N900 filesystem

Revision as of 20:26, 8 December 2009

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!

File manager path	Real path	Size of the partition
root	/	256MB
space for software installations etc.	/home	2GB
Nokia N900	/home/user/MyDocs	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

Mac: Use ls -a in terminal or 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". Learn more
GNOME: In the View menu of the file manager, check the "Hidden files" checkbox. Learn more
KDE: In the View menu of the file manager, select "Show Hidden Files" Learn more

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 == 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]