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Mark Jose wrote: > Exactly why this was implemented I have no idea - I suppose to avoid people > accidentally deleting system file - but, since that is not easy to do anyway, > I think the whole .hidden thing is a joke Very Windowsesque. As you probably know, Windows (from I think ME) has system files hidden by default to prevent clueless users from thinking 'I want more space - oh those don't look interesting' and dumping all the system files - yes it *has* been done! In Windows you have to hunt a little bit for the option to turn show system files. TBH I don't think it's a bad thing. As a community, Linux is striving to poach users from the MS camp. However that does run the risk of scooping from the shallow end of the gene pool as much as the deep end, carrying with it the aforementioned clueless 'let's delete the system files' brigade. Granted you have to be logged in as root to do it, but never underestimate the persistence of the truly stupid to achieve their aims.[1] In essence, experienced users will know/find out how to show hidden files and will have the grey matter *not* to delete them willynilly , while novices won't know where to find them and be prevented from fiddling. Kind regards, Julian [1] The kind of person who has an antivirus installed and either 'clicks Yes to everything' or deletes it because 'it kept popping up windows and annoying me'. I know of many examples of both. The thought that the windows might have been saying 'errmm.. hello? YOU HAVE A VIRUS' never seems to occur to them -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html