Sep 27, 2016 A lot of Mac tutorials mention the Library folder, which is where your macOS applications store things like settings and caches. Some settings can only be changed by editing files in the Library. But the Library is hidden by default. 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.
This article is intended for system administrators. If you believe this issue affects you, contact the system administrator for your business or school.
Hide a user account in the macOS login window
1. Log in as an admin user.
In this Tip's N Tricks article, I want to point out a very important tip for getting around one of Apple's more peculiar security precautions in Mac OS X Lion and Mountain Lion. By default, the User Library folder is hidden in Mac OS 10.7 and above. We'll cover a few different methods to easily access this hidden folder. Dec 20, 2018 Your user library instantly populates in your user folder; Unhide Folders to See User Library and a Heck of A Lot More! Another command we can leverage is the Unhide Keystroke of Command+Shift+Period. This action makes any hidden files or folders visible in your Finder, including the user library and all other hidden files. Oct 10, 2018 Hide a user account in macOS If you need to assist a user, but don't want them to see your user account when they log in, learn how to hide a user account on the macOS login window. This article is intended for system administrators. More Mac Sites: Macworld; MacUser. Un-hide the User Library folder' hint. It's worth mentioning that installing the system update from 10.7.2 to 10.7.3 resets the user Library to be hidden again, so you'll need to run this command after any system update. # 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
2. Use this Terminal command. Substitute the short name of the user that you want to hide for 'hiddenuser':
The user account is also hidden in System Preferences the next time it's opened. This command can't be used with the Guest user account. Learn how to manage the Guest user account.
Show a hidden user account
If you want to show the hidden user, set the user’s IsHidden attribute to 0:
If you want, you can delete the IsHidden attribute instead.
Hide the home directory and share point
You can move the hidden user's home directory to a place that's not visible from the Finder. And you can remove the hidden user's Public Folder share point.
This command moves the home directory of 'hiddenuser' to /var, a hidden directory:
This command updates the user record of 'hiddenuser' with the new home directory path in /var:
This command removes the Public Folder share point for the user with the long name 'Hidden User”:
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.
Hold down the Alt (Option) key when using the Go menu. The user Library folder is listed below the current user's home directory.
Show Hidden User Library Mac
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.
Mac Hidden Library Folder
For more information, explanations, and ideas, see 18 ways to view the ~/Library folder in Lion and Mountain Lion.
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