There are a lot of hidden files and folders in macOS, which you can still access if you know the method. Here's how to see the invisible files. There's a lot of additional functionality beyond basic ...

i am networking between OS X and Win2k and OS X keeps it's window settings in Unix style .Name files that appear in my Win2k machine when using Samba. is there a way to hide some files by name? they ...

You can reveal these hidden system files with a lesser-known keyboard shortcut. In the Finder, press Command-Shift-period (that’s the “.” or period key). This toggles the hidden-files state, and in ...

Some files in macOS may not be necessary and can be safely removed from your Mac. Here's how to delete them. macOS is a UNIX-based system at its core, and as such, its filesystem arrangement is more ...

Apple has its reasons for hiding away certain files from the average Mac user; after all, it’s difficult to break something you can’t see. But sometimes you need to see those files–or access the ...

Windows 8 hides certain files so that you are not able to view them while exploring the files and folders on your computer. Windows has two types of files that Windows will classify as hidden and hide ...

Windows 7 hides certain files so that they are not able to be seen when you exploring the files on your computer. The files it hides are typically Windows 7 System files that if tampered with could ...