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I'd like to see the dot hidden files in the Finder but not on the Desktop, is that possible?
(.localized and .DS_Store on my desktop really annoy me.)
I'm using Snow Leopard (Mac OS X v10.6).
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.
Lyle
Posted 2010-05-12T13:44:40.290
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As far as I know, no: the desktop is Finder.
But there is a reasonable workaround: you make a tiny AppleScript app that toggles AppleShowAllFiles for you and drag it to your Finder toolbar, making a button to run it. See this article at Macworld.
JRobert
Posted 2010-05-12T13:44:40.290
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I use sterMachine and find it very useful. show hidden files is just one of the things that it does, and it doesn't show them on the desktop.
Brian Postow
Posted 2010-05-12T13:44:40.290
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If you like a clean desktop, you there is an option in Hyperspaces that hides all files on the desktop, yet you can still see them in Open File dialogs and regular Finder windows.
ghoppe
Posted 2010-05-12T13:44:40.290
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1It does hide all the files on the desktop, not only the hidden files. – kiamlaluno – 2010-06-24T14:19:35.933
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You could just move them into a corner, under the dock, so that they exist on the desktop but you only see a few pixels of one of their corners.
3except if you use the grid system. If the person asking this is OCD like I am, that's not an option. – mr.musicman – 2013-12-27T19:34:07.620
1This question is more appropriate for SuperUser. – KeithB – 2010-05-12T14:01:07.673