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Permanently Unhide ~/Library OS 10.7
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MacNNUK
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May 16, 2012, 12:47 PM
 
Permanently Unhide ~/Library under OS 10.7

After recent upgrade to 10.7.4, from 10.7.3, I had to unhide the ~/Library again...


This is well known...
and is the one I used.

Permanently Unhide Library - Mac OS X Hints

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Here's another 18 ways to view ~/Library !

18 ways to view the ~/Library folder in Lion | Macworld

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That's a really dumb trend that Apple's embarking on.

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May 16, 2012, 02:20 PM
 
No it's not.

Hardly anybody needs to access Library folders on a regular basis, and those that do can create aliases or unhide the whole folder.
     
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May 16, 2012, 02:31 PM
 
Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot View Post
Hardly anybody needs to access Library folders on a regular basis, and those that do can create aliases or unhide the whole folder.
Which is what I do...

My main uses, which I visit quite often...

Via alias's usually.
(My ~/Library folder is also unhidden)

Favorites copy & paste to another folder for backup.

Camino Bookmarks and History copy & paste backups
History especially, after losing it a while back, Bookmarks also exported.

Occasional software removal requires manual removal of some items in ~/Library folder, as directed by the software.

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