MacOS allows you to hide files and folders by adding a simple period (.) to the file name. This can be handy if you want to share your MacBook with others and hide personal folders that other users ...

Mac OS X has many hidden files and folders that are resources for both the system as well as applications. Veteran UNIX users will recognize these instantly, but to make the system user-friendly for ...

Hidden files are a standard feature in Linux. Some applications save configuration files and other data in hidden files or folders that aren't visible by default. Fortunately, Linux makes working with ...

In this article, you'll find three solutions that allow you to access hidden files on Windows: use data recovery software, use Attrib Command, use Windows Control Panel. This article will show you ...

Any files that start with a period on a Mac are considered hidden files in the Mac OS and are not visible from within the Finder. You can see these hidden files from within the Terminal utility by ...

A File Attribute is a metadata that is associated with any file on your computer and describes or keeps track of information like when the file was created or modified, file size, file extensions, and ...

The MS-DOS "Attrib" command allows you to add and remove attributes from a file -- even if the file is hidden or you cannot start Windows. You can also use this command to modify the attributes of a ...

October 10, 2008 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Mac OS X only: You already know the command-line method for revealing hidden files on your Mac, but you have to ...

MacPilot lets you customize, optimize, and unlock hidden features — get lifetime access for $39.99 for a limited time. Your Mac has far more under the hood than most people ever use. Beneath the sleek ...

When I was preparing inline graphics—the little images embedded in a line of text—for my Take Control of Numbers book, I was almost finished when I remembered that the filenames needed to adhere to a ...