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In my finder window some items are grayed out. Why is that?
I've taken more snapshots:
Note: If I rename the file it is no longer grayed out.
Note 2: I noticed a intermediary file is being created that is immediately renamed:
Note 3: I also noticed that the .DS_Store file is grayed out.
Unfortunately, updating the files in Finder will not update the files in iTunes. This is because iTunes uses a file called iTunes Library.itl as a database of all your media.
You can however use the automator actions "Get Specified iTunes Items" and "Set Info of iTunes Songs" to automat the process of updating the metadata. There are some other good Automator actions in there too.
I don't know how to turn this off, but one way to deal with this is by tweaking the speed (i.e., duration) for double click and making it slower (i.e., longer duration) than what you currently have so that a single click does not quickly result in a rename action. The faster the double click setting, the more the likelihood of the rename action being triggered quickly.
You would have to experiment a bit to find the optimal double click duration while trying to not make it too slow for your use. You can set the double click duration by going to System Preferences > Mouse and adjusting the Double-Click slider.
On 10.9 the Double-Click options for Mouse and a trackpad have moved to the System Preferences > Accessibility > Mouse & Trackpad.
Best Answer
The items you are seeing are invisible items. Names that start with a dot indicate the file should be hidden. If you changed finder to show hidden files, it will display them greyed out, but the files will work as normal. Besides having a name that starts with a dot, it is possible to set a special file attribute that will make finder hide the file.
If you want to turn the showing of hidden files back off, one option is to use the terminal, open it and use this command:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles NOand then log out and back in.