LKBEN11592: How to show hidden files in finder on Mac OS X
Symptom
You would like to edit or look at a hidden file.
Cause
Lots of files starting with a dot are not shown by default.
Solution
A simple and easy way to show all hidden files in finder and revert to the default, can be done with a keyboard shortcut.
Shift + Command + .
You can think of this as: "hidden files start with a DOT, to see them use Shift + Command with a DOT."
This will show the hidden files and when typed again revert to the default finder setting.
Have fun.
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Author: - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG
Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.
Latest update: 21.08.2022