Can't find the C: folder?

Sanxion · 16 July 2017, 09:33

Hi all

I am in the process of installing WHDLoad using the instructions provided by the person who I bought the 4GB CF Card from...

His instructions come in the form of five tasks that need to be completed.

The first is the installation of Workbench - which I have completed.
The second states: 'Add file in here to C' - this is the installer file for WHDLoad...however, I can't find the 'C' folder in the root of my hard drive, even though I can navigate to it via the CLI. (I also can't find the installer file from the C: prompt so I am stuck).

I have attached a screen shot of what I believe is the root of the C drive?

Can anybody help?

Thanks

jotd · 16 July 2017, 09:48

C: is automatically assigned at bootup to DH0:C. Of course C directory must exist in the DH0: root

Sanxion · 16 July 2017, 09:51

Thanks.
Are you saying I can copy the installer directly to DH0?

thomas · 16 July 2017, 10:08

No, you should copy it to DH0:C.

You should learn that Workbench is not a file explorer. It is more or less a start menu. Although it is based on the directory structure, it only displays icons, not files.

To get a true explorer-like tool you should install a file manager like DirectoryOpus, DosControl or the like. Or use the CLI.

However, since version 2 of Workbench you can make hidden files visible by selecting Window -> Show -> all files from the menu.

fryguy · 16 July 2017, 10:24

C is not a drive like on Windows. It's a dir on the system partition. There's an assign called C: pointing to that dir (usually dh0:c)

C is short for Commands. There's also a dh0:S for Scripts..

If you type assign in a shell you'll see all the assigns made iirc.

AMIGASYSTEM · 16 July 2017, 12:21

"C" on Amiga It is not a volume but a system folder, the files copied in "C" will be found the same way if copied SYS (DH0 etc..). Of course the system folders do not have a visible icon, but as we have already said the Workbench since 2.x It can create the temporary icon if we ask from the menu. With systemi 1.x you can create icons with filemanager as Dopus4, DirWork etc..

Amiga1992 · 17 July 2017, 16:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sanxion

I can't find the 'C' folder in the root of my hard drive, even though I can navigate to it via the CLI.

It will not show up on Workbench because that folder has no icon attached to it.
On Workbench, after opening the hard drive's window, right-click to show the drop-down menu and select Window -> Show -> All Files . All items with no icons in that drive will show.

Sanxion · 17 July 2017, 18:12

Thank-you. I have found it now.

16 July 2017, 09:33	#1
Sanxion Registered User Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: England Posts: 138	Can't find the C: folder? Hi all I am in the process of installing WHDLoad using the instructions provided by the person who I bought the 4GB CF Card from... His instructions come in the form of five tasks that need to be completed. The first is the installation of Workbench - which I have completed. The second states: 'Add file in here to C' - this is the installer file for WHDLoad...however, I can't find the 'C' folder in the root of my hard drive, even though I can navigate to it via the CLI. (I also can't find the installer file from the C: prompt so I am stuck). I have attached a screen shot of what I believe is the root of the C drive? Can anybody help? Thanks Attached Thumbnails

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16 July 2017, 09:48	#2
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,340	C: is automatically assigned at bootup to DH0:C. Of course C directory must exist in the DH0: root

16 July 2017, 09:51	#3
Sanxion Registered User Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: England Posts: 138	Thanks. Are you saying I can copy the installer directly to DH0?

16 July 2017, 10:08	#4
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 7,021	No, you should copy it to DH0:C. You should learn that Workbench is not a file explorer. It is more or less a start menu. Although it is based on the directory structure, it only displays icons, not files. To get a true explorer-like tool you should install a file manager like DirectoryOpus, DosControl or the like. Or use the CLI. However, since version 2 of Workbench you can make hidden files visible by selecting Window -> Show -> all files from the menu.

16 July 2017, 10:24	#5
fryguy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Skarabörg, Sweden Age: 45 Posts: 1,027	C is not a drive like on Windows. It's a dir on the system partition. There's an assign called C: pointing to that dir (usually dh0:c) C is short for Commands. There's also a dh0:S for Scripts.. If you type assign in a shell you'll see all the assigns made iirc.

16 July 2017, 12:21	#6
AMIGASYSTEM Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Brindisi (Italy) Age: 70 Posts: 8,260	"C" on Amiga It is not a volume but a system folder, the files copied in "C" will be found the same way if copied SYS (DH0 etc..). Of course the system folders do not have a visible icon, but as we have already said the Workbench since 2.x It can create the temporary icon if we ask from the menu. With systemi 1.x you can create icons with filemanager as Dopus4, DirWork etc..

17 July 2017, 18:12	#8
Sanxion Registered User Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: England Posts: 138	Thank-you. I have found it now.

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