How to toggle hidden files
With the new Mountain Lion, my previous keyboard short cut to toggle "show hidden files" doesn't work anymore. There was also a widget that you could download to do the same thing, but stored on mobileme, which is shut down.
What can I do so I have a key stroke combo, or widget/app that toggles between showing or hiding hidden files?
Open the Script Editor or AppleScript Editor in one of the subfolders of Applications and run the following:
tell application "Finder" to quit
if (do shell script "defaults read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles") is "1" then
do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 0"
else
do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 1"
end if
delay 2
tell application "Finder" to run
If you change your mind later, run the script again.
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tell application "Finder" to quit
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