Documents are not displayed in Finder

When I open /Users/olav in Finder the Documents directory does not show up. I know the directory is there because when I run ls -l in the same folder it is listed.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Dec 16, 2021 12:51 PM

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Posted on Dec 17, 2021 3:46 AM

I think that somehow it became hidden.


You can confirm that: press Command-Shift-period

This will make the Finder show hidden files and folders - they appear grey.

Do you see Documents showing grey now?


If you do, here is how you make the folder visible again.

Open Terminal and type


chflags nohidden ~/Documents


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Documents are not displayed in Finder

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