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    Open Finder. This app is a blue, face-shaped icon on your Mac's Dock.

  2. 2

    Click Go . It's in the top-left row of menu items. Doing so invokes a drop-down menu.

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  3. 3

    Click Computer . This option is about halfway down the Go drop-down menu.

  4. 4

    Double-click your hard drive's icon. It resembles a grey box.

    • On most Macs, the hard drive is entitled "Macintosh HD".

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    Press ⇧ Shift+ ⌘ Command+. . This key combination will display any hidden folders in your Mac's hard drive. Any hidden folders or files will appear as grayed-out.

    • This keyboard shortcut can be done from any Finder window. The main Hard Drive folder usually contains hidden system files and folders so you should be able to see this better here when the hidden files are visible (grayed-out).

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    Press ⇧ Shift+ ⌘ Command+. again. This will hide the hidden files again, making them invisible.

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  1. 1

    Open Terminal. Click Spotlight

    , type in terminal, and click Terminal

    when it appears.

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    Type chflags nohidden into Terminal. Make sure you leave a space after nohidden.

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    Click and drag a hidden file or folder into Terminal. Dropping the item onto the Terminal window will place the item's pathway--which is essentially its address--directly after the "chflags nohidden" command.

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    Press ⏎ Return . This will run the command, which removes the "hidden" status of your selected item.

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    Double-click the item. It should now open like a regular file or folder.

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    Is it good to show hidden folders on your Mac?

    Chiara Corsaro

    Chiara Corsaro is the General Manager and Apple Certified Mac & iOS Technician for macVolks, Inc., an Apple Authorized Service Provider located in the San Francisco Bay Area. macVolks, Inc. was founded in 1990, is accredited by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) with an A+ rating, and is part of the Apple Consultants Network (ACN).

    Chiara Corsaro

    Phone & Computer Repair Technician

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    Revealing hidden files involves messing around in the Terminal, which is where the main system of the computer is located. If you accidentally move, open, or delete the wrong thing, you could render your system inoperable. There's really no good reason to do this.

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    How do I see the number of folders in a tree on a Mac?

    Dishant Gusain

    Dishant Gusain

    Community Answer

    Enable the Finder "Status" bar, which can be enabled in the View menu or by pressing Command-forward slash on the keyboard.

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    I have a virus called .dir but i dont know how to access the folder since its hidden. How do I access it if it's a hidden file?

    Floris_Fireball

    Floris_Fireball

    Community Answer

    Some apps use .dir for good purposes. Make sure before you remove it! Follow the steps to show the hidden file, then right-click it and simply click "Move to Trash".

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  • Usual day-to-day usage of a Mac doesn't require hidden files to be visible. After you have performed a task that requires these files to be shown, it is wise to hide them again to protect against any accidental damage.[1]

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  • It is possible to do serious damage to your programs and/or operating system if you incorrectly delete or change system files. Refrain from editing or removing these files.[2]

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1. Open Finder.
2. Click Go.
3. Click Computer.
4. Double-click your hard drive.
5. Press Shift + Command + .

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