View hidden files?

how can you view hidden files on the iBook? my ipod is hidden, or doesnt show up...

Hi Lee,
I don't believe looking at hidden files will make your iPod appear. If you were to show hidden files on your computer you would see files like .DS_Store, which you probably don't want to mess with.
To help solve your iPod problem, you may want to look at Knowledge Base Document #60950 on iPod missing in iTunes and Mac desktop.
You should go through "The Five Rs", which are the basic and usually most effective way of troubleshooting iPod problems.
Jon
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i had a problem where i was downloading to an external hard drive called storage. i downloaded a file with out the hard drive on so mac put this file on the mac hard drive in a folder called storage, but it has hidden. i googled how to view hidden files and got this code:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE killall Finder
put now i cant undo or hide the hidden files. the same site tells me to use the same put replace true with false but terminal comes back with:
defaults[790:10b] Unexpected argument Finder; leaving defaults unchanged.
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+PS: If it helps the hidden folders are named:+
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"+Hi Deane,+
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+* Open the Applications folder.+
+* Open the Utilities folder.+
+* Open the Terminal application.+
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+You can turn it off by following the exact same steps as above, except type NO instead of YES after "AppleShowAllFiles".+
+I hope this helps.+
Thanks,"
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Cheers for the help - Deano

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Hi: Sorry if asked before. In every folder I open in finder, I see all the hidden files, either for a drive or for an individual folder. In individual data folders, there is always a .DS_Store for example.
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Bruce Michel wrote:
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