How to Hide Files and Folders on Mac for 100% Privacy
Some files and folders are for your eyes only, especially if you share your Mac with family or friends. In this video, Emilio Aguero of @TechWithEmilio will show you how to hide files and folders on Mac to protect your privacy.
We’ll go over things like:
how to hide files on your Mac if you’re running an earlier macOS version
how to hide a file or a folder with Terminal, if you’re running macOS Sequoia
how to show the hidden files and folders on your Mac again
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And to help you navigate the video, here are the chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Hide Files in Earlier macOS
01:07 - Hide Files with Terminal
02:37 - Show Hidden Files
03:00 - Hide a Folder