See invisible files in Finder via Spotlight
Sep 01, '09 07:30:03AM
Contributed by: zsaeid
There is an easy way to see invisible items inside a specific folder -- without changing Finder's hidden 'show hidden' preference or using other file managers like PathFinder or muCommander). Just use Spotlight in Finder:
- Navigate to the folder in which you want to see invisible items; let us call it Myfolder.
- Press Command-F, then choose search Myfolder (rather than This Mac).
- In the search attributes bar, which is by default set to Kind -- is -- Any, click on Kind and choose Other.
- From the Select the Search Attribute dro-down sheet, simply choose File Visibility, then click OK. (To make it easier to use in the future, check the In Menu box, and you won't have to use Other again.)
- Now choose File Visibility in the Search attribute bar, and then Invisible Items.
Now you can see all invisible items (or both visible and invisible if you prefer) in the folder in question. Save this search if it's something you do often.
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