Oct 03, 2018 As of Mac OS X Lion (10.7), the Library folder in your home folder is hidden by default. That doesn’t mean you can’t get to it. Check the Show Library Folder box at the bottom of the.
You may have tried to access your personal Library folder on your Mac computer, only to find that it does not exist. Even though you may not have found your Library folder, the Mac OS X Library folder is not gone. The Library folder is simply hidden in newer releases of the Operating System.
- Sep 27, 2016 A lot of Mac tutorials mention the Library folder, which is where your macOS applications store things like settings and caches. Some settings can only be changed by editing files in the Library. But the Library is hidden by default.
- Some troubleshooting procedures require you to navigate to and view a hidden folder on Mac. You can access the Library folder with the Go To Folder command or from the Terminal app. Access the Library folder in Finder: In Finder, choose Go Go To Folder In the Go To The Folder field, enter /library/ Click Go. Access the Library folder directly through the Terminal: Click the Spotlight Search.
Up until the release of Lion (OS X 10.7), you could open your Home folder to access the Library folder. But after the Lion, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, and OS X 10.9 Mavericks upgrades, the Library folder is gone. Well, not gone… it’s hidden.
The user Library folder is still there; However, to avoid any issues with users who may tinker with necessary files (etc.), the folder is now hidden. This is a tactic that Microsoft Windows has used for many years that is now being integrated into the Mac OS X environment (see: Windows Show/Hide).
1. Open the Finder and navigate to your Home folder. (Go > Home); or press Shift-Command-H.
2. Still in the Finder, choose View > Show View Options (or press Command-J).
3. A new View-Options palette or window will appear. Near the bottom of the new window is a setting titled Show Library Folder. Click/fill in the radio box to enable this option in order to immediately make your Library folder visible.
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4. Close the View-Options window. Your Library folder is located at the root of your Home folder Shift-Command-H.