The Easiest Method to Show Hidden Files/Folders on a Mac (Using Terminal)
The Easiest Method to Show Hidden Files/Folders on a Mac (Using Terminal)
Yes, usually we will use keyboard shortcuts (cmd + shift + [.]) to display the hidden files. It's easy.
But it won't help show the Library folder.
In this video tutorial, I will introduce the easiest and 100% worked method to help show hidden files or folders on a Mac.
Step 1. Launch the Terminal app on Mac.
Step 2. Type the following into Terminal:
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles true
[Enter]
killall Finder
You can hide the files again by replacing “true” with “false” in the command above. The command then looks like this:
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles false
[Enter]
killall Finder