Turn off the grid on a Mac running Sonoma.

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Turn off the grid on a Mac running Sonoma.

I'm using the method shown below. When I get to number 2, after I copy and paste the code with Terminal I hit a return and I get no visible files. What am I missing?

Launch Terminal (located in Applications/Utilities/)
Copy and paste the following into it:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES

and press Return. This will show the invisible files.

3. Relaunch the Finder.

• Hold down the Option key, click and hold the Finder's icon in the Dock, then choose Relaunch from the menu.

Locate the filed called .DS_Store on the Desktop and move it to Trash.
Relaunch the Finder again and see if that solves your problem.
In the Terminal, press the Up Arrow key once to bring back the last command. Replace YES with NO and press Return.
Relaunch the Finder. This will hide the invisible files again.

Posted on Sep 15, 2024 9:45 AM

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Answer 1

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BobHarris

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Sep 15, 2024 5:01 PM in response to R Warren

R Warren wrote:

Where will the invisible files show up when they become visible.

mixed in with the other files in the folder as displayed by the Finder.

You toggle between invisible and visible by repeating the Command-Shift-Period command.

If you are using macOS Terminal, then you can see all the files in a folder (aka directory when using the Terminal) via the

ls -a

command, where the -a says to show all the files, and not skip over the invisible ones.

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a brody

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Sep 15, 2024 10:01 AM in response to R Warren

I don't know about this sequence. To save yourself time, command-shift-period will hide/show invisible files.

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Barney-15E

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Sep 15, 2024 11:06 AM in response to R Warren

Finder will still hide the .DS_Store files no matter how you show hidden files. If you want to delete the .DS_Store file, you have to do so in Terminal.

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