There is a defaults command for doing this in the terminal. Or you could 
download  the tintertool application.  In the finder area of that tool is a 
checkbox to allow viewing of hidden files.  
Best wishes,

Jonathan C. Cohn
[email protected]
+1 *(703) 573-6956
http://www.linkedin.com/in/JCCohn



On May 28, 2012, at 2:30 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> SUbject says it. I am deleting files on a removable usb flash drive and 
> unless I empty trash I don't gain disk space. I do not always want to empty 
> trash since there are items I want to keep in the main trash and they get 
> dumped also. In   windows I see some files .trashes that I can delete since I 
> have the option to show hidden files turned on.
> 
> Can something similar be done in the mac?
> 
> THanks,
> 
> Ioana
> 
> Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online 
> stores.
> 
> 
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