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Show hidden files in Finder but not on desktop with Mac OS X

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 20269250 views
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Problem

I'd like to see the dot hidden files in the Finder but not on the Desktop, is that possible? ( and on my desktop really annoy me.) I'm using Snow Leopard (Mac OS X v10.6).

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Fix for: Show hidden files in Finder but not on desktop with Mac OS X

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Maybe not exactly what you're looking for, but useful to know: in Save/Open dialog boxes in applications, you can press Command-Shift-. to show/hide hidden files.

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