Help needed with lost folder

[djwill13]

I renamed a folder with the file extension: .onetwothree in attempts to hide it from my desktop and search bar. Only problem is...I seriously can not locate the folder any more. Is there anything I can do to locate it now?

Thanks in advance for any help

 

[djwill13]

Anybody? If this is in the wrong section, I appologize. I could REALLY use some help with this though.

 

[priitv8]

Dot-name files are hidden in Finder (Unix convention). So you have the following options:
1) Enable Finder Show Hidden files
2) Use command line (Terminal) to rename folder back if you know it's exact location
3) Use the find command in Terminal to search through the disk to locate the file/folder

 

[djwill13]

Dot-name files are hidden in Finder (Unix convention). So you have the following options:
1) Enable Finder Show Hidden files
2) Use command line (Terminal) to rename folder back if you know it's exact location
3) Use the find command in Terminal to search through the disk to locate the file/folder

Thanks so much for your help. Unfortunately, I still can not locate the folder. I tried the first method, but couldn't find the file. Before renaming, I moved the file to my desktop. Option 1 allowed me to see all the hidden files (they were kinda dimmer than regular files), so I know it worked. Just couldn't locate what I was looking for. Is it possible I did something wrong?

Option 2, I know I moved it to the desktop, and I believe I know the name of the folder (I know I know some of the sub folder names). This was all before I renamed it of course. So my question is, how would I rename it if I can't find it?

Option 3; when I ran "find" I got a lot of "permission denied"...is that normal? I also tried "locate", but got nowhere.

 

[syfoon]

I use an app on the MAC app store called EasyFind. I know it has options for searching invisible files and folders. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to try? Good luck.