Making invisible files visible

[dayal]

I'm having trouble copying/moving a certain invisible file to another folder to overwrite another file...I have used programs such as 'FileBuddy' which I now have given up on as I have no idea how to properly use it, and now use an app called TinkerTool which is easier and shows all the invisible files. Now, when I try to copy & paste this invisible file to its new location (where it will overwrite another file) I keep getting the message 'The item "" cannot be replaced because it is invisible...I'm quite confused here because I can drag this file to my desktop and anywhere else, but when it comes to overwriting another file (which I have to add here was also invisible until I used Tinkertool) it doesn't work...

Can someone help?

 

[MacsWork]

What's the file,...?

Try the Terminal.

 

[dtownley1]

I found a menubar add-on that can make invisible visible. It's called MainMenu, and is used for maintenance, scripting and general mac care. I tested it out just on the desktop and worked fine.

Maybe this could help? Take a look for it on versiontracker. If it doesn't come up with the name, try searching under 'menu bar'.

 

[MacHeadCase]

Yes MainMenu can help as can Titanium Software's Onyx (in the Parameters section under the Finder tab, Misc Options).

 

[surfwax95]

Open Terminal and copy/paste this into it:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE; killall Finder

Then hit Return to execute.

Then, after you're done managing the files, turn it back to normal with:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE; killall Finder

Then hit Return to execute.