Show hidden files Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and 10.8 Mountain Lion
To Show hidden files/folders in finder windows:
- Open Finder.
- Open the Utilities folder.
- Open a terminal window.
- Copy and paste the following line in terminal:
>> defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
>> killall Finder
Line 1: command will show all hidden files and folder.
Line 2: command is to re-launch the Finder window.
You should find you will now be able to see any hidden files or folders.
Revert Back ::
One you are done, perform the steps above however, replace the terminal command in step 4 with:
Revert Back ::
One you are done, perform the steps above however, replace the terminal command in step 4 with:
>> defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
>> killall Finder
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