How can I hide a local disk in Finder at root level?

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I want to hide some local disks from left pane (Devices section) in Finder.

PS: I can't unmount them because they must be accessible for the system.

bmike · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-19 16:03:27Z

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Here you go

/usr/bin/SetFile -a V /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD

You will need to get the command line tools installed from Xcode if your system lacks the setfile program.

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answered Mar 19, 2012 at 15:48

Michiel

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There is no SetFile command in /usr/bin/ folder. It's not found by Finder on whole system disk.
– brigadir
Mar 19, 2012 at 15:51
Hmm, that's odd... I suggest you go with the answer of gentmatt... My apologies, I'll check into this later this evening if you insist by doing it using the Terminal
– Michiel
Mar 19, 2012 at 15:53
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Setfile gets installed as part of the command line tools from Xcode. Installation steps depend on which version of Xcode you have installed.
– bmike ♦
Mar 19, 2012 at 16:02

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