How to Unhide the User Library Folder on a Mac
Go to your Mac's Finder., Click on Go., Click on Utilities., Scroll down and double click on Terminal., Type the following command line into Terminal., Press Return on your keyboard., Go to Finder., Click on Go., Click on Computer., Double click on...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Go to your Mac's Finder.
Do this by clicking on your Desktop image or on the square, blue/light-blue smiley-face icon in your Dock. -
Step 2: Click on Go.
It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen. , It's the 11th selection in the second section of the Go drop-down menu. , It's a utility application that uses Apple's version of UNIX to enter commands on your Mac. , The command line is chflags nohidden ~/Library with no quotation marks or additional punctuation. , This runs the command that unhides the user library for the Mac's current, logged-in user.
If the command was entered correctly, a line of syntax will show up below that says ~ username$.
You can hide the Library folder once again by typing chflags hidden ~/Library in Terminal and pressing Return on your keyboard. , Do this by clicking on your Desktop image or on the square, blue/light-blue smiley-face icon in your Dock. , It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen. , It's the sixth selection in the second section of the Go drop-down menu. , It's the square, gray icon shaped like a hard drive.
The default name is Macintosh HD, but it may have been customized. , It's a folder in the Finder window that contains the silhouette of a person. , Select the folder for the current, logged-in user.
When the user folder is open, the Library folder will be visible. -
Step 3: Click on Utilities.
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Step 4: Scroll down and double click on Terminal.
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Step 5: Type the following command line into Terminal.
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Step 6: Press Return on your keyboard.
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Step 7: Go to Finder.
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Step 8: Click on Go.
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Step 9: Click on Computer.
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Step 10: Double click on your system drive.
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Step 11: Double click on Users.
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Step 12: Double click on .
Detailed Guide
Do this by clicking on your Desktop image or on the square, blue/light-blue smiley-face icon in your Dock.
It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen. , It's the 11th selection in the second section of the Go drop-down menu. , It's a utility application that uses Apple's version of UNIX to enter commands on your Mac. , The command line is chflags nohidden ~/Library with no quotation marks or additional punctuation. , This runs the command that unhides the user library for the Mac's current, logged-in user.
If the command was entered correctly, a line of syntax will show up below that says ~ username$.
You can hide the Library folder once again by typing chflags hidden ~/Library in Terminal and pressing Return on your keyboard. , Do this by clicking on your Desktop image or on the square, blue/light-blue smiley-face icon in your Dock. , It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen. , It's the sixth selection in the second section of the Go drop-down menu. , It's the square, gray icon shaped like a hard drive.
The default name is Macintosh HD, but it may have been customized. , It's a folder in the Finder window that contains the silhouette of a person. , Select the folder for the current, logged-in user.
When the user folder is open, the Library folder will be visible.
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