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Can't enter time machine

HowardBrazee — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:51:04 GMT

I can't open time machine after I have started Path Finder and closed Finder. Since I don't remember how to start Finder, I don't know whether restarting it would work. I should experiment next time I reboot before I remove finder from the dock.

Sidebar Goes Grey!

Savage_Rottweiler — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:55:14 GMT

Over the past 3 days of testing PF I have had 3 instances of the Sidebar been all Grey, you can not see anything other than Grey, you can how ever click on it to open up different Folders, only way to fix this is to shut down PF and relaunch it.

I found an error report in Console, it is from the time it greyed out.

//////////Start//////6/09/10 3:31:28 PM Path Finder[304] NSExceptionHandler has recorded the following exception:
NSUncaughtSystemExceptionException -- Uncaught system exception: signal 10
Stack trace: 0x96d54378 0x92dbf1fb 0xffffffff 0x92a3a93f 0x92a3b4d1 0x927c273d 0x927c1b0a 0x927c1750 0x9463f2c2 0x945fb0ba 0x945faec1 0x94ac7f9c 0x94ac7d51 0x94ac7bd6 0x950b8a89 0x950b82ca 0x9507a55b 0x950725ed 0x12a34 0x129a5 0x2
6/09/10 3:31:28 PM Path Finder[304] Uncaught system exception: signal 10
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGPathCloseSubpath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGPathCloseSubpath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGPathCloseSubpath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGPathCloseSubpath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
6/09/10 3:40:10 PM [0x0-0x29029].com.cocoatech.PathFinder[304] Mon Sep 6 15:40:10 Mac-Pro-Xeon-Beast.local Path Finder[304] : CGContextClosePath: no current point.
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My system is a 2009 Mac Pro 8 core, GTX 285 1gb GPU, 6 gb ram, running 10.6.4 SL.

Savage...

How do I rename multiple files at once?

Smileguy — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:01:01 GMT

I am a recent convert from windows, and I am used to being able to select a bunch of files and then right click "rename" with each subsequent file being renamed and numbered with (1),(2),(3), etc... at the end of the name. When I tried doing this in PF with the rename feature it only renamed the first file, not subsequent ones.
I like to use this feature to rename multiple files of video footage from the same event.
Seems like a very obvious feature...

How to copy permissions from one folder to another?

Vito — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:13:41 GMT

I have some PostgreSQL database folders that have some bizarre permissions attached. I could make the permissions be exactly what I needed them to be in Tiger, but I just upgraded to Snow Leopard, and everything is weird and different. The permissions I need to apply are are "_unknown" (Read & Write) and "everyone" (No Access).

I suspect that if there's any app that might let me just copy the permissions from one folder and apply them to another folder, it's Pathfinder. However, I've just now downloaded and installed v5.6.6, and it's not immediately apparent how to copy permissions (assuming it's possible), and the Help documentation isn't much help. (Searches for "copy permissions" and its variants were fruitless.)

Oh...the folders in question are normally "No Access", meaning the contents can't be viewed. I can add myself with read/write permissions, and then Snow Leopard will let me revert the folder permissions after I've added the stuff I want to the folders, but then the child folders won't have the right "No Access" permissions after I revert the parent folder. There's no way to force the reverted permissions downward on the enclosed items after I revert them.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide.

Question regarding my GPU

bocaboy — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:38:59 GMT

I recently downloaded gfxCardStatus and discovered that Pathfinder causes the GPU to change from the built-in Intel chip set to the Nvidia 330M. Why would that be? It negatively affects battery life and it doesn't seem necessary for PF to need that level of graphics support. Is this a feature that can be turned off in Prefs?

Thanks.

Some Questions

Daniele Ricciardi — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:58:29 GMT

Dear all,

i'm a new path finder user and i'm very happy of this piece of software. As a new User i have a few questions to ask, please be patient if that are stupid.

Consider that i have substituted finder desktop and icons with path finder one

1) is it possible to change icons and modify their dimension?
2) is it possible to change the display character of the desktop icons?
3) is it possible to align icons on the desktop to a immaginar grid?
4) I followed discussion about copy/merge problem and i voted the feature in the section dedicated to, is there a workaround, such as another dedicated software (if possible free, till path finder do it itself) to do that?

thank you a lot

Daniele Ricciardi

License Question

tomluckly — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:48:01 GMT

Hi all,

I�m interested in buying a license for Path Finder. I have a Mac Mini and a MacBook. Can I use the software with one license on both computers? I never work simultaneous with them.

Thanks for your answers.
Tom.

original uncompressed folder name

RockBottom — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:44:57 GMT

once expanded to a folder of files, I need archives to honor the original folder name; how do I prevent Path Finder from concatenating extra words like ".zip" or "folder" to the name?

I've looked at the preference panels, but this doesn't seem to be an option!

Pathfinder did a secure delete when I tried to drag items out of the trash...

RogerK — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:59:55 GMT

I tried to drag a batch of accidentally deleted folders out of the trash and back onto a drive's desktop.

Instead of restoring the folders and files to their original locations Pathfinder 5.22 suddenly and without warning did a secure delete of them all without asking for any confirmation, blowing away nearly a terabyte of data.

Is there any tool that will recover the lost files and directory information?

This happened under Snow Leopard.

Question about shared drives

Phantasize — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:40:32 GMT

Hello forum

In Finder, when i click my shared NAS, the finder simply displays all of the shared folders from that NAS right away (Like "Pictures", "movies" and so on), and lets me click through the folders.

But when i click my NAS from Path Finder, a new window always pops up asking me to "Select the volumes you want to mount on nas01": where i can then select the folder. Then the folder gets "mounted" and shows under Path Finders "Devices" list...

This is quite annoying. Especially if you need to jump in and out of different shared folders. Is there any way to have it use the same behaviour as Apples Finder?

PS: I tried enabling both the Samba and AFP (Apples) protocols, but no luck...

Create a usable .rtf files

groomedmonkey — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:30:31 GMT

I like being able to create a file and then edit it rather than type and save to somewhere. However if you go New File (cmd+alt+n) it defaults to a .txt file. If you change that to .rtf, PF creates a file that is not only unreadable by PF but also by Textedit.

Is there a way to create usable .rtf files without just opening text window and saving to somewhere?

pressing F5 again

RockBottom — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:45:15 GMT

after using Path Finder for a few hours, there are times when it won't refresh the views any longer, and pressing that infamous F5 key is required after almost any alteration of a folder's contents, be it renaming, moving, setting labels, deleting, changing icons...

for instance, when renaming a file with a hidden suffix, the full name is expectedly displayed for editing, but when it's done, pressing the return key doesn't hide the suffix again, it's still showing [even though the hide extension property is checked] until you press F5

now, I'm unable to report what I've done to get Path Finder into such a state, but the only reliable work-around in this case is to relaunch the application

Bad security informations when pruchasing with Paypal (IMHO)

Fred. — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:55:59 GMT

I just bought Path Finder with Paypal, but I had to rethink twice (and have confidence in your honesty) to enter my paypal password.

First, I didn't found any way to buy from your Web site, so I selected "buy" from Path Finder menus. For a Paypal payment, It was a screen inside the dialog box. I understand it should be a WebKit view, but it could be just a fake, and I didn't want to potentially enter my password in any application.
So I saw the link to open in my browser, I clicked it, it launched Safari, in Paypal Web site which is fine, but now... the browser didn't have the lock icon, nor the certificate badge, even if the address was https://www.paypal.com/

I know I'm a little bit paranoid, but I think that some people could be scared to bypass this negative signs.

url source of downloads no longer shown?

glaukos — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:49:59 GMT

Using v. 5.6.6, and the Finder still shows a copyable url of origin in the Get Info pane of a file downloaded in Safari, but Path Finder does not. Am I missing it?

How to connect to a server with a specific username?

Steven — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 02:04:59 GMT

I need to connect to the same server as several different users, for support purposes. How can I do this?

Thanks!