Sonoma download files are all hidden

When I download files in Sonoma, all files are hidden, I have to use command+shift+. to make those files unhidden, any idea about how to fix this issue? Every file(including regular image and google doc) downloaded is hidden, which makes no sense...

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Sep 28, 2023 12:41 PM

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Oct 2, 2023 11:15 AM in response to Kgoujon

Kgoujon wrote:

Where do I find this? I searched for Bitdefender and didn't find it.

Bitdefender is a third party anti-virus app which @alexanon has installed on their computer....that user made it seem it would fix everyone else's issue, not realizing that most people are not running Bitdefender.


However, their advice isn't totally useless since other anti-virus apps, cleaning/optimizer apps, or third party security utilities could be causing a similar issue. None of these types of apps are needed on a Mac and will usually cause more problems than they solve. If you have any of these types of apps installed, you should uninstall them by following the developer's instructions....of course it is your computer so the choice is yours whether to run junk apps. macOS already has great built in security especially when the user also practices safe computing habits as outlined in this excellent article written by a respected forum contributor:

Effective defenses against malware and other threats - Apple Community


Oct 3, 2023 10:16 PM in response to Lea0909

There is a bug with Desktop iCloud synching. You should disable it for now and it will resume working until Apple will fix it.


Go to:

System Settings --> Click on your name –> iCloud --> iCloud Drive --> Disable sync this Mac (choose keep a copy after you disable it).


Or you can just search iCloud via spotlight and it will save you the first two steps.

Sonoma download files are all hidden

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