Show and Hide Hidden Files on Mac

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1. 1
   We open up Finder

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   We'll see that it might not be showing any hidden files.

   

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2. 2
   We click on Terminal

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3. 3
   We type in the following code

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   "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES". We press "Enter".

   

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   We press "Option" and right-click on Finder

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   We click "Relaunch"

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6. 6
   Once Finder relaunches, we'll see the ".DS_Store" files

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   Those are hidden files.

   

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   If we want to rehide the hidden files, we click on Terminal

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   We type the same line of the code from Step 3, but instead of "YES", we write "NO"

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   We press "Enter".

   

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   Now, we press "Option" and right-click on Finder

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10. 10
    We click "Relaunch" once again

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    ".DS_Store" files will be not shown in Finder anymore.

    

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