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[seanalltogether]

The top of my list is always this.

# Show hidden files/folders

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE

[zaius → seanalltogether]

You can show hidden files in an open dialog by hitting "Cmd-Shift-period". It unfortunately doesn't work in finder though.

[masomenos → seanalltogether]

thanks! I've been poking around for how to do that for a week, but hadn't stumbled on it.

[artursapek → seanalltogether]

I got a new Macbook pro today and that was the second thing I did to it, after installing Chrome