hidden files in MACos sonoma

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hidden files in MACos sonoma

On Feb 5, 2024 BobWhite107 asked about showing hidden files in MACos Sonoma. Here are two commands that can be run in terminal.app (Finder, Go-Tab, Utilities, near the bottom of the drop-down list).

To show hidden files:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE && killall Finder

To hide hidden files:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE && killall Finder

Both worked in Sonoma 14.5 on July 13, 2024.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.5

Posted on Jul 13, 2024 7:30 PM

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Jul 13, 2024 7:38 PM in response to jtmcnulty

It is actually much easier than that without having to use terminal. Just navigate to the folder in Finder and press Command + Shift + . (period). You can use this as a toggle to show/hide hidden files.

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Jul 13, 2024 7:42 PM in response to Mac Jim ID

Excellent!

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