How to show all hidden files on Mac

MacmacOS

This is how you show/view all hidden files or folders on a Mac:

  1. Open your Terminal.
  2. With the Terminal open, copy and paste this command: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES and hit enter.
  3. Now copy and paste this command killall Finder and hit enter, to restart Mac Finder so the change can take effect.

Now when you open your Finder folders, you should be able to see folders and files that were invisible before. They're easy to see, they have a dot . before their name, and are grayed out compared to normal files and folders:

Finder window showing previously hidden folders and files

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