From OSX 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion and 10.7 Lion, the /Library and ~/Library are hidden from the Finder – to show these directories in the GUI, launch Terminal from Applications/Utilities and run the command below with sudo and enter your admin password when requested:
to hide again:
You can apply this to any directories in the filing system – so to see the hidden contents of the private folder including /etc you would apply:
- The user library folder in Mac OS is usually hidden. If you are on mac OS Sierra, Mac OS High Sierra and Mac OS Mojave, you will not be able to see the library. But when you come across the need to access this folder, you will start wondering how to find library on Mac.
- 2020-4-6 Before going ahead with the steps to Access the Hidden Library Folder on your Mac, you need to be aware that /Library Folder contains important Data and Files related to Mac User Accounts. Hence, make sure that you are accessing the Library Folder for a good reason and you do know as to what you are trying to achieve.
Show User Library Folder Mac Sierra Vista
But you cannot hide/show defined invisible files/folders that are preceded by a “.” with chflags
![Mac Mac](/uploads/1/2/6/1/126133408/503951580.jpg)
Oct 28, 2013 You must be at the users home folder to see the “Show Library Folder” selection in View Options. If you do not the setting option, you are probably not in the home directory, so hit Command+Shift+H to instantly jump to the user home folder and make the option appear.
To show all hidden files and folders, that start with a ‘.’ , back to Terminal in OSX 10.9 Mavericks:
Os Sierra
Getting back to cleanliness:
To show all hidden files and folders, that start with a ‘.’ , back to Terminal for earlier versions of OSX 10.8 and prior:
![Show User Library Folder Mac Sierra Show User Library Folder Mac Sierra](/uploads/1/2/6/1/126133408/744134100.jpg)
Getting back to cleanliness: