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Use a program other than FinderFinder such as MuCommanderMuCommander to browse your files. (works on Local drives too  ) In.

In OS X lion, this method should allow default access to ~/Library~/Library without modifying settings or hitting ALT as well. I

I use MuCommanderMuCommander on Snow LeopardSnow Leopard and LionLion and noticed that neither HFS+HFS+ or ExtFatExtFat volumes end up littered with files with these files. Folks

Folks: there is another issue, File size... many of the resource forks at are least 4096 bytes even when the original file is under 4096 bytes so eliminating this problem does help with File System Bloat.   

(For example: Download the Text file: http://www.gamers.org/pub/games/idgames/levels/heretic/g-i/horror.txt on a Mac and see for yourself  )

Use a program other than Finder such as MuCommander to browse your files. (works on Local drives too  ) In OS X lion, this method should allow default access to ~/Library without modifying settings or hitting ALT as well. I use MuCommander on Snow Leopard and Lion and noticed that neither HFS+ or ExtFat volumes end up littered with files with these files. Folks: there is another issue, File size... many of the resource forks at are least 4096 bytes even when the original file is under 4096 bytes so eliminating this problem does help with File System Bloat.  ( example: Download the Text file: http://www.gamers.org/pub/games/idgames/levels/heretic/g-i/horror.txt on a Mac and see for yourself  )

Use a program other than Finder such as MuCommander to browse your files. (works on Local drives too).

In OS X lion, this method should allow default access to ~/Library without modifying settings or hitting ALT as well.

I use MuCommander on Snow Leopard and Lion and noticed that neither HFS+ or ExtFat volumes end up littered with files with these files.

Folks: there is another issue, File size... many of the resource forks at are least 4096 bytes even when the original file is under 4096 bytes so eliminating this problem does help with File System Bloat. 

(For example: Download the Text file: http://www.gamers.org/pub/games/idgames/levels/heretic/g-i/horror.txt on a Mac and see for yourself)

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Use a program other than Finder such as MuCommander to browse your files. (works on Local drives too ) In OS X lion, this method should allow default access to ~/Library without modifying settings or hitting ALT as well. I use MuCommander on Snow Leopard and Lion and noticed that neither HFS+ or ExtFat volumes end up littered with files with these files. Folks: there is another issue, File size... many of the resource forks at are least 4096 bytes even when the original file is under 4096 bytes so eliminating this problem does help with File System Bloat. ( example: Download the Text file: http://www.gamers.org/pub/games/idgames/levels/heretic/g-i/horror.txt on a Mac and see for yourself )