Hidden files

I'm in somewhat of a pickle here. A couple of months ago I downloaded a program to hide some files I did not want seen.

Now I want to unhide them, but for some reason can't find the program on my machine, and have no idea what it was called.

Am I completely screwed? or is there a way to unhide these files?

Thank you very much.

To show the Hidden files using the terminal type (better yet.. copy/paste) the following:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool YES;killall Finder


Then to HIDE the "Hidden Files" Type (again, might want to just copy/paste) the following in the Terminal:

defaults delete com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles;killall Finder

You can also use the Onyx Parameters to "Show Hidden Files"

Dude thanks so much!

No problem... glad you got it straightened out.

Hidden files begin with a period "."
To make the files no longer hidden simply remove the "."

Be careful with what you change though, as some things may be hard coded to a specific path that contains the "."

If they are just your own files/folders... no harm in adding and removing the "." though

Actually there is an app called Xray that is useful for making files visible or invisible. Its a nice graphical way to do this for the people who are uncomfortable with playing inside of terminal.

Thank you the8thark