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Apr 19, 2012 How to browse another account's files in OS X. While you can use the Terminal to manage files in another user's account, you can also use the Finder to. Dec 23, 2011 Although there are a variety of ways to access the user library directory in OS X Lion, I find keyboard shortcuts to be the fastest.You can also show the library folder at all times in the user home folder with the help of a terminal command, which would mimic the default setting in Mac OS X 10.6 and before.
When Apple shipped Mac OS X Lion 10.7, the “Library” folder located within every user’s home folder, which had previously been visible to users in the Finder, was made invisible. This hint shows how to make the folder visible and keep it that way forever. The Library folder under each account user name (the /Library) is, by default, invisible in Lion and Mountain Lion versions of OS X. It is the folder that stores settings and information for various apps, among other things, and is the one that we will be revealing in this tutorial. Explore the world of Mac. Check out MacBook Pro, iMac Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, and more. Visit the Apple site to learn, buy, and get support. Is it safe to delete the file Caches, in the Library of the Mac OS X Hard Drive? It's a pretty big file, 3.56 GB, Caches reminds me of logs i don't need or browser cookies. Is it safe to delete.
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A simple thing I did was to unhide the Library folder and then drag it into my Sidebar. Even if an update hides it again, it's just one click away.
Or make an alias of the '~/Library' folder called '~/Library .'
I thought this was a big deal until I actually got Lion and found that option-clicking on the 'Go' Menu item it was there in the list. that's easy enough for me.
This should be the hint.
I simply can't imagine that a person needs to access that folder often enough to justify un-hiding it. You can easily access the Library when you need it by holding 'option' and choosing Library from the Finder's Go menu.
As a software developer, I definitely need immediate access to this folder, preferable in the way I have always had access to it, by simply double-clicking the folder.
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This is interesting. I made my Library folder visible when I first installed Lion, and it has stayed that way through every update. I can't remember what method I used though.
Here's a launchd plist that will do the same thing, but without the need for AppleScript, login items, etc. Just drop it in /Library/LaunchDaemons and set the permissions properly. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC '-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN' 'http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd'> <plist version='1.0'> <dict> <key>Label</key> <string>local.library.nohidden</string> <key>ProgramArguments</key> <array> <string>/usr/bin/chflags</string> <string>nohidden</string> <string>/Users/*/Library</string> </array> <key>RunAtLoad</key> <true/> <key>EnableGlobbing</key> <true/> <key>StandardErrorPath</key> <string>/dev/null</string> </dict> </plist>
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Using the Option-Go menu is fine for the occasional use, but that doesn't work in File dialogs. VERY irritating that they reset this flag for updates or even feel the need to hide it in the first place.
All I do is run the command: $chflags nohidden ~/Library/ There is no need for //usr/bin/ (as mentioned in the previous hint) Then, browse to the folder in the Finder, drag it over into the sidebar, then do the command again. Only this time making it hidden: $chflags hidden ~/Library/ Then, it won't be visible in my ~ folder anymore, but it will still be perfectly accessible from the sidebar.
The Library folder, at the root level of your OS X hard drive, is like a public library; it stores items available to everyone who logs into any account on this Mac.
There are actually three or more Library folders on your hard drive:
At the root level of your OS X disk
In the root-level System folder
In each user’s Home folder
Now, here’s the scoop on your various Library folders:
The “Public” Library: You find a bunch of folders inside the Library folder at root level (the “public” Library folder). Most of them contain files that you never need to open, move, or delete.
By and large, the public Library subfolder that gets the most use is the Fonts folder, which houses many of the fonts installed on the Mac.
System Library: This is the nerve center of your Mac. In other words, you should never have to touch this particular Library folder.
Leave the/System/Libraryfolder alone. Don’t move, remove, or rename it, or do anything within it.
Library in each user’s Home folder: This is where OS X stores configuration and preferences files for each user account.
The locations of all these libraries are illustrated here.
If your Mac is set up for multiple users, only users with administrator (admin) privileges can put stuff in the public (root-level) Library folder.
If a song used to appear in iTunes but doesn’t now, it may be because the was moved from the iTunes folder, or the song was moved from the iTunes folder. You will see the songs in your library again. To make your songs appear in the iTunes window again:.Locate your iTunes folder in the Finder, then drag it to the iTunes window. If the iTunes Library file is included, you’ll also see, song ratings, and other information you created.If that doesn’t work, your songs may be elsewhere on your hard disk.