how to locate "~/.config"

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how to locate "~/.config"

Hi,

I'm trying to use Visual Studio for Mac but I am unable to download the android SDK along with the general installation as it keeps popping up with

Unable to install Android components due to wrong permissions

Please change the permissions of the "~/.config" folder so a regular user has read and write access to it.

I've tried to find it via the go function and can't so wondering if there's any help for this.. i'm interning to help with an android app so is sorta required to have the android SDKs etc.

Thanks!

MacBook Pro Retina

Posted on Apr 20, 2021 5:14 AM

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Answer 1

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BobHarris

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Apr 20, 2021 1:48 PM in response to september_____

~ is just the $HOME folder. Not the Library folder.

Fro an Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal session

/bin/ls -la $HOME

and look for .config

If it does not exist, then

/bin/mkdir -p $HOME/.config

If it does exist, then the file owner should be your Unix short name

whoami

and staff

the permissions should have owner read/write/execute (rwx) as the 2nd, 3rd and 4th letters of the permission string starting in column 1. If it is truly a folder, then the first column will be a 'd' for directory.

drwx------ 9 me staff 288 Feb 15 15:55 .config/

The other fields may or be other combinations of rwx or they may be dashes like my above example

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Answer 2

Apr 20, 2021 8:08 PM in response to BDAqua

Hi,

i managed to figure it out today!

~ means it’s hidden

i unhid my folders (cmd shift . ) and my .config folder was showing but it had a block on it (red circle with a white line ) which I renamed. I had to create a new folder with the name .config and then it allowed me to finish the installation!

thanks everyone for the help! I’ve attached a pic of the issue

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