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Wanft's avatar
Wanft
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

No such xattr: com.apple.fileprovider.ignore#P (error MacOs Ventura)

 Hello,   how can I set a folder to be ignored in MacOS ventura? this one only works on on 12.3 and earlier:  xattr -w com.dropbox.ignored 1 and the one supposed to work on 12.5 and above ...
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  • razorflash's avatar
    razorflash
    2 years ago

    so the correct command is

     

     

     

    xattr -w 'com.apple.fileprovider.ignore#P' 1 ./YOUR_FOLDER

     

     

     

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razorflash
Helpful | Level 6

it's incredible how not reliable this is!!!

razorflash's avatar
razorflash
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

so the correct command is

 

 

 

xattr -w 'com.apple.fileprovider.ignore#P' 1 ./YOUR_FOLDER

 

 

 

  • Wanft's avatar
    Wanft
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    Thanks Razor. Your answer is correct. the help docs are misleading.

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