How to Hide Your Files and Folders (Mac) - www.ianbrown.cc/blog

Go to http://www.ianbrown.cc/blog for more computer tips and tricks. In this video, I show you how to hide your files and folders on your Mac via a very simple process. I do use Terminal to do this, so just make sure you follow exactly what I say and you'll be fine.

Enjoy!

Ian Brown owns and runs a mobile computer repair and tech service in Los Angeles, California.

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[pomegranetsrcool]

nice vid ty :)

[ianbrowncc]

Thanks. You bet. ;)

[Trabuco34]

When I enter this stuff in terminal and finish and hit enter it says "Permission Denied" .....how do I resolve that??

[vicconroy]

Hey great video, thanks!

so just checking - when you hide the folder does it hide all of the files within it? like if I had a file in the folder named "photo" if I searched my whole computer for "photo" would it appear or would it remain invisible? Thanks!

[eseanez1]

thanks a lot man. 

[PrettyBoySam672]

You da man!

[djkoziiqn]

ooweee whats the name of that song in the intro ?

[TheJustin2107]

hey, nice vid..

somethings wrong with myne. i do exactly as said, but the folder remains on the desktop but the file name has changed to ".filename" its still in the desktop but the name as just changed with a "dot" in front of it.. any help :\

[darknigtmarexbl]

Hey man awesome video. Super smart man wondering if you could answer this question for me it would be greatly appreciated. how do you hide it from recent folders on the GO MENU because it shows up as a RECENT FOLDER after i deleted the go to folder bar to just the ~

Thanks

[Ek5656]

Thanks, something to do =)

Btw, what screenrecorder are u using?

[TheMEROVlNGlAN]

Basic stuff, but good to see. mv stands for move.