This setting stays in place until it has been reversed or disabled, which would cause all files to become hidden again just as the default. “Hidden” files are now visible in Finder windows, but they will display as a dimmed version of their respective file icons, being slightly transparent. This is done by ‘killing’ the Finder process, which is also done through the command line with the following string:Īgain, hit Enter/Return, and you’ll discover the Finder quits and relaunches itself very quickly with the changes in effect. Hit Return, nothing happens yet because you must relaunch the Finder for the changes to take effect. The first command activates the ability to see the hidden files:įor OS X Mavericks 10.9 there is a very slight difference in casing:ĭefaults write AppleShowAllFiles TRUEįor Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.7 Lion, 10.6 Snow Leopard the setting remains the following:ĭefaults write AppleShowAllFiles TRUE Launch the Terminal (found in /Applications/Utilities) and enter these commands exactly as shown. defaults write AppleShowAllFiles TRUE \killall Finder \say Files Revealed Show Hidden Files on your MacThis changes the default setting of Mac OS X so that Finder always shows all files.Launch the Terminal.app by selecting it from the /Applications | Utilities folder and execute the following command ( Figure C)*:.Click on the Options button, select the radio button for GUID Partition Table, and click OK ( Figure B).Select Mac OS Extended (Journaled) for the format-type from the drop-down menu ( Figure A).Click the drop-down menu, selecting 1 partition.Click on the USB drive from the left-hand menu and select the Partition tab.Insert the USB drive into the Mac and launch Disk Utility.Using a Mac with at least OS X 10.6.8 installed, access the Mac App Store and download the Mavericks (10.9) app installer.User Account with Administrative privileges.Apple computer with Mac App Store (OS X 10.6.8+).Install OS X Mavericks.app (installer downloaded from Mac App Store).Creating a USB Installer for Apple OS X 10.9īefore proceeding, you’ll need the following items to complete the process: However, the focus of this article is the change in the process for creating a working, bootable USB drive. The latest iteration of OS X, version 10.9 (aka Mavericks), marks not only 200+ changes in the OS, but also does away with the fabled “big cat” naming scheme. In April, I wrote an article on TechRepublic about how to create a bootable USB to install OS X.
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