Comments on: Mac OS http://blog.pjwright.com/2008/05/17/mac-os/ Easy Updates! Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:01:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: PJW http://blog.pjwright.com/2008/05/17/mac-os/comment-page-1/#comment-40 PJW Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:27:19 +0000 http://blog.pjwright.com/?p=35#comment-40 I've just found it necessary to show hidden files on a Mac, and it wasn't easy. I searched and discovered this website: http://niquimerret.com/?p=116 In case the page doesn't last, here are the instructions... To view all hidden files: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE killall Finder To hide the files: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE killall Finder I’ve just found it necessary to show hidden files on a Mac, and it wasn’t easy.

I searched and discovered this website:
http://niquimerret.com/?p=116

In case the page doesn’t last, here are the instructions…

To view all hidden files:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder

To hide the files:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
killall Finder

]]> By: PJW http://blog.pjwright.com/2008/05/17/mac-os/comment-page-1/#comment-39 PJW Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:40:48 +0000 http://blog.pjwright.com/?p=35#comment-39 Something you might notice on Macs - no hash (#) key! You can still type a hash character though - just use Alt+3. Incidentally, that generates the £ (pound) symbol on US layout keyboards. Something you might notice on Macs – no hash (#) key!

You can still type a hash character though – just use Alt+3. Incidentally, that generates the £ (pound) symbol on US layout keyboards.

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