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Show Hidden Files in Mac OS X

March 9th, 2010 patrick 2 comments

Here’s a quick tip. If you find yourself needing to access hidden files on your Macintosh, run this from the terminal. Please note that the inverse of the first command will restore your default settings.


Display Hidden Files

# defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
# KillAll Finder

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