How to: Create A Hidden Folder In Mac OS X
Here’s a helpful how to if you need to create a hidden folder in Mac OS X:
- Open Terminal.app (/Applications/Utilities)
- At the command line, type the following: mkdir .hiddenfolder
- Rename “hiddenfolder” to anything you would like to name your hidden folder you will be creating
And there you go, you have created a hidden folder! In order to view/show the hidden folder, here’s how:
- Open Terminal.app (/Applications/Utilities)
- At the command line, type the following: # defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
- After that, type: # KillAll Finder
- Let Finder restart, then you should be able to see that hidden folder you have created (or any other hidden files/folders)
If you want to, you can hide all the hidden folders/files while viewing Finder by doing the following:
- Open Terminal.app (/Applications/Utilities)
- At the command line, type the following: # defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
- After that, type: # KillAll Finder
- Let Finder restart, then all hidden files/folders will be hidden from view
Now, you know how to create a hidden folder, show it, and hide it!