Show all files app mac os

Below that, paste the following: alias hideFiles=’defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles NO; killall Finder /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app’

/.bash_profile to refresh your profile and make the aliases available

Adding aliases to .bash_profile via Terminal

Now when you want to show hidden files, all you need type in Terminal is showFiles , then hideFiles when you want to hide them.

If you want to modify the behaviour or alias names, let’s take a closer look at the commands you just added:

alias tells Terminal we’re adding a new alias.

showFiles is the name of the alias. Change this to what you wish.

We then give the alias two commands. The first being:

This is the command to show hidden files and is ended with a semi-colon ; so we can then use the second command:

This will relaunch the Finder (to replicate the step of holding the ‘Option/alt’ key then right clicking the Finder icon in the dock).

Conclusion

With the aliases set up, all you need do in the future is type showFiles and hideFiles to show and hide Mac OS X’s hidden files respectively.

Aliases can be used to speed up your interaction with the Terminal. Set up an alias for navigating to your most used directories, to commit to a GitHub repo and so on.

Ian Lunn is a Front-end Developer with 12 years commercial experience, author of CSS3 Foundations, and graduate of Internet Technology. He creates successful websites that are fast, easy to use, and built with best practices.

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File Viewer 4+

Sharpened Productions

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Описание

File Viewer allows you to view any file on your Mac. Simply drag and drop any file or folder onto the program window. File Viewer supports playback of many common audio and video formats, and can display many image, Web, and page layout file types. This utility also provides, text, hexadecimal, and icon views to help you inspect the contents of each file.

With File Viewer, you can identify unknown file types and locate programs that open them. The software is linked to the FileInfo.com database, the Central File Extensions Registry, which contains thousands of file extension entries. File Viewer matches each opened file to the FileInfo.com database and displays a list of corresponding file types.

— View any file on your Mac
— Display Native, Text, Hexadecimal, and Icon views for each file
— Search the contents of each file
— Identify unknown file types via the FileInfo.com database

Over 60 Supported File Types:

— AAC Audio File (*.aac)
— AC3 Audio File (*.ac3)
— AMR Audio File (*.amr)
— Audio File (*.au)
— AIFF Audio File (*.aif, *.aiff)
— Compressed AIFF Audio File (*.aifc)
— Core Audio File (*.caf, *.caff)
— Global System for Mobile Audio File (*.gsm)
— iTunes Ringtone File (*.m4r)
— Karaoke Audio File (*.kar)
— MIDI File (*.mid, *.midi)
— MP3 Audio File (*.mp3)
— MPEG-2 Audio File (*.mp2)
— MPEG-4 Audio Book File (*.m4b)
— MPEG-4 Audio File (*.m4a)
— Protected MPEG-4 Audio File (*.m4p)
— Wave Audio File (*.wav, *.wave)

— 3GPP Multimedia File (*.3gp, *.3gpp, *.3gp2)
— 3GPP2 Multimedia File (*.3g2)
— AVI Video File† (*.avi)
— FLIC Animation (*.flc, *.fli, *.flic)
— iTunes Video File (*.m4v)
— MPEG Video (*.mpg, *.mpeg, *.mpe)
— MPEG-2 Video File (*.m2v, *.mp2v, *.mpg2)
— MPEG-4 Video File (*.mp4, *.mpg4)
— Quartz Composition (*.qtz)
— QuickTime Movie (*.mov, *.moov)

— Encapsulated PostScript† (*.eps, *.epsf)
— Microsoft Word Document† (*.doc)
— Microsoft Word Open XML Document† (*.docx)
— Portable Document Format (*.pdf)
— PostScript† (*.ps)

— JPEG Image (*.jpg, *.jpeg, *.jpe)
— PNG Image (*.png)
— BMP Image (*.bmp)
— GIF Image (*.gif)
— TIFF Image (*.tif, *.tiff)
— JPEG 2000 Image (*.jp2, *.jpx, *.j2k)
— TARGA Image (*.tga)
— Mac OS X Icon File (*.icns)
— Windows Icon File (*.ico)
— Windows Cursor File (*.cur)
— Photoshop Document (*.psd)
— Adobe RAW (*.dng)
— Canon RAW 2 (*.cr2)
— Canon RAW (*.crw)
— Nikon RAW (*.nef)
— Minolta RAW (*.mrw)
— Sony RAW (*.arw)
— Olympus RAW (*.orf)
— OpenEXR (*.exr)
— QuickTime Image (*.qtif)
— Macintosh PICT Image (*.pct, *.pict)
— Silicon Graphics Image (*.sgi)
— MacPaint Image (*.mac)

— HTML File (*.html, *.htm, *.xhtml)
— Safari Web Archive (*.webarchive)

— Configuration File (*.cfg, *.conf, *.cnf, *.config)
— Plain Text (*.txt)
— Rich Text File (*.rtf)
— XML File (*.xml)

— Mac OS X Alias (shortcut)
— Mac OS X Folder
— Mac OS X Package (*.app, *.bundle, etc.)
— Mac OS X Volume

Notes:
† AVI files: some codecs may not be supported
† EPS and PS files: single-page documents only supported
† DOC and DOCX files: text and basic formatting supported, not graphics

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File Property Edit 4+

Lei Feng

• • 2.0 • 20 Ratings

• • Free
  • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Batch change files’ properties, including date time and system attributes, PDF’s properties, photo’s EXIF, IPTC, GPS tags, MP3 ID3 tags, M4A, MP4 and other popular media files’ tags.

Change file time and system attributes is Free!
In-app purchase available for changing photo files (USD $9.99), media files (USD $9.99), and PDF files (USD $4.99).

The property value can be set using variables, e.g. use today’s date time, use filename, create number series, create date time series, copy from other property value, replace, truncate, uppercase, lowercase .

The easy to use «undo» feature allows you to rollback all the changes you just made. It also supports quick preview feature, which allows you to see the file’s thumbnail while you edit it.

What’s New

1. Improve drag n drop, support multiple files now.
2. UI improved, instant help feature added.
3. More confirmation messages added.

Ratings and Reviews

Needs internet

Tried to use it on the train and found unless I had an internet connection the UI refused to load. Since there are other ways to edit attributes I am removing this application.

When you need it, it’s wonderful

This app can be a lifesaver. If you need to edit file properties on one or a bunch of files this app will do exactly that. The user interface does a few things in non apple standard way so I give it 4* not 5. Here is an example of my need. Somehow mac OS managed to change the creation date on several hundred files in a project and them equal to modification date. That made sorting files ugly for me. But the EXIF data and the GPS data were not corrupted. I could set the creation dates on all the files to be the EXIF Digitized Date (the REAL creation date) as a fast batch job. WHEW! What a lifesaver!

I found several other uses. If you still remember your Unix command lines, and love scripting, you can get by without this tool. Maybe. If you are a mere mortal this app might be a Godsend. You might have to actually read the manual and still play around a bit. The hover descriptions are pretty good even if the icons are not always obvious.

Hard to use, but helpful.

I’m a professional photographer and I messed up by setting both of my cameras to the same time in terms of numbers, but one was AM and the other was PM. This meant the entire day was out of order. Thankfully after some quick tinkering in this app it was as if the problem never happened. Only reason it’s 4 instead of 5 stars is that the UI is really difficult to use.

App Privacy

The developer, Lei Feng , has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple.

No Details Provided

The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update.

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Mactracker 4+

Ian Page

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Description

Mactracker provides detailed information on every Apple Macintosh, iPod, iPhone, and iPad ever made, including items such as processor speed, memory, graphic cards, supported OS versions, price, storage, and expansion options. Also included is information on early Apple systems, Newton, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Apple accessories, audio, displays, printers, scanners, storage, Wi-Fi products, and operating systems.

What’s New

— Adds details on latest OS releases
— Other minor changes and additions

Ratings and Reviews

A must have app!

(Updating the review as I wrote my orginal review years ago) This is still a must have app. It is indispensable for average/casual users and apple nerds alike. I also highly recommend downloading Ian’s iOS apps. Great to have access to this very accurate information on all your devices. Download here now and then go download on iOS. You won’t regret it.
Even if you’re a casual user (i.e. not a tech geek) you should download this app. You will find it immensely helpful (especially in times of need like repairs, resale, getting replacement parts, etc.) for identifying your exact computer or idevice. For the Apple/Mac afficiando or collector, it is an invaluable tool. It’s also fun to just take a trip down memory lane through all the many, many years of Apple products. How many products have you owned? Do you remember your first Apple II from back in the 70’s? Ian Page has done an excellent job with this app. Thank you Ian!

My Goto Reference

I’m an IT Professional and this is my goto reference app, especially for legacy equipment. Some of the key features are being able to lookup RAM on the fly, what OS X or iOS a system was shipped with, the latest iOS or OS X a device can run, as well as the all important Apple classification of «Supported, Vintage or Obsolete» Thanks so much for including build and model numbers with all of the various generations of product lines.

It’s worth installing just to take a trip down memory lane with a history lesson regarding such groundbreaking innovations as the 10th Anniversary Macintosh, The «Cube» i.e. The Power Mac G4 Cube, and especially the xserve line which I’m still heartbroken over losing.

One last thing. Get in touch with the developers of MActracker if you find this program usefull! I did.

Great reference app

This is a great reference application when it comes to Apple products (especially hardware). Now sure, something like this can easily be thrown into a web interface, but having a quick, and lightweight app to pull this kind of information is really nice. The smart categories in particular can really help speed up your search; for example, you can create a category for Macs with Coffee Lake CPUs, or all Mac models that are currently supported. Of course, you can get way more specific with category criteria, but I think the point has been made. Occasionally, there can be delays when it comes to the addition of new products, but this isn’t really a significant issue (if one at all).

App Privacy

The developer, Ian Page , indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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