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Most Unhide Me questions are answered here. If yours isn’t, the ticket form is right below.
Frequently asked
Why does my desktop flicker when I toggle?
Without Accessibility permission, Unhide Me falls back to restarting Finder, which causes the flicker. Choose Enable Instant Toggle… in the menu and allow Unhide Me under Accessibility, and toggles happen instantly, in place.
How do I hide a single file without renaming it?
Select it in Finder, then choose right-click › Services › Toggle Hidden Flag. This sets the item’s hidden flag rather than renaming it to a dotfile. If the Service isn’t in the menu, turn it on once under System Settings › Keyboard › Keyboard Shortcuts › Services.
Does the icon update if I change the setting in Terminal?
Yes, within about 2 seconds of a defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles change. A Command-Shift-Period pressed directly in Finder isn’t detected, because Finder doesn’t save that change.
Why not just press Command-Shift-Period in Finder?
That shortcut only works while Finder is the frontmost app, and Finder doesn’t reliably save the setting. Unhide Me puts the toggle in the menu bar, shows the current state in its icon, and saves the setting every time you toggle.
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