MakeMKV created all hidden files

[kirito34]

I just ran a Fight Club blu-ray through MakeMKV and the folder I thought I put it in was empty. Looking back through the logs, it looks all of the files were "hidden" files with a "._" before each file name so they don't show up in Finder. Navigating to the directory in terminal confirms that the files are there but hidden.

I've ripped probably 1,000 discs and never seen this before. Does anyone know why it would do this and if there's anyway to make the files "reappear" without having to redo the disc?

UPDATE: Looks like the file names were all set to start with a ".", which is what led to them being hidden files. Whether this is some odd fluke or a subtle Project Mayhem experience is anyone's guess. Changing the output file names solved the issue.

[RemasterRichie]

Hi all! Jan 2023 here =)

For those of you using a Mac and fall into this issue, from the App Store use an app called "Forklift" and then enable hidden files from within that app by right clicking the toolbar and adding the icon. That app will allow you to see these "Invisible" folders the Fight Club Rip made.

The normal "ShowhiddenFiles" using the terminal method did not for for me on OSX Ventura.

Thanks!

[dcoke22]

Normally Command + Shift + . is what one uses to toggle showing hidden files in Finder on macOS.

Other Mac Keyboard Shortcuts.

[RemasterRichie]

That step did not work for me as the files stayed hidden yet we’re on the hard drive

[jsalba@mac.com]

I just ran into the same issue when trying to rip Fight Club with the file beginning with ._
Unfortunately Command Shift . did not visualize the file nor did using the successor program to Forklift Command One
Has anyone had any luck exposing this file recently.

Thanks

[dcoke22]

I just ran into the same issue when trying to rip Fight Club with the file beginning with ._
Unfortunately Command Shift . did not visualize the file nor did using the successor program to Forklift Command One
Has anyone had any luck exposing this file recently.

Thanks

I probably just renamed the file(s) in Terminal when I did this years ago.

If you know which directory contains the hidden files, you can open Terminal, type cd + <space> and drag in from Finder the folder that contains the hidden files and press enter. This will change directory to that folder you dragged in.

Once you're in that folder the command ls -lah will list all the files, even the ones that begin with a '.', in that directory (that's what the 'a' in -lah does). The 'l' in -lah is the long format and the 'h' means showing numbers in a more human friendly format.

Change the name of a file using the mv <old file name> <new file name> command. For example: mv ._fightclub.mkv FightClub.mkv

Once you change it to anything without the period at the beginning, the file should appear in Finder can you can manipulate it in all the normal ways.