Display hidden files on Mac

Mac OS X is based on FreeBSD (UNIX. However, we found that many UNIX files and directories, such as/etc,/var, And/bin, were not found. In fact, these files and directories are all hidden by the system. If you need to access or modify these files, you can only use the "terminal" and access the files through Unix commands. However, after all, it is not as convenient to use the finder through the "terminal". Today's tips will show you how to display these hidden files in the finder.

 

Open the terminal and enter the following command:

Defaults write com. Apple. Finder appleshowallfiles-bool true

Killall Finder

You can see the hidden files in the finder.

 

Enter the following command:

Defaults write com. Apple. Finder appleshowallfiles-bool false

Killall Finder

You cannot see hidden files in the finder.