N900 filesystem

2009-12-08T20:26:10Z

129.6.182.25: /* Instructions for viewing hidden files */

This article is here to help you find your files you see in file manager but can't seem to find via terminal.

Note: power users should know how to use find, so lets keep this article beginner-friendly!

=== Location table ===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
|-
!File manager path
!Real path
!Size of the partition
|-
|root
|/
|256MB
|-
|space for software installations etc.
|/home
|2GB
|-
|Nokia N900
|/home/user/MyDocs
|rowspan=5|27GB
|-
|Nokia N900/Documents
|/home/user/MyDocs/.documents
|-
|Nokia N900/Images
|/home/user/MyDocs/.images
|-
|Nokia N900/Sounds
|/home/user/MyDocs/.sounds
|-
|Nokia N900/Videos
|/home/user/MyDocs/.videos
|-
|Memory card
|/media/mmc1
|Memory card's size
|-
|}

== Instructions for viewing hidden files ==

; Mac
: Use ls -a in terminal or [http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/developer/hiddenfiles.html a Dashboard Widget]
; Windows
: To see hidden or system files, open the "Tools" menu, and select "Folder Options", then in the "View" tab, check "Show hidden files and folders". [http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/hiddenfiles.mspx Learn more]
; GNOME
: In the '''View''' menu of the file manager, check the "Hidden files" checkbox. [http://library.gnome.org/users/user-guide/stable/nautilus-hidden-files.html.en Learn more]
; KDE
: In the '''View''' menu of the file manager, select "Show Hidden Files" [http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kdebase-apps/dolphin/dolphin-interface.html Learn more]

== Further reading ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_directory_structure The Unix directory structure] article from wikipedia.

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