Show hidden files Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and 10.8 Mountain Lion


To Show hidden files/folders in finder windows:
  1. Open Finder.
  2. Open the Utilities folder.
  3. Open a terminal window.
  4. Copy and paste the following line in terminal:

>> defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
>> killall Finder

Line 1:  command will show all hidden files and folder.
Line 2:  command is to re-launch the Finder window.


You should find you will now be able to see any hidden files or folders.

Revert Back ::

One you are done, perform the steps above however, replace the terminal command in step 4 with:

>> defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
>> killall Finder

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