Hello,
I am trying to show hidden files with the key combination: command + shift + . however the icons get bigger, hidden files stay hidden. I was able to show the hidden files in Big Sur but Monterey does not allow me. Can anyone help me?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.0
The problem isn't icon view. The problem is the keyboard mapping. For whatever reason, that shortcut is Icon size in the Turkish keyboard layout.
Exactly. But when I do the shortcut (command+shift+dot) twice, it does work. One caveat is that you need to decrease the icon size back. This is frustrating really.
I have also realized that in Safari, the zoom in shortcut is set to "command+:" which corresponds to "command+shift+dot" in Turkish-Q keyboard. I guess that is what caused the problem. I could not figure out a way to change this shortcut.
I use Turkish Q keyboard. I changed the layout and it worked on British layout. Now, I need to figure out how can I do the same on Turkish Q. Thank you.
Give this a try: boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.
NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following;
• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed
• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)
• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically
• Disables user-installed fonts
• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files
See if it works while in Safe Mode.
Yes, it only worked on list view, however, it should work on other views, too.
The problem isn't icon view. The problem is the keyboard mapping. For whatever reason, that shortcut is Icon size in the Turkish keyboard layout. I played around with the Turkish Q layout and there are several combinations mapped to icon size, but I didn't find any combination that toggled hidden files.
Tom Gewecke wrote:
Berkusar wrote:
however the icons get bigger
You have to be in List view instead of Icon view.
FWIW, "cmd shift period" toggles hidden files in all views for me.
dialabrain wrote:
FWIW, "cmd shift period" toggles hidden files in all views for me.
Seems like it should work that way. This fellow needed list view for some reason:
Berkusar wrote:
I use Turkish Q keyboard.
So does this fellow:
You can send Apple a bug report from the feedback page.
Use here-> Shift + Command + Dot
What keyboard layout are you using. Some languages don’t work.
Having searched for the ability to change the icon size shortcut, I don’t believe it can be altered to cod-shift-.
Berkusar wrote:
however the icons get bigger
You have to be in List view instead of Icon view.
I already wrote that did not work.
I know I shouldn’t be pressing the “+” button, only pressing the cmd shift . makes the icons bigger.
Good idea. 😎
Cannot Show Hidden Files in MacOS Monterey
