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Open Macintosh HD or the folder where you want to display the hidden files in the Finder. Hold down the Command, Shift and Period keys: cmd + shift +. The hidden files and folders on your Mac will then appear partially transparent. You can hide the files again using the same keyboard shortcut. The Hidden Object Show for Mac OS v.1.69 Presenting the newest reality show to hit the casual market, The Hidden Object Show! On the set of an abandoned movie studio you’ll be tasked with finding a list of items. Challenge yourself to win great prizes in 11 different game modes.

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Dr Hidden Installs Easily to Your Mac System Preferences

As far as Mac system tools go, ours is one of the simplest, and most efficient you can get. For easy access, Dr Hidden installs directly to your Mac’s preference dialog. The install is easy, an uninstall is just as easy.

Quick and easy to revert settings

We know that settings are mostly temporary, that’s why we’ve created simple toggle switches to turn your desired settings on or off easily.

Discover Functionality You Didn't Realise You Had

Unlock functionality on your Mac that you didn’t realise you had. Dr Hidden exposes some useful tricks that will save you time and allow you to customise your Mac to your taste. Dr Hidden allows you to customise dock, keyboard, finder, file settings and many more. One of our favourites is subpixel font rendering – this dramatically improves your font display.

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Show all hidden and system files on this Mac

There are many hidden files on your Mac that you will sometimes you need to. Dr Hidden helps you find see all those hidden files and directories in Finder.

Do not create .DS_Store files on network drives

Your Mac creates hidden files called .DS_Store inside directories to save custom directory attributes. You don’t need these files on network drives and Dr Hidden helps make that hassle-free.

Disable smart quotes and dashes globally

Smart quotes is the function of replacing curly quotes with the straight alternative. Word processors love curly quotes, but the web does not. The issue of copying and pasting from a word processor to the web is fixed with the flick of a switch.

Automatically hide the dock on your Mac

Many people like to use the additional space taken up by the dock. Dr Hidden provides a quick way to hide it.

Show all file extensions in Finder

Finder’s default setting not to show file extensions. This is frustrating when you find yourself having to change a file extension.

Enable subpixel font rendering on non-Apple LCDs

We’ve found that enabling this setting results in an amazing improvement to your font display.

Show the full path bar in the Finder window

We suspect that the converts from Windows find the lack of this setting perplexing. Dr Hidden helps these folks feel more at home. When the setting is enabled it adds the path at the bottom of the Finder window.

Make the ~/Library directory visible

Your ~/Library directory is hidden by default, but there are times when you need to access it. e.g. when Microsoft Word keeps crashing and you are looking for the microsoft.Word.prefs.plist. file. True story!

Hide warnings when you change file extensions

This safety feature can be an irritation. Dr Hidden helps you turn off the warning dialogue box that asks you to confirm if you really do want to change that file extension.

Show the full POSIX path as the Finder window title

By default Finder only shows you the name of the current directory as it’s title. Dr Hidden allows you to see the full path to the directory they are in.

Disable auto-correct globally on this Mac

Auto-correct has often resulted in some awkward conversations… As a public service we added a feature to disable auto-correct completely.

Disable the warning when emptying your trash

If you are the kind of person that means business when you empty your trash, this will make the warning Mac asks you every time, go away. However, if you like to store files in the trash so that they can be reviewed or restored at a later time – this setting is definitely not for you!

Set a blazing fast keyboard repeat rate

Your keyboard repeat rate is set fairly average by default. Changing this setting to make it faster, makes typing feel faster. Go ahead, try it!

Save documents to disk instead of iCloud by default

iCloud is great, but many people still prefer their old workflows to save documents. This setting turns off your Mac’s default behaviour to try and save files to iCloud.

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Many files and folders are hidden on a Mac. There’s a good reason for this: Hiding files and folders prevents users from accidentally damaging the operating system. Nevertheless, sometimes you may need to access these files and folders. We’ll show you various options for viewing hidden files and folders on a Mac. However, use extreme caution: If you change or damage system files, it can have serious consequences for your operating system.

1. Mac Finder: showing hidden files using keyboard shortcuts
2. Showing hidden files on a Mac using Terminal commands

Why are some files and folders hidden?

There are good reasons for hiding files and folders in operating systems. Computer manufacturers and administrators hide files to prevent users from accidentally deleting or damaging system-related files and folders. Other times, your employer may hide files and folders that are essential for the smooth exchange of data with customers and business partners. In most cases, you won't notice these files at all, even though they perform important tasks.

However, if you still want to view and access the hidden folders and files on your Mac, you should be extremely careful to avoid damaging your operating system.

Mac Finder: showing hidden files using keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are probably the easiest way to display hidden files and folders in the Finder on a Mac. You can show hidden files by pressing the Command, Shift, and Period keys at the same time.

Step-by-step guide

Follow these few steps to show or hide files in the Finder:

1. Open Macintosh HD or the folder where you want to display the hidden files in the Finder.
2. Hold down the Command, Shift and Period keys: cmd + shift + [.]
3. The hidden files and folders on your Mac will then appear partially transparent.
4. You can hide the files again using the same keyboard shortcut.

Showing the hidden Library folder in the Finder

The above keyboard shortcut for showing hidden files on a Mac works in any folder in the Finder. One exception is the Library folder, which is usually hidden. It mainly contains system files and automatically saved copies of Microsoft Office documents. Showing the Library folder is especially useful when you're looking for old Word documents and are unable to find them. If your computer crashes before you could save your data, you should look in the Library folder. You can access this folder using the following shortcut:

1. In the Finder, press the Option key (Alt).
2. In the menu bar, click “Go”.
3. Click “Library”.

Since the Library automatically saves Microsoft Office documents as hidden files, you may see a large number of unorganized files in this folder.

The Option key is one of the most useful and commonly used keys on a Mac. Find out more about the Option key on a Mac and learn about its functions and commands.

Showing hidden files on a Mac using Terminal commands

Instead of using keyboard shortcuts and the Finder, you can also use Terminal in conjunction with commands on your Mac to show hidden files and folders. Terminal is a built-in command-line interface included in the Mac operating system. You can use commands in Terminal to replace sequences of multiple steps in the Finder and perform an action. To view hidden files and folders using Terminal, proceed as follows:

Step 1: Open Terminal

To launch Terminal on your Mac, use the following keyboard shortcut: Cmd + Space. After pressing the Command key and the space bar, type “Terminal” in the Spotlight search field. Then double-click the search result.

Alternatively, you can launch Terminal by double-clicking “Terminal” in the Utilities Window. You can find this option either under “Go” in the menu bar or under “Applications”, which you can select in the Dock at the bottom of the screen.

Step 2: Entering a command to see hidden files on a Mac

Viewing hidden files and folders on a Mac using Terminalinvolves entering two commands and pressing the Enter key. Type the following into Terminal:

Step 3: View the hidden files on your Mac

Now the hidden files and folders on your Mac are displayed in the Finder. As mentioned above, the files appear transparent. The folders look slightly paler than folders that are not hidden.

Step 4: Hide the files again

You can hide the files again by replacing “true” with “false” in the command above. The command then looks like this:

Terminal is a helpful interface for performing basic and advanced support, repair, and maintenance tasks. Another standard tool that you can use to perform these tasks is the Mac Task Manager. It can be especially useful if you’re already familiar with the Task Manager in Windows operating systems.

How to hide files on a Mac using Terminal

You can use Terminal not only to show or hide the hidden folders on your Mac. You can also use it to hide specific files from nosy users who may have access to your computer. To do this, proceed as follows:

1. Open Terminal.
2. Type in the following code into Terminal:

3. Drag the files or folders you want to hide into the Terminal window with the mouse. The file location is displayed in the window.
4. Press Enter to hide the files.

You can use the same procedure if you want to show the hidden files and folders on your Mac as usual again. To do this, simply type “chflags nohidden” instead of “chflags hidden”.

Viewing hidden files on a Mac using file managers

Third-party file managers like Forklift offer an easy way of working with hidden files and folders on a Mac. They allow you to show hidden files directly in the interface of the app, without having to use keyboard shortcuts or commands that can be somewhat daunting for less tech-savvy users.

There are many different file managers available with a variety of features. Many of these file managers let you easily show hidden files and folders on a Mac without using the Finder. We’ll use the example of Forklift to show you how a file manager can help you view hidden files. Open the Forklift app and do the following:

1. Click View.
2. Select “Show Hidden files”.

There is also a button on the toolbar for showing and hiding files.

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Besides Forklift, there are many other useful file managers that can help you with your everyday IT processes. Discover the many features as well as advantages and disadvantages of the most popular alternatives. Find a file manager for Windows, Mac and Linux that meets your day-to-day needs.

Letting your Mac automatically clean up hidden files

Sometimes you may want to view hidden files to solve a software problem, restore deleted files, or simply better understand your operating system. But most of the time, you’ll want to view hidden files in order to delete them and free up space on your hard drive. In this case, apps like CleanMyMac X can do a lot of the work for you. Once you've launched the app, follow these simple steps to delete unneeded files:

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1. Select “Smart Scan” in the sidebar at the top left.
2. Click “Scan”.
3. Select System Junk from the “Cleanup” options and view the details of the scan.
4. Click “Clean” to delete the unneeded files.

The advantage of using an app like CleanMyMac X to clean up your Mac is that it systematically deletes unneeded files. The app quickly frees up a lot more disk space than would be possible with manual methods.

No matter which of the above methods you choose to view and delete hidden files and folders on your Mac, you’ll learn a lot about how your Mac works in the background.

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Do you use Windows? Follow our step-by-step guide to find out how to show hidden files and folders on Windows.

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