![]() If you prefer to have the folder itself visible at all times, you can do so via a command in Terminal, as covered in this TMO article. Once there, you can optionally add the folder to the Places sidebar of Finder windows, making it even easier to return to Library. Locate the now-listed Library item and select it. The simplest is to hold down the Option key while accessing the Finder’s Go menu. Still, there are good reasons to circumvent the Library folder’s invisibility cloak and begin an exploration of what’s inside. There are numerous ways to accomplish this. ![]() I would bet that the majority of Mac users today aren’t aware that this Library folder exists - and yet they remain content with their Macs. And Apple’s move is working out reasonably well. Presumably, their intent was to prevent uninformed users from mucking around in the folder, perhaps making a situation worse rather than better. It’s been this way since OS X Lion (10.7), when Apple first decided to make the folder invisible. There’s only one problem: If you open your Home directory, you won’t see the folder listed. ![]() It’s a useful folder, chock full of files that can get you out of jam or customize your Mac in ways that would otherwise not be possible. In your Home directory, you have a folder called Library. ![]()
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