For me, the Apple support adviser had me doing it to show system file.
Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com URL: - www.talknav.com e-mail: - [email protected] Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 On 31 May 2012, at 02:30, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > OK, but... > > is that just hidden files, or does that also include hidden system files as > well. > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Barnfather - TalkNav" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 4:06 PM > Subject: Re: any way to show hidden files on mac lion > > > you can show hidden files on a Mac in a Finder Window by pressing Command, > Shift, full stop (or period) whatever you refer to it as. > > > Regards, > > Neil Barnfather > > Talks List Administrator > Twitter @neilbarnfather > > TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple > iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your > accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com > > URL: - www.talknav.com > e-mail: - [email protected] > Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 > > On 28 May 2012, at 19:30, 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. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
