While in the MS-DOS or the Windows command line, it may be necessary to view hidden files and directories. Navigate to the directory you want to view hidden files or directories and use either the attrib or below dir commands.

If the hidden files and folders are already visible on Mac, then you can simply find mac show hidden files in finder. Just open the Finder window that way you like and browse the file system. You can find shortcuts on the left to explore and view the stored files on the right. This will display all the hidden files and folders on your Mac. To quickly find and safely remove cache files on your Mac, you can use a special software tool: MacCleaner Pro. The app scans your hard drive and automatically finds all the cache files in just a few seconds. Then, all you need to do to remove caches is to select them from the Clean up Mac section and click the Clean Up button. Open File Explorer from the taskbar. Select View Options Change folder and search options. Select the View tab and, in Advanced settings, select Show hidden files, folders, and drives and OK.

Viewing hidden files with dir command

The above command lists all hidden files and hidden directories in the current directory.

Lists all hidden files in the current directory (the one that you are in), but not hidden subdirectories.

Lists all files and directories including hidden files and hidden directories in the current directory.

Viewing hidden files with attrib command

Typing the attrib command alone displays all files in the current directory with their attributes to the left of the directory path and file name. Files that have an 'H' to the left are hidden files.

If too many files are listed, adding '| more' to the end of the attrib command displays all files with attributes one page at a time.

Finally, if you know the file name or file type, adding it with a wild characters displays all files with their attributes. For example, the above command lists any log file (including hidden files) with its attributes.

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Additional information

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• See the attrib command and dir command page for further information and help with these commands.