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11 Mar, 2013

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Show hidden files on Apple Mac

Mac OS X

Sometimes is handy to view those hidden files on your mac. The files that usually start with a '.' such as '.example_file_name'.

 The quick way since macOS Sierra(10.12) using quick-keys

Simply use these to hide and show.

CMD + SHIFT + .

 The older terminal way

This has to be done using the Terminal app found in:

Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal

To Show:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder

To Hide:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
killall Finder

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