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32-bit Win XP w/ VirtualBox on a MBP 15" retina???
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<blockquote data-quote="jt1968" data-source="post: 1518432" data-attributes="member: 301307"><p>Hey guys,</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the replies and info, I really do appreciate it.</p><p></p><p>So I installed Virtual Box. I then tried to install the OS from a CD in my Asus external Blu-Ray/DVD player - Virtual Box would not recognize the CD, even though the drive was mounted on the desktop. In frustration, I uninstalled Virtual Box. After un-installing it, the system was sluggish, and the Mac HD reported that the space I allocated for the partition in Virtual Box (30GB) was still not available, even though I had completely uninstalled it. Not to worry, though.....I had backed up the entire Mac HD with time machine, onto an external HD, so I was able to do a complete restore. </p><p></p><p>The problem I'm having now is that OS X is not reporting file types properly when I look at the storage contents under "About my Mac." It reports the proper amount of disk space being used, but I have 17GB of music files on the HD (I verified they are in the proper folders, and that they are present and play in iTunes), but they don't show up as "audio" - rather, they are included as yellow "other" files. </p><p></p><p>Is there a way for me to somehow tell the Mac to re-search (re-index?) the HD so that it reports the correct file types and sizes? Forgive my newbie question - I guess I still have quite a lot to learn about my new Mac.</p><p></p><p>Thanks.</p><p></p><p>[EDIT]: After exploring the disk settings, I performed a "Repair disk permissions", and everything is seemingly as it should be - the file types reported under "About my Mac" seem to be correct now. </p><p></p><p>Just so I can understand why that worked....can someone please educate me on this? Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jt1968, post: 1518432, member: 301307"] Hey guys, Thanks for the replies and info, I really do appreciate it. So I installed Virtual Box. I then tried to install the OS from a CD in my Asus external Blu-Ray/DVD player - Virtual Box would not recognize the CD, even though the drive was mounted on the desktop. In frustration, I uninstalled Virtual Box. After un-installing it, the system was sluggish, and the Mac HD reported that the space I allocated for the partition in Virtual Box (30GB) was still not available, even though I had completely uninstalled it. Not to worry, though.....I had backed up the entire Mac HD with time machine, onto an external HD, so I was able to do a complete restore. The problem I'm having now is that OS X is not reporting file types properly when I look at the storage contents under "About my Mac." It reports the proper amount of disk space being used, but I have 17GB of music files on the HD (I verified they are in the proper folders, and that they are present and play in iTunes), but they don't show up as "audio" - rather, they are included as yellow "other" files. Is there a way for me to somehow tell the Mac to re-search (re-index?) the HD so that it reports the correct file types and sizes? Forgive my newbie question - I guess I still have quite a lot to learn about my new Mac. Thanks. [EDIT]: After exploring the disk settings, I performed a "Repair disk permissions", and everything is seemingly as it should be - the file types reported under "About my Mac" seem to be correct now. Just so I can understand why that worked....can someone please educate me on this? Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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