To view hidden folders:
- Open the Terminal (located in /Applications/Utilities/)
- At the command prompt type
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
- Execute the command by pressing 'return' on keyboard.
- For the changes to take effect, either log out then log back in again, or relaunch Finder (type 'killall Finder' in Terminal window).
To hide the hidden files again:
- Open the Terminal
- At the command prompt type
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool false
- Press return to execute the command.
- Log out then back in again, or relaunch Finder
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