Mac Os Finder Show Hidden Files

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The easiest way to find your hidden /Library/ folder is to do the following: Open Finder Hold down Alt (Option) and choose Go from the dropdown menu bar at the top of the screen. Dec 22, 2013  Hi Apple-lovers and Apple-users! I haven't found a solution, how to show hidden files in Finder since the update to OS X 10.9. I know how to show them. As a Mac owner, if you want to show those hidden files in Mac OS X, here is a method. Mac Terminal is one of the most popular apps used and eulogized by experts. This app allows you to control Mac OS X by using the command line to enter Unix commands. In a way, Terminal works as car bonnet, which you can open and check entire engine. The app helps you open Mac OS X and take a look what is happening there. To show hidden files on Mac, click on the Finder icon in the bottom Dock and then go to Applications Utilities and then open Terminal application. In the next step, type the command below, or just copy & paste it, and then press the Enter key.

By default, Mac OS X's Finder keeps system files - which generally start with a dot, like .bash_profile - out of your sight.

But that makes editing one of these files extremely difficult if you, say, want to customize your Terminal prompt. To do so without firing up vim (if you don't know, don't ask), set Finder to show all hidden files. OS X FAQ has the details on how to do it.

In the Terminal type:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE

killall Finder

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To set it back (that .DS_Store on the Desktop is hella irritating), execute those same commands, but just switch that TRUE to FALSE. Handy.

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By default, Mac OS X's Finder keeps system files - which generally start with a dot, like .bash_profile - out of your sight.

But that makes editing one of these files extremely difficult if you, say, want to customize your Terminal prompt. To do so without firing up vim (if you don't know, don't ask), set Finder to show all hidden files. OS X FAQ has the details on how to do it.

In the Terminal type:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE

killall Finder

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To set it back (that .DS_Store on the Desktop is hella irritating), execute those same commands, but just switch that TRUE to FALSE. Handy.

The Finder II - Show Hidden Files [OS X FAQ]