Show or Hide hidden files in Finder OS X

On May 10, 2011, in Uncategorized, by Chris Carey

Here is how it’s done via the Terminal:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder

How to Hide Hidden Files:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
killall Finder

Thanks Brooks Andrus

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One Response to Show or Hide hidden files in Finder OS X

  1. Mark Matthews says:
    June 23, 2011 at 12:01 pm

    Just came across this after all my files magically disappeared for some reason. Thank you!

    Reply

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