How to hide folder on Mac OS X Yosemite, Mavericks

Protect your data by hide folder on Mac OS X Yosemite and Mavericks what you want. Below tips is very useful for you when you have important files, Your Mac is share with others, accidently delete by someone or your kids. Not sure how to keep privacy on files and folders then perfect solution is that, create hidden folder or hide folder on Mac which was already created. Process is same on Yosemite (OS X 10.10) or Maverics (OS X 10.9) but quite different terminal command.

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Hide folder on Mac OS X Yosemite and Mavericks

To make folder hidden Process has been same for both Yosemite and Mavericks. First we check how it will works on Yosemite (OS X 10.10)

Compatible Devices: Mack book pro, Mac book mini, Mac Book Air and OS X 10.10 or OS X 10.9

To create hidden folder on Yosemite, you have to follow the below steps

1. Show all hidden folders in Finder using terminal
2. Create hidden folder that you can show or hide any time
3. Hide all folder included created new one from terminal

Show all hidden folders in Finder using terminal

Step 1: Open terminal App, (under the Finder > Applications > Utilities)

Step 2: Copy this command and past it in terminal,

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -boolean true ; killall Finder

Now, you can see all the folders in finder window. Then you have to create new one hidden folder.

Choose directory or create folder under the Mac directory

Hide folder on Mac OS X Yosemite OS X 10.10

Step 1: Again launch terminal as defined first,

Step 2: Copy the below command and run in terminal

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -boolean false ; killall Finder

You can notice that all folders should be hiding again.

Now for Mac OS X 10.8 or before

Do the same processes Show all hidden folder, Create hidden folder and hide folder using terminal only.

Create or Make hide folder in before Mavericks OS (OS X 10.9)

This also works on OS X 10.8 and above version, For Yosemite and Mavericks you have to follow above method.

1. Show all or get hidden folders on finder by run below command on terminal (Finder > Applications > Utilities)

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE ; killall Finder

2. Create hidden folder under the directory.
3. Hide hidden folder by running below command in terminal.

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE ; killall Finder

Now, you are done

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