Open your file manager (such as GNOME Files, Dolphin, or Thunar). Once opened, navigate to the folder housing the hidden files and hit the Ctrl-H keyboard combination, which will show hidden files.

To show hidden files on any Mac, open a folder and press Command + Shift + . (period). The hidden files will show up in that folder.

If you need to restore hidden files using Time Machine you may run into some problems revealing them. Here are some methods for addressing this in OS X.

How to show hidden files in Windows 10 Showing hidden files in Windows 10 is much the same as Windows 11, though not exactly. Here's how to do it. Step 1: Open any folder or the Windows File Explorer.

Messing around with certain macOS files could brick your Mac computer, so Apple has made them hard to find. But if you're ...

We explain how to see hidden files and the ~/Library folder so you can make adjustments. But beware, they are hidden for a reason.

Learn how to show Hidden Files, Folders, Drives along with Protected operating system files via File Explorer Options, CMD or PowerShell in Windows 11/10.

You can now turn the hidden files setting on and off by selecting Finder -> Services -> Toggle Hidden Files. If you prefer, you could instead open AppleScript Editor, copy and paste the code above ...

The files and folders are typically hidden for a very good reason, namely to prevent anyone from accidentally meddling with their operating system and applications in a potentially catastrophic way.