new remote volume manually.

It's quite annoying (and intentional) that it pops up.

You should not delete the aliases - as they are needed for your system to run properly.

They best way not to see them is to connect to remote volumes using aliases to those volumes (or to a directory within those vols.) - rather than using Command-K (in the Finder.)

This stops them appearing. (and it's quicker than manually connecting.)

Actually, you can stop them from appearing by NOT using a trailing / when you mount a remote server.

[Diggory Laycock]

Originally posted by piracy:
Actually, you can stop them from appearing by NOT using a trailing / when you mount a remote server.

Oh - handy tip! thanks.

[innerimager]

Well- trhe only way I'm "connecting" to these drives, which include partitions on my internal, is to turn the computer on, or plug in the firewire drive. So how do I avoid seeing them? Oh, this is a screen shot that includes them......[url]http://www.pbase.com/image/11969074/original

[JellyBeen]

Originally posted by innerimager:
Well- trhe only way I'm "connecting" to these drives, which include partitions on my internal, is to turn the computer on, or plug in the firewire drive. So how do I avoid seeing them? Oh, this is a screen shot that includes them......[url]http://www.pbase.com/image/11969074/original

I get this phenomenon too, they appear out of nowhere..Usually aliases of my partitions.The Finder needs to be relaunced often I find. When the Finder doesn't let me "open
with" I relaunch the Finder and it fixes the problem.One of my buddy's gets them too.. think its a bug.
I never connect to servers..just use DSL for internet.

[Tmaxx]

I found by turning on Appletalk the phenomena disappears...go figure.