Before going ahead with the steps to Access the Hidden Library Folder on your Mac, you need to be aware that /Library Folder contains important Data and Files related to Mac User Accounts. Hence, make sure that you are accessing the Library Folder for a good reason and you do know as to what you are trying to achieve. Sep 02, 2016  The user Library has been hidden since Mountain Lion. However, it is simple to reveal. To temporarily reveal it, in Finder, hold down the Option key (alt) and select Library from the Go menu. To display it always, select your Home folder (cmd-shift-h) and Show View Options (cmd-j). Check the box to show the Library.

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You may need to access content in the user Library folder to troubleshoot problems with your Adobe applications. The user Library folder is hidden by default in macOS X 10.7 and later releases. Use one of the following methods to make the user Library content visible.

• It can be found inside the Users folder in your hard drive. It has an icon that looks like a home and it should be named with your account username. Once there, make sure the Home folder is selected and type Command-J or go to View Show View Options. The view options for that folder will include a checkbox that says 'Show Library Folder'.
• I thought the hidden Library folder would appear if I used the Terminal command to either reveal the hidden Library folder AND/OR to show all hidden files and folders. Both commands work outside of Time Machine but they don't show any hidden files or folders when I am in Time Machine space.
• Beginning with Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) or later, the Library folder located in a user's home folder /Library is hidden by default. This tutorial covers several methods to make the Library folder visible again. Instructions Method 1: Using the Finder's Go menu. Hold down the Option key and open the Go menu in the Finder; Select Library from the.
• Oct 28, 2013  Show the Users Library Folder Permanently in OS X Mavericks From the OS X Finder, open a new window and go to the users Home folder (hit Command+Shift+H to jump to Home instantly) Pull down the “View” menu and select “Show View Options” (or hit Command+J if you like keyboard shortcuts).

Hold down the Alt (Option) key when using the Go menu. The user Library folder is listed below the current user's home directory.

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Note: After you open the Library folder, you can drag the Library icon from the top of that window to the Dock, sidebar, or toolbar to make it readily accessible.

For more information, explanations, and ideas, see 18 ways to view the ~/Library folder in Lion and Mountain Lion.

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And yet I feel dirty, like I'm using a Windows computer where settings are deliberately obfuscated and hidden away inside dialog boxes you can only get under special circumstances...
I would never have discovered this in a million years... or more likely would have seen but not noticed it because it's right in front of me...

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the hint and think this is a clever solution (better than many of the other 19 ways in terms of being more direct and less of a hack.)
Excuse me I have go tell some children to go back to walking on the sidewalk.

I'm on Mavericks (10.9) but not seeing this option. Using the Go to folder menu, I open my user library folder ~/Library. I then go to View Options, but there is no option to reveal the folder. What gives?

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Is there a (similar) way to view all the files in the root (/) directory? And the equivalent of cd around in them?
Not for the faint of heart or non-UNIX sorts of folks, but it might be easier than going to Terminal, &c.

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Excellent. I hope this setting is kept between system updates unlike the terminal solution which needs to be applied everytime. Well, 10.9.1 will show that… :-)

A quibble for your consideration:
The option to view the user Library folder is only available for a window at the top level of the user's Home folder ( i.e. a window showing just the contents of the user's Home folder).
Other views 'showing the user's home folder' do not have a selectable option for viewing the users private Library folder. ( /Users for example )
Once selected within the user's Home folder window, however, the effect of the option is available in every view that reveals the contents of the user's Home folder.
Like I said... a quibble.

Surely this should be in 10.9, not OS X, as it's a Mavericks-specific hint?