Solved Hidden Files Are Visible On Hard Drive Macbook Pro 17 Models A1151 A1212 A1229 And A1261

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Got in a 17" 2.16 MBP. stock 120 GB hard drive. The hidden files (invisible files) are all showing when I open the hard drive. Booted from a 10.6 disk, ran Disk Utilities with no hard drive problems and repaired permissions. Updated software to 10.6.3. I’ve forgotten how to turn the visibility of the hidden files on and off. Anyone remember how? Thanks

Close rab but no cigar. It was actually this: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE killall Finder

I would say use a program like Onyx or Tinkertool. You can find Onyx here and Tinkertool here. Personally, I like both of these.

$ defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles NO