Mac How To Show Hidden Library Folders
In Finder, hold down Alt and click Go at the top of your screen Click on Library to open up the, normally hidden, folder Be prepared for one very cluttered looking Desktop if. It seems like every day I search Google for the command to show hidden files on Mac OS X, not to mention Googling for the command to then hide those hidden files a few minutes later. Today I decided to make a short and easy to remember alias to speed up the process. By default, the User Library folder is hidden in Mac OS and above. Won't need to get into this important folder, and it was Apple's idea to hide the folder, to. Using the Show Hidden Files Keyboard Shortcut is incredibly simple, here's how it works: From the Finder of Mac OS, navigate to any folder.
Show Library Folder Mac
All Mac systems contain hidden files and folders. These are often preceded by a full stop or a slash, and are kept out of sight of the user either to prevent them from being deleted because they perform some essential function, or because they're irrelevant to everyday tasks.
Occasionally however, you might need to reveal these files and folders to fix a problem you're having with your Mac. Symbols on a mac. The easiest way to reveal hidden files and folders in an active Finder window is to press the Shift, Command (⌘), and period symbol (.) keys in combination.
This action works everywhere except for the Desktop, and you can hide the affected files and folders again simply by repeating the key combo.
If you're comfortable using Terminal, entering the following command will also reveal all the hidden files on your Mac:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YESMac photos updating library.
Mac Show Hidden Folders Finder
Once you've typed the command and pressed Enter, hold down the Option key, then right-click on the Finder icon in the Dock and click Relaunch for the changes to take effect. To switch the files back to hidden, simply change 'YES' to 'NO' in the Terminal command.
Show Hidden Library Folder On Mac
That's all there is to it. You can also check out our separate how-to guide on revealing the hidden library folder in macOS.