How do I get the Containers folder (in Users/myname/Library/Containers) to not be hidden?

Click on go > to go folder and type ~/Library/Containers opens containers with related files ( User library )

But if you type : /Library/Containers the container folder never exists in system library by default .

To navigate to your User Library please read these instructions: macOS Sierra: Go directly to a specific folder.

For an easy way to navigate to that folder (or any other one for that matter, including Containers) just drag the icon at the top of its open Finder window to a Finder Sidebar.

Copy and paste this command in the Terminal and paste the result in a reply here:

ls -dleO ~/Library/Containers/

If it has "hidden" in the middle, then run this command

chflags nohidden ~/Library/Containers/

cmwinnc wrote:

Already tried that. Doesn't work.

Explain what happens whey you try the following.

Select the following (triple-click the line to select the entire line) then control-click, and from the contextual menu select Services > Reveal in Finder:

~/Library/Containers

A Finder window should open, with that folder already selected. Does it?

Hello cmwinnc,

To reiterate what Terence asked, what are you trying to do in the Containers folder? macOS has many (hundreds, actually) processes running in the background at all times. A number of these processes specifically deal with the application sandbox - the Containers folder. The system is not designed to support direct access to the Containers folder. You are risking crashes, bugs, and loss of data by interfering.

Try running this in the Terminal…

sudo chflags nohidden ~/Library/Containers

Mind if I ask why you need to?

This folder is not meant to be accessed directly. If there is something specific you want to achieve perhaps we can suggest an alternative method.

Use this terminal command: chflags nohidden ~/Library