How to show hidden files in Finder (OS X 10.9)?

Use an app that can toggle the invisible files visible and then invisible.

InVisible 1.2.1

Show Hide Invisible Files 1.6

iShow Invisible 1.6.5

Show Hide Invisible Files 1.6

Much easier than using the Terminal

OT

Try

chflags nohidden "your path"

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -boolean true

killall Finder

The reverse is

defaults delete com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles

killall Finder

🙂

This explains a lot. I wrote an AppleScript back while I was still using Lion, to reveal and hide hidden files and folders. Now I'm using Mavericks, and when I tried to use the script today, it didnt do anything. Looks like it's time to update the script.

Thanks for the info!

Try this application I made a while ago, it's very easy to use,

http://goo.gl/XfHxqC

I like the script you put together better than the one I designed. Definitely easier to use.

Brilliant!! Thank you ever so much

One more way (yours is better as a real App though)

set answer to the button returned of (display dialog ("Finder Hidden Files:") buttons {"Show", "Hide", "Cancel"} with icon caution default button 3 with title "Finder Hidden Files")

if answer is "Show" then

tell application "Finder" to quit

do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 1"

delay 2

tell application "Finder" to run

else

tell application "Finder" to quit

do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 0"

delay 2

tell application "Finder" to run

end if

Tony I think you need to do nothing if Cancel is pressed, currently it will check 'if answer is "Show"' and return false, so set to hidden. If you have them shown then click Cancel it will hide the files, where as you want it to leave the setting as-is.

I may be wrong having not programmed in that language really but the logic seems incomplete

This particular script will allow you to just press Enter to obtain the opposite result of the current Hidden or not variable. eg. if the hidden files are invisible, then set the default button to "show hidden files" and vice-versa.

try

set yorn to (do shell script "defaults read com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles")

on error

set yournans to 2

end try

if yorn is "FALSE" then

set yornans to 2

end if

if yorn is "TRUE" then

set yornans to 3

end if

display alert "Revealer" message "Would you like to show all hidden files or hide them?" buttons {"Cancel", "Show Hidden Files", "Hide Hidden Files"} default button yornans

set ShowOrHideButton to button returned of the result

if ShowOrHideButton is "Show Hidden Files" then

do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE"

do shell script "killall Finder"

end if

if ShowOrHideButton is "Hide Hidden Files" then

do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE"

do shell script "killall Finder"

end if

if ShowOrHideButton is "Show Hidden Files" then

set endAlert to "All hidden files are now visible."

end if

if ShowOrHideButton is "Hide Hidden Files" then

set endAlert to "All hidden files are now invisible."

end if

if ShowOrHideButton is "Cancel" then

set endAlert to "Nothing was changed."

end if

display alert "Revealer" message "Completed Successfully! " & endAlert & ""

[Cancel] quits the script exits at that point, so the rest of the script is not processed.

I didn't write this script, and credit is due to Baltwo. Open the script content in the AppleScript Editor. Save it as text (dotx.applescript) where you want to save the source. Then, save as an Application and drag it to your Dock. Click once to reveal hidden files, click again to hide them.

-- AppleScript to toggle hidden "." files
-- Submitted by Baltwo on Apple Support Community

try
          do shell script "defaults read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles"
on error
          do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 0"
end try

if (do shell script "defaults read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles") is equal to "0" then
          do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 1"
else
          do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 0"
end if

do shell script "killall Finder"

This site summed it up nicely for me: http://www.coolestguidesontheplanet.com/show-hidden-library-and-user-library-fol der-in-osx/

Same here. It’s not possible to show hidden files with my default user.

Just created a new user. With him there are no problems.

I really need to show hidden files with my default user. I already repaired permissions with disk utility.

Any ideas how to fix this?