10.7: Accessing ~/Library while keeping it hidden

Nov 07, '11 07:30:00AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

Some want to keep the ~/Library folder hidden and some may want to keep the Library unhidden, but there is also an in-between way.

Once unhidden, place the Library directory in the Finder's Sidebar, then hide the Library folder again.

The Library directory is now available to you via the Sidebar but hidden otherwise.

[crarko adds: This is for 10.7 only in the sense that it applies to the hidden User Library folder. The general method works for any hidden folder, like /Private and goes back at least to Tiger, and probably before that if memory serves.]

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