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How to show hidden files on Mac

How can I show hidden files on my Mac?


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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Jun 3, 2016 6:12 AM

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Posted on Apr 26, 2017 2:23 PM

Better solution: Use shift+command+period to toggle hidden files in Finder (on macOS Sierra Ver 10.12.4).

This may also work in prompts to open or save documents (see below post from VikingOSX Nov 7, 2016 5:16 AM )

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Jun 3, 2016 6:18 AM in response to rccue

  1. Hi. You can try these steps:
  2. 1. Open Terminal found in Finder, go to Applications, choose Utilities
  3. 2. In Terminal, paste the following:
    defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
  4. 3. Press return after that.
  5. 4. Hold the ‘Option/alt’ key, then right click on the Finder icon in the dock and click Relaunch.

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