Body
To view hidden files on a Mac, do the following:
- Open the Terminal (picture below shows where to find it).
![](https://bucknell.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=2919cf9e-0255-4b6a-bb98-ae9f4073f637.png)
- Type the following into the terminal, without the quotation marks: “defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES”.
- Hit the Return key on your keyboard.
- Restart Finder. (Follow the numbers on the screenshot below)
![](https://bucknell.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=041dde95-4d1f-4d3b-a5c4-4402e8e4068c.png)
- You can now see hidden files. To undo this action, repeat Steps 1 to 4 but replace the “YES” part in Step 2 with a “NO”. (Do not include the quotation marks)