How to get the Library folder back in Lion
I was really surprised to see that Apple chose to hide the Library folder that lives in your Users folder by default in OS 10.7 Lion. After all, accessing this folder is way more useful (and advisable) than accessing the System and Library folders at the root of your hard drive, which Apple chose not to hide. Go figure. Anyway, here are two ways to get into that folder:
- In finder choose the Go menu, select Go To Folder, and enter ~/Library
- Open Terminal and enter the following command: chflags nohidden /users/username/library (where username is replaced by your username of course!)
The first solution will get you right into that Library folder, which is especially useful if you’re on someone else’s machine. The latter solution will permanently reveal the Library folder.