Nov 15, 2009
OS X Quick Tip #3 – Show/Hide Hidden Files
In OS X there is a very easy method that can be used in order to show and hide hidden files.
First open a terminal from your Applications->Utilities folder:
Once you have a terminal opened enter the following command to show all files:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
If you want to hide the system files again simply change the ‘True’ parameter to ‘False’ when entering the command into the terminal:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
This may require you to log out and log in again to see the results.