compare and contrast, some other solutions listed here

http://forums.mactalk.com.au/13/3918...es-finder.html

I can't even see my files in the terminal, so chflags doesn't help. It might help s/one else though...

A solution
 

This is why I like LaCie.

If (like me) you've never had any need for SMB until now, you just preface your network box's IP address with smb:// as the Network address (duh)

Then use Show Hide Invisible Files (or similar app if you don't like the Terminal commands) to see .DS_Store etc: like they say: delete these, reconnect via AFP and you're done.


Phew.

Same problem, Textedit 1.5 circumvents
 

I have a LaCie 2big ethernet drive configured as a Raid 1 500GB, updated to 2.0.6. From OS 10.5 (on a Pro), using textedit 1.5 I can save files directly to the drive and they are visible. In 10.4 on an iMac using textedit 1.4 or 1.3 or on the Pro using 1.4 or 1.3, or a doctored version of textedit 1.4 that has root privileges, the files are invisible. Nisus saves text files that are visible. Super Get Info 1.2.2 allows me to make them visible, but I don't want to have to force my wife to do that.
Textedit 1.5 will only run in 10.5.
Has anyone gotten a hint from LaCie?

Also
http://forums.mactalk.com.au/13/3918...es-finder.html mentions deleting your com.apple.finder.plist No help there either.

Invisible answers from LaCie's Jerome
 

Posted: June 12, 2008 @ 9:15 AM
Thanks for contacting La Cie. I am not sure what may be causing the files to be invisible in some programs but not others. So long as the file gets copied to the drive and you can map a share on the desktop and either samba or afp see the drive, then we know the drive is working. It looks like you are able to see all the files from the screenshot you attached, so the drive looks to be working.
Jerome

Posted: June 12, 2008 @ 11:00 PM
The drive mechanism is working, I agree. But there appears to be a serious concern about my ability to get continued use out of it since the software interface for afp appears to have an unexplained and therefore insurmountable flaw. I can see the invisible files with a purchased third party piece of software (SGI) that I should not need for normal access. Copying does not appear to cause the problem. Opening a new file does. Resaving over the opened file, after a change, clears the invisible flag. A possible correlating annoyance is that when moving a large (20K+) number of smaller files the drive begins by moving only very small numbers of bytes, giving an indicated time to complete the copy of Thousands of hours before catching up several minutes later. My guess is it may start indexing, defragmenting, or mirroring. I'm also curious why the fan never turns off in a 70°F room. Without a resolution to these problems I will have to return the drive.

Posted: June 13, 2008 @ 9:25 AM
All that I can assist you with is ensure that we can copy data to and from the unit using finder, if you are having issues with other software, you will need to contact them for more assistance. But when copying lots of little files to any hard drive, will take a long time because it has to update the directory for each file, versus one large file. If you have any other questions, do let us know.
Jerome

Posted: July 5, 2008 @ 11:20 AM
The issue has not been resolved. Of the 5 different external drives I have recently used, 2 were NAS and only the one from LaCie has experienced the invisible file problem. From the forums I am not the only one. My software doesn't do that with any other drive except this one. It is not, therefore, just the software, but at least an interaction between the two. In all honesty, you can not just brush this off and make me chase after Apple to change both Safari and TextEdit to support your drive. It's only one bit that's being flipped. Certainly you can at least tell me where that's happening and properly pass the information to Apple yourself.

Next time I get a little silent Mac Mini and hang drives off of it in a RAID array instead of listening to this fan and reading invisible help.

Same problem saving from Apple's Mail and WebScrub
 

I have had the same problem and have tried everything including changing how I connect to the LaCie NAS. It only happens to me when saving Mail messages as text and saving html from the small utility WebScrub.

the problem is LaCie not acknowledging the problem - I have had many battles with there NAS and given up for good on their stuff.