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What files are hidden on a Mac? In UNIX, hidden files are preceded by a. And won't show up in a normal file list. They could be a.htaccess file, a.bash_profile, or a.svn directory, for example. 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. Step 1, Open Finder. This app is a blue, face-shaped icon on your Mac's Dock.Step 2, Click Go. It's in the top-left row of menu items. Doing so invokes a drop-down menu.Step 3, Click Computer. This option is about halfway down the Go drop-down menu. How to search for hidden files mac?. What are Hidden Files on Mac? Hidden files on Mac are the files hidden from the user’s eye. These files are invisible, nevertheless, they take up disk space the same way regular files do. By default, Apple hides such files as preferences, caches, logs and other service files of the installed apps and of the macOS system. While the Finder doesn’t offer a graphical option to let you find those hidden files and folders, the Open and Save dialog on Mac OS X does. To view hidden files and folders in the Open/Save dialog, just press Command+Shift+Period (that’s the. You’ll have to click a different folder in the Open/Save dialog after pressing this shortcut. So, if the hidden folder is on the desktop, it won’t appear immediately when you press Command+Shift+Period.