How Mac shows hidden files

How does the Mac display hidden files? Users who are familiar with Windows systems may only need to make a few hooks on the file Options menu, so what about Mac users? Mac users to show hidden files is not so simple, need to use the way of terminal command to achieve, the following small series to tell you how to let the Finder display hidden files and folders, the following steps:

First step: Open the terminal application.

Step Two: Enter the following command:

Defaults write Com.apple.finder Appleshowallfiles-boolean true; Killall Finder

Step three: Press the "return" key to confirm.

Now you'll see the hidden files and folders in the Finder window.

If you want to hide the original hidden files and folders again, replace the above command with the

Defaults write Com.apple.finder Appleshowallfiles-boolean false; Killall Finder

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Note: This command applies to OS X Mavericks and OS X Yosemite systems. For MAC users who still use OS X mountain Lion or earlier versions of the system, the commands need to be changed a little bit.

How to display hidden files and folders in OS X Mountain Lion and previous versions of the Finder

　First step: Open the terminal application.

　Step Two: Enter the following command:

Defaults write Com.apple.finder appleshowallfiles TRUE; Killall Finder

　　Step three: Press the "return" key.

This way you'll see hidden files and folders in the Finder window.

Similarly, if you want to hide the original hidden files and folders again, replace the commands in the previous steps with

Defaults write Com.apple.finder appleshowallfiles FALSE; Killall Finder

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