Show hidden files on Mac
Posted: 25/05/11
There appear to be a fair few erroneous blog posts about how to get Finder to display hidden files. It\'s actually very simple:
1. Open Terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
2. Paste the following line into the Terminal window:
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
3. Press Return.
4. Paste the following into the Terminal window
killall Finder
5. Press Return.
That\'s it, Finder now displays your hidden files - they\'re the files that look more opaque next to normal files.
This technique works fine on OSX Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion.
Keywords for this post: mac, osx, hidden files, finder, terminal, lion, snow leopard, mountain lion
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