![]() Remember the slight difference in OS X Mavericks, El Capitan, and Yosemite has to do with capitalization:ĭefaults write AppleShowAllFiles FALSE killall Finder ![]() As you can see, everything is the same except that TRUE has been switched to “FALSE”:ĭefaults write AppleShowAllFiles FALSE killall Finder To hide files that are intended to be hidden again, thus going back to the default Mac settings of keeping them invisible, you can just type the following defaults command. Reverse to Default & Make Files Hidden Again in Mac OS X ![]() That casing is important, however, which is why you must enter exact syntax. * Quick note about different versions of Mac OS X: If you look carefully, you’ll notice there is a very slight difference in casing for making hidden files and folders visible in modern versions of macOS and Mac OS X versus older versions of Mac OS X system software ( vs ). This is the same in OS X El Capitan, Yosemite and old versions of Mac OS X too, the Finder must always be refreshed this way to reveal the hidden folders and files. Note that refreshing Finder is always necessary. Then the command to kill and relaunch Finder on Mac, which is where the invisible files will now be shown: If you’re having difficulty with the above commands for some reason, you can split them up into two parts like so:įirst the command to show invisible files on Mac:ĭefaults write AppleShowAllFiles TRUE The files and folders that are hidden typically will have a ‘.’ in front of their name, but other items can be hidden as well through chflags commands. Remember the Finder must relaunch to show hidden files and folders, they will appear as slightly translucent icons alongside the normal icons. Thankfully it’s just as easy to switch back. With all the files visible a Finder window can look much busier than you may be accustomed to, and it’s not always desired to leave on constantly. ![]() This setting stays in place until it has been reversed or disabled, which would cause all files to become hidden again just as the default. This is how hidden files look when they’re visible in a modern version of Mac, like an macOS High Sierra, Sierra, OS X El Capitan or Yosemite Finder window, note the hidden folders and files are visible but have dimmed gray names:Īnd this is how the once invisible files show in prior releases of Mac OS X, highlighted here: Examples of how hidden files show up in the Finder are shown below. “Hidden” files are now visible in Finder windows, but they will display as a dimmed version of their respective file icons, being slightly transparent. The Finder will refresh after you hit the Return key, which causes Finder to quit and relaunch itself for the changes to take effect, thus revealing hidden files on the Mac. Here is what the defaults command string which shows hidden files looks like in the Mac Terminal: ![]() Hit the Return key after the command is entered into the Terminal command prompt, that will execute the command and allow the hidden files to become visible in the file system of Mac OS.Enter the proper command exactly as shown below, choosing for your version of MacOS or Mac OS X:įor showing hidden files and folders in macOS High Sierra 10.13, MacOS Sierra 10.12, OS X El Capitan 10.11, Yosemite 10.10, and OS X Mavericks 10.9, use the following command string to show hidden files:ĭefaults write AppleShowAllFiles TRUE killall Finderįor showing hidden files in Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, and before, use this defaults command string instead:ĭefaults write AppleShowAllFiles TRUE killall Finder.Launch the Terminal app, found in /Applications/Utilities.This changes the default setting of Mac OS X so that Finder always shows all files, including showing hidden files. How to Show Hidden Files & Folders on Mac ![]()
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