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how to display hidden files

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vitus

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hi,

i cannot find the option to display all the hidden files on the HD

where is it ?

tia.
 
gekko513 said:
I don't think it's possible in Finder. You must use the Terminal or a third party application.
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Write the following in Terminal:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES

Then log out and back in (or just type "killall Finder" (without the quotes) in Terminal, that should restart Finder for you😉). If you want to hide those files again, replace YES with NO and repeat...

robbieduncan said:
I think you can turn it on for the Finder with TinkerTool.
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That's right. Tinkertool indeed has this option. 🙂
 
Mitthrawnuruodo said:
Write the following in Terminal:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES

Then log out and back in (or just type "killall Finder" (without the quotes) in Terminal, that should restart Finder for you😉). If you want to hide those files again, replace YES with NO and repeat...
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Nice tip. I didn't know that.
 
There's a widget somewhere (on the PC at work at the moment) which you can click to make files visible and then invisible again.
 
thanks for the help,

just two more questions -

which "file-viewer" do you use other than finder ? ... are there better tools out there ?

and another big problem:

i need to update the firmware on my mp3 hd player , but since it is a hidden folder, i CANNOT replace it !!!!!!!!! which sux extremely.

it says - i cannot replace the folder (with the updated) because its a hidden folder - WTF !!!!

tia.
 
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