Many of the files and directories listed above are actually invisible for multiple reasons (e.g. In Mac OS X, there are three different ways a file or directory can be made invisible in the finder: it can have the "invisible" attribute set (as in older Mac OS systems), its name can start with "." (as in other unix systems), or its name can be listed in the /.hidden file. Set OnOffCommand to "defaults write AppleShowAllFiles OFF"ĭisplay dialog "Are you sure you want to " & newState & " hidden files? (This will restart the Finder)" buttons
Set OnOffCommand to "defaults write AppleShowAllFiles ON" Set onOff to do shell script "defaults read AppleShowAllFiles" No obtrusive need to rethink the action you already launched. Therefore, the options are limited to Cancel and OK. It reads the current state, and assumes that the person wants to toggle the state. It does not ask the user to "think twice" about what state of visibility they want.This way the script can be attached to a macro key stroke or some such thing without becoming annoying on a typo. Finder does not quit unless user hits OK first.
#MAC HIDDEN FILES MAC OS X#
To hide hidden files in finder in Mac OS X 10.4:ĭefaults write AppleShowAllFiles -bool falseīased on the excellent work of posters above, here's my version, which, to my mind improves the user experience in the following ways: To show hidden files in finder in Mac OS X 10.4:ĭefaults write AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
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How can I show and/or hide hidden folders and files in the Macintosh Finder window?
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