How to Show Hidden Files in the Apple Mac OS X Finder
Finder in Apple Mac OS X does not show hidden files and other system related files by default. You can enable finding hidden files with the following knowledge.
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How to Show Hidden Files in the Apple Mac OS X Finder
andrew8062
6:59 pm on November 4, 2009 |
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andrew8062 6:59 pm on November 4, 2009
- Open a Terminal window and type in the following command:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE(Restart the Finder in order for the change to take effect.)
- If you want to change back to the default, run the following command in Terminal window:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE(Also restart the Finder in order for the change to take effect.)