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December 22nd 2015: Method of showing/hiding hidden files tested and working on Mac OS X El Capitan. It seems like every day I search Google for the command to show hidden files on Mac OS X, not to mention Googling for the command to then hide those hidden files a few minutes later. But rest assured, regardless of your version of OS X, your personal Library folder is right where it’s always been, at the root level of your Home folder. It’s just that, starting in Lion, and continuing in Mountain Lion, Mavericks, and Yosemite, Apple has made the folder invisible. Jul 21, 2011  This is how to locate your library Folder on macOS & Mac OS X Code: /Library. One of the shared library overrides the new and delete operators for a variety of reasons. On Mac OS X (and Linux), all symbols are exported by default, including our overloaded new and delete operators.

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A simple thing I did was to unhide the Library folder and then drag it into my Sidebar. Even if an update hides it again, it's just one click away.

How to access python library on mac. You can also skip all this clicking by pressing Command+Shift+G on your keyboard to access the Go to Folder menu.Type /Library in the box and hit Enter.The “” is the universal UNIX symbol for the current user’s home folder, and “Library” is the sub-folder you’re trying to open.When you hit enter, you will see the Library folder.From here you can make whatever changes you wanted to make. Then click “Go” in the menu bar, and select “Go to Folder”.

Mac set ld_library_path. Or make an alias of the '~/Library' folder called '~/Library .'

Nov 09, 2012  Likewise, to rehide the /Library folder follow the same procedure as above and check Hidden. Your /Library folder will now be hidden in Finder. Once again, there are many ways to achieve this in OS X. Popular system tweaking tools, such as TinkerTool, now include such functionality to reveal and hide your /Library folder for you. May 30, 2019  Funter is a small utility designed to show hidden files on Mac. You can use this app to quickly get access to the Library folder on Mac or view any other hidden file and folder.

I thought this was a big deal until I actually got Lion and found that option-clicking on the 'Go' Menu item it was there in the list. that's easy enough for me.

This should be the hint.

I simply can't imagine that a person needs to access that folder often enough to justify un-hiding it. You can easily access the Library when you need it by holding 'option' and choosing Library from the Finder's Go menu.

As a software developer, I definitely need immediate access to this folder, preferable in the way I have always had access to it, by simply double-clicking the folder.

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This is interesting. I made my Library folder visible when I first installed Lion, and it has stayed that way through every update. I can't remember what method I used though.

Here's a launchd plist that will do the same thing, but without the need for AppleScript, login items, etc. Just drop it in /Library/LaunchDaemons and set the permissions properly.
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC '-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN' 'http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd'>
<plist version='1.0'>
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>local.library.nohidden</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/bin/chflags</string>
<string>nohidden</string>
<string>/Users/*/Library</string>
</array>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
<key>EnableGlobbing</key>
<true/>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/dev/null</string>
</dict>
</plist>

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Using the Option-Go menu is fine for the occasional use, but that doesn't work in File dialogs. VERY irritating that they reset this flag for updates or even feel the need to hide it in the first place.

All I do is run the command: $chflags nohidden ~/Library/ There is no need for //usr/bin/ (as mentioned in the previous hint) Then, browse to the folder in the Finder, drag it over into the sidebar, then do the command again. Only this time making it hidden: $chflags hidden ~/Library/ Then, it won't be visible in my ~ folder anymore, but it will still be perfectly accessible from the sidebar.

You may need to access content in the user Library folder to troubleshoot problems with your Adobe applications. The user Library folder is hidden by default in macOS X 10.7 and later releases. Use one of the following methods to make the user Library content visible.

Mac Hidden Library Folder

Hold down the Alt (Option) key when using the Go menu. The user Library folder is listed below the current user's home directory.

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Note: After you open the Library folder, you can drag the Library icon from the top of that window to the Dock, sidebar, or toolbar to make it readily accessible.

For more information, explanations, and ideas, see 18 ways to view the ~/Library folder in Lion and Mountain Lion.

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