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• #Mac hidden files how to

Note: In the above I have deliberately referred to Documents and Applications (and not ~/Documents and /Applications) where I am referring to the pseudo-locations presented by Finder. From the Finder, open Go > Utilities > Terminal.

#Mac hidden files how to

Those who want (or even need) to see more will know how to do so! The alternative view is that Finder shows you what you need to know. I presented this as Finder lying about the file system. But it does show the combined view for the Applications folder. DS_Store, and doesn't show pretend Documents folders. ForkLift is much closer to the true file system. Use ForkLift from binarynights or other 3rd party Finder replacements. The Terminal app and the ls -a command shows the file system. There are various ways to see the true file system: For example you won't find Mail in ls -a /Applications.įinder hides some files (even with show hidden files). When Finder shows the Applications folder it is combining two locations in the underlying file system, that is /Applications and /System/Applications.

This example is not present in ls -a ~/Documents Mine includes a hidden folder called BBEdit which in the file system is ~/Library/Containers//Data/Documents. The Documents folder as shown by Finder may have extra folders when hidden files are shown. Even with Command+shift+., Finder does not show the full file system. With Big Sur and even more with Monterey, Finder no longer shows the file system unadulterated. The short answer is you can't! Finder has changed. You very reasonably ask "How can I permanently compel the Finder to show me hidden files?".