I was going to trash a preferences file (.plist) from one of my applications and I can't find the "library" folder in my home account. I see the root level "libary" folder but I always thought there was one also in my user or home account. I'm not new to apple os, but am relatively new to mountain lion. Can anyone shed some light on this?
Thanks,
Bob
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)
That folder's invisible by default. For one-time access, choose Go to Folder from the Finder's Go menu and provide ~/Library/ as the path, or press the Option key with the Go menu open and choose Library.
For lasting access, open the AppleScript Editor in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and run:
do shell script "chflags nohidden ~/Library/"
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That folder's invisible by default. For one-time access, choose Go to Folder from the Finder's Go menu and provide ~/Library/ as the path, or press the Option key with the Go menu open and choose Library.
For lasting access, open the AppleScript Editor in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and run:
do shell script "chflags nohidden ~/Library/"
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It's hidden.
You have a few options for accessing it temporarily, but here's how to expose it permanently:
Open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder and paste the following at the command prompt:
chflags nohidden ~/Library
Press RETURN.
thanks everyone for your help. i figured it might be invisible. wasn't sure where to look. thanks!!!!
To save any hassle in the future, do what I did. Open it using the Option key method and "drag" it to your favorites in your sidebar. It's there whenever you need it.
Can't find "library" in my user account?
