Always show hidden in Open/Save dialogs

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Is it possible to set by default to show hidden files and folders in Open and Save dialogs ?

I know it is possible to trigger to show hidden for dialog lifetime by press Command ⌘+Shift ⇧+..

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:45

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I just asked this question again, since there were no real answers here, and according to this answer all you need to do is run

defaults write -g AppleShowAllFiles -bool true

and restart whichever application(s) you're using, and you're all set. No restarting Finder or your computer. Brilliant!

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:45

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answered Aug 17 '13 at 19:59

MattDMo

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This is not work. – diimdeep Aug 18 '13 at 14:23
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It works on Mountain Lion 10.8.4, I don't know about other versions. You may also need to use sudo at the beginning of the command – MattDMo Aug 18 '13 at 23:35
Tried again, it works but not everywhere, it is depends on application.. in TextEdit for example not. – diimdeep Aug 19 '13 at 07:15

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 26 '12 at 18:36

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Not without using the chflags nohidden command, which is not recommended. One of the third-party file manager utilities such as PathFinder may have such an option.

answered Sep 26 '12 at 18:36

da4

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chflags nohidden work only for Finder, not Open/Save dialogs. Also I don't see how PathFinder can help. – diimdeep Sep 26 '12 at 18:40
chflags nohidden should affect file dialogs as well, but it can't be used to show files that start with a period. – Lri Sep 27 '12 at 10:48

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 26 '12 at 21:58

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In the terminal enter

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles 1

answered Sep 26 '12 at 21:58

tgunr

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This will work only when you browsing through Finder itself, my question is when you browsing through Save or Open dialogs in any other application. – diimdeep Sep 27 '12 at 06:42
@dimdeep MattDMo's answer worked for me – Sean A Aug 03 '14 at 21:52

Always show hidden in Open/Save dialogs

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