Resolved How to unhide user library?

[rerelease]

As it seems Lion has made the user library a hidden folder and I routinely need to access it, is there some way I could bring it out from obscurity again (without showing all hidden files)?

Thank you in advance.

 

[mrapplegate]

As it seems Lion has made the user library a hidden folder and I routinely need to access it, is there some way I could bring it out from obscurity again (without showing all hidden files)?

Thank you in advance.

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Hold down option key then click Go menu in Finder or enter ~/Library in "Go to Folder" from the Go menu in the finder.

or in terminal chflags nohidden /users/**username**/library

 

[David-fr]

You can create an alias in the finder and the library will stay there

 

[empireos]

You can create an alias in the finder and the library will stay there

If I alter anything in the alias version, will it do the same in the legit folder?

 

[benthewraith]

If I alter anything in the alias version, will it do the same in the legit folder?

When you open the alias you go to the actual folder.

 

[ghsDUDE]

Where is My Macintosh HD and what does All My Files open when I click on Finder?

 

[empireos]

oh yeah, thanks!

 

[meptik]

or in terminal chflags nohidden /users/**username**/library

This. Easiest solution in the long term, I think.

I personally used this version of the command:
chflags nohidden ~/Library

Saves typing, and you don't need to bother about where exactly your user folder is (mine's on a different drive).