{"id":338,"date":"2013-11-02T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2013-11-02T00:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pixert.com\/blog\/?p=338"},"modified":"2021-03-24T01:13:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T01:13:38","slug":"show-hidden-files-mac-os-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixert.com\/blog\/show-hidden-files-mac-os-x\/","title":{"rendered":"Show and Hidden Files on Mac OS X"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mac<\/a>
\nI often edit. htacces, but when downloading or create files. htacces, the files hidden by Mac OS X, I’m currently using OSX 10.8.5. In Mac OS X, files with names that start with a dot (.) are hidden<\/p>\n

I’m using Terminal command to reveal<\/strong> the hidden files in OS X  by making a change to the default behavior of Finder. Open Terminal app in Utilities folder (Go > Utilities), type following command :<\/p>\n

\r\ndefaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE\r\n<\/pre>\n
Press return, type following command to restart Finder<\/p>\n
\r\nkillall Finder\r\n<\/pre>\n
Press return and we could see hidden files.<\/p>\n
I’m usually hide these files again because I don’t want hidden files clutter up Finder windows\/desktop with extraneous items. Open Terminal app in Utilities folder (Go > Utilities), type following command :<\/p>\n
\r\ndefaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE\r\n<\/pre>\n
Press return, type following command to restart Finder<\/p>\n
\r\nkillall Finder\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I often edit. htacces, but when downloading or create files. htacces, the files hidden by Mac OS X, I’m currently using OSX 10.8.5. In Mac OS X, files with names that start with a dot (.) are hidden I’m using Terminal command to reveal the hidden files in OS X  by making a change to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mac-os"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/macosx1085.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1pvi1-5s","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":823,"url":"https:\/\/pixert.com\/blog\/moving-files-and-folders-with-keyboard-in-mac\/","url_meta":{"origin":338,"position":0},"title":"Moving files and folders with Keyboard in Mac","author":"Pixel Insert \/ Pixert","date":"December 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"There's no easy way to move files and folder in Mac. 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