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<p>If you don’t want to bother with defaults write commands or the terminal, an alternate method to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2009/02/25/show-hidden-files-in-os-x/">show hidden files in Mac OS X</a> is to simply use the Chrome web browser.</p>

<p>Just <strong>hit Command+L and enter / into the address bar</strong> (alternatively, you can enter file:/// as the address), and you’ll be presented with the root directory showing all hidden files and folders as well as the typically visible files. </p>

<p>Files that are invisible are prefaced by a period in Mac OS X so looking at the screenshot you’ll see .fseventsd, .Spotlight-V100, .Trashes, and .Vol are all typically invisible to the user. Once you’re looking at the root directory you can drill down to more specific directories like file:///Applications/ or you could go to your home folder right away by accessing file:///Users/Username</p>

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Apparently this even works in Windows if you type C: into the address bar rather than / which is nice to know. This tip come from <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5804841/from-the-tips-box-old-sd-cards-ipad-speakers-and-secure-passwords/">Lifehacker</a> and it at least works in the latest Chrome 11 stable builds. If you’re wondering about the screen shot, <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/05/25/black-menu-bar-mac/">here’s how to get a black menu bar</a> too.</p>

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