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I am getting 'permission denied'. I am the administrator so I don't understand why I am getting this.

Dec 27, 2019  Older versions of macOS require a Terminal command to be run in order to permanently unhide the user Library folder. On newer macOS versions, it is much easier to permanently unhide it however, that doesn’t mean making changes to the contents of this folder is something to be taken lightly. Practice caution. May 01, 2019  In macOS, the library folder is used to store user account settings, preference files, app support files, caches, and other important data that allows your Mac to function as it should.

You might have to sudo. On my Snow Leopard, I see that the directory is root:admin, so you shouldn't need to sudo, but you might as well try it anyway.

sudo did the trick. Thanks.

Alternatively, after opening the library folder, using the Go menu, you can drag the folder's icon in the title bar to the Dock, Tool Bar, and/or the Side Bar.

Let me rephrase for clarity:
After opening '~/Library' using the 'Go...' menu, you can drag the proxy icon (the icon in the titlebar) to the sidebar, etc.

Freeware for that - allows you to temporarily (or permanently) hide / unhide files and folders. Basically, a GUI for those who don't want to mess with terminal.
http://gotoes.org/sales/ShowHiddenFilesMacOSX/

That utility is for globally turning off and on the behaviour of hiding files. I don't have Lion yet, but I imagine by showing hidden files globally that way, you'd be able to Get Info on a file and turn off its individual visibility.

All you need to do, on a per use basis, is hold down the OPTION key while selecting GO from the FILE MENU; Library automagically appears in the list.

To save Snow Leopard users time: this doesn't work in Snow Leopard.

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I tried it and got this result: dyld: shared cached file was build against a different libSystem.dylib, ignoring cache

This is a simple but important hint. Thank you.

What would be a good way to check visibility of a folder, so visibility can be toggled?

how do i install Quartz Composer? i can't find it in installer.

Works great, thanks for the hint. I did run into one hiccup though. I think this was just a random isolated instance but just in case anyone else gets weird behavior, repair your permissions. I changed the permissions of my Library folder and my downloads folder would appear empty (it wasn't empty before) and random files ranging from resource folders to language files and pretty much anything else you can think of was constantly appearing and disappearing.
I performed this hint on a fresh install of lion and it worked perfectly.
End result: Hint works as described, if you run into weird behavior just repair your permissions and try again.

Thanks! I've been looking for this folder for weeks.

It's worth mentioning that installing the system update from 10.7.2 to 10.7.3 resets the user Library to be hidden again, so you'll need to run this command after any system update.

When you launch Terminal, you're in your user home folder anyway, so you only need to type
chflags nohidden Library
The tilde and slash are superfluous.

What happens when you hide an item?

When you hide an item, it won't appear in your library on any devices that you use with your Apple ID, unless you already downloaded the item onto those devices.

If you use Family Sharing, family members won't see items that you hide, unless they downloaded the item before you hid it.

If you or a family member downloaded the item onto another device before you hid it, you can delete the item from that device. Learn how to delete music, movies, and TV shows or delete books.

Hiding an item doesn't hide the record of purchase. You can still see the item in your purchase history.

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How to hide music, movies, and TV shows

1. On your computer, open the Apple Music app, Apple TV app, or iTunes.
2. In the menu bar at the top of your computer screen or at the top of the iTunes window, click Account, then click Purchased. (If you use Family Sharing, you might see Family Purchases instead of Purchased.)
3. Depending on what you want to hide, click Music, Movies, or TV Shows at the top of the window, then click All. All of your purchased items appear.
   
4. Find the item that you want to hide. Hold your pointer over the item until the hide purchase button appears. Click the hide purchase button .
   

How to unhide music, movies, and TV shows

To open the Apple Music app and sign in to your Account Information page, click this link: View My Account. Or follow these steps:

1. On your computer, open the Apple Music app, Apple TV app, or iTunes.
2. In the menu bar at the top of your computer screen or at the top of the iTunes window, click Account, then click View My Account.
3. On the page that appears, scroll to the iTunes in the Cloud section. Next to Hidden Purchases, click Manage.
   
4. Depending on what you want to unhide, click Music, Movies, or TV Shows at the top of the window.
5. Find the item that you want to unhide, then click Unhide under it.
   

How to hide books and audiobooks

1. Open the Books app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
2. Tap Library.
3. Tap the More icon below the book or audiobook that you want to hide. If the item is part of a series, tap the series, choose an individual book, then tap More .
   
4. Tap Remove.
   
5. Tap Hide Book or Hide Audiobook.
   If you don't see Hide Book or Hide Audiobook, look for Remove Download, which removes the book from your device, or Delete Everywhere, which removes the book from iCloud and all your devices.

You can also hide books in the Books app on a Mac. Click Book Store, click Featured, click Purchased in the Quick Links on the right, then click All. Hover your pointer over a book and click the Hide purchase button that appears.

How to unhide books and audiobooks

1. Open the Books app.
2. Tap Reading Now.
3. Tap the sign-in button or your photo at the top of the screen, then tap Manage Hidden Purchases.
   
4. Find the item that you want to unhide, then tap Unhide next to the item.

To unhide books in the Books app on Mac, click Store > View My Apple ID, scroll to Hidden Purchases, then click Manage.

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• You can also hide and unhide apps.
• Or you can delete apps from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
• Hiding an app doesn't cancel a subscription. Learn how to view, change, or cancel your subscriptions.