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Show/Hide Hidden Files in Mac OS X
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#Show/Hide Hidden Files in Mac OS X
---
Copy and paste each code block into
###Show Hidden Files
```
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
```
*Hit Return Key*
```
killall Finder
```
*Hit Return Key. Party. You're a bit like God now; you can see everything.*
---
###Hide Hidden Files (Default)
```
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
```
*Hit Return Key*
```
killall Finder
```
*Hit Return Key. Cry. You're back to where you started.*
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