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Is there a way to make Mac OSX search aliases?
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<blockquote data-quote="maurajbo" data-source="post: 855321" data-attributes="member: 80075"><p>This is a bit hard to explain without visuals, but I'm going to do my best.</p><p></p><p>Suppose I have a folder called "Animals" and a folder called "Things I Like".</p><p></p><p>Inside the "Things I Like" folder is a folder called "Dogs".</p><p></p><p>Inside the "Animals" folder is an alias to the "Dogs" folder. </p><p></p><p>Also suppose the "Dogs" folder contains a file called "Poodles.jpg" So I have:</p><p></p><p>Things I Like-->Dogs-->Poodles.jpg</p><p>Animals-->Alias to Dogs-->Poodles.jpg</p><p></p><p>When I search the "Dogs" folder, it finds "Poodles.jpg". However, when I search the "Animals" folder, it does NOT find "Poodles.jpg".</p><p></p><p>Is there a way to make it find the file when searching "Animals" as well. In other words, can I make it search a folder AND any folders that there is an alias to?</p><p></p><p>I hope I explained that coherently. It's a bit hard to put into words.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="maurajbo, post: 855321, member: 80075"] This is a bit hard to explain without visuals, but I'm going to do my best. Suppose I have a folder called "Animals" and a folder called "Things I Like". Inside the "Things I Like" folder is a folder called "Dogs". Inside the "Animals" folder is an alias to the "Dogs" folder. Also suppose the "Dogs" folder contains a file called "Poodles.jpg" So I have: Things I Like-->Dogs-->Poodles.jpg Animals-->Alias to Dogs-->Poodles.jpg When I search the "Dogs" folder, it finds "Poodles.jpg". However, when I search the "Animals" folder, it does NOT find "Poodles.jpg". Is there a way to make it find the file when searching "Animals" as well. In other words, can I make it search a folder AND any folders that there is an alias to? I hope I explained that coherently. It's a bit hard to put into words. [/QUOTE]
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