Sometimes, you need to access the /Library folder that’s in your home folder (the one with the house icon and your user name). For a while now, this folder has been hidden.
Previously, you could access this by press the Option key, then selecting the Go menu in the Finder. The Option key would add Library to the list of locations in that menu. But this was changed when 10.12.2 was released. Instead of pressing the Option key, you need to press the Shift key. You can also open that folder more easily by pressing Command-Shift-L.
Not a big deal, but if you’re used to using the Option key, you may be surprised to find it doesn’t work any more.
You can also ensure that this Library folder displays by entering your home folder, then displaying the View Options window (View > Show View Options), and checking Show Library Folder.
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- In this Tip's N Tricks article, I want to point out a very important tip for getting around one of Apple's more peculiar security precautions in Mac OS X Lion and Mountain Lion. By default, the User Library folder is hidden in Mac OS 10.7 and above. We'll cover a few different methods to easily access this hidden folder.
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Jul 21, 2011 This is how to locate your library Folder on macOS & Mac OS X Code: /Library. Show User Library Directory in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion & 10.8 Mountain Lion. Show The Users Library Folder In Mac OS. Jan 12, 2020 It's not clear why Apple decided to hide the user's Library folder, but you have multiple ways to get it back: two Apple provides (depending on the version of OS X you are using) and one in the underlying file system. The method you use depends on whether you want permanent access to the Library folder or only when you need to go there.