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MacOS: Show/Hide Hidden Files & Folders

MacOS: Show/Hide Hidden Files & Folders

March 3, 2017 by Mitch Bartlett 2 Comments

Need to know how to show or hide the hidden files and folders in MacOS. Here’s how it’s done.

  1. From the Finder, open “Go” > “Utilities” > “Terminal“.
  2. Type one of the following command, then press “Enter“:
    • To show hidden files: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles yes
    • To hide hidden files: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles no
  3. Type the following command, then press “Enter“:
    • killall finder

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Filed Under: macOS Tagged With: Sierra

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Comments

  1. ktan says

    October 18, 2022 at 8:23 am

    try Finder with a capital F for the 3rd step. As in “killall Finder”

  2. Oscar Rodas says

    August 13, 2022 at 8:11 pm

    It doesn’t work for me.
    For some reson hidden files are showing, I tried both commands to no effect.

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