Now and then, advanced Mac users need to work with files or folders that are normally invisible because their names start with a period. This need goes beyond revealing the ~/Library folder, which we ...

PowerBook G4 and external monitor Jeff Muhleman writes: "For a Titanium 550 with an external monitor, Apple's instructions for keeping the PowerBook lid closed and screen off are incorrect. The manual ...

Hidden files are a standard feature in Linux. Some applications save configuration files and other data in hidden files or folders that aren't visible by default. Fortunately, Linux makes working with ...

What you see on your smartphone may not be the only content it has. Having said that, there may be some sensitive files in any of these devices that are purposely hidden in a secret folder or ...

The MS-DOS "Attrib" command allows you to add and remove attributes from a file -- even if the file is hidden or you cannot start Windows. You can also use this command to modify the attributes of a ...

You can show hidden files on your Windows 10 computer that are initially invisible when you look for them, which means they were marked as "hidden" by default. To view these hidden files on Windows 10 ...

The iPhone is like a small computer. It has a hard drive that includes pre-loaded programs and system files. You can access files and data that you have stored on your iPhone, but there are hidden ...

We've posted the first installment in a three-part tutorial covering invisible files under Mac OS X. Written by Ted Landau, the first segment is entitled "What makes a file invisible in OS X?" An ...