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On Jan 10, 2005, at 1:38, Brian Pylant wrote:

>> The folder inside my User folder is ok, the
>> probolem is with the other one that shows up in the left margin if I
>> just open up "Mac HD" in the finder (together with the other shortcuts
>> called "Desctop", "Applications", "Documents", "Movies" and "Music").
>> Perhaps that pix folder is an alias or so, but I have always thought 
>> of
>> it as being a different one as the pix folder inside the User folder.
>
> No, it should be the same one. The sidebar is just a group of aliases,
> and the default setup points to the folders inside your User folder.
> You should be able to drag your "real" Pictures folder into the sidebar
> if you want it there, but removing the now-misbehavin' one might be a
> bit more tricky as you're likely to have to do it in the Terminal
> (since you no longer have permissions over it for whatever reason).
>
> I wish I could provide more details on how to do this, but I'm not sure
> how the sidebar is stored in regarded to the BSD filesystem. Perhaps a
> search and/or post at Apple's discussion forums might find the answer.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Brian


Thanks!

So, it really IS an alias (shortcut) that has now become evil and 
turned against its master ;-)   Cool, kind of funny that such a bizarre 
situation can happen in OS X. However, the system is working perfectly 
in all other areas so I don't think I'll waste my working hours into 
troubleshooting it more. For now I leave it until the big clean-out 
that will come with upgrading to Tiger in a near future.

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
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