Before this time we have seen how to hide/ Show hidden folders sequentially process. But from your Mac, Only show hidden folders on Mac running on macOS Mojave and earlier version. Else show hidden folder on Mavericks and Yosemite process is quite different; in those cases process has been same like two lines of code running from terminal. But here you have to change code quietly different. In case are you updating or resting on current OS X version, then you must have to check your hidden folder before start process.
Note: Are you trying to view or show files and folders using portable devices? Then this tip doesn’t work to your Mac with this command but on Windows PC, you can do easily.
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A USB 3.0 8GB Flash Drive; An external hard drive or SSD with a USB 3.0 connector/enclosure (see the above picture) A Mac computer/Macbook or access to Hackintosh PC; TheEFI folder with right config.plist file; Patience (sometimes a lot) Before You Begin. Make sure the external hard drive or SSD does not contain any data as we will be. Solution 3: Show hidden files in external hard drive. If you can't see any file you want in the Trash bin, your files on the external hard drive might be hidden by the operating system. Let's see how to show hidden files on Mac: Option 1: Use a keyboard shortcut. Step 1: From the Finder of Mac OS, navigate to any folder where there might be.
Let’s see How to Show Hidden Folders on Mac Mojave, High Sierra
Step 1: Go to the Terminal from your Mac, by (under the Finder > Applications > Utilities)
Step 2: Copy the below command and past in terminal. Then press enter.
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -boolean true; killall Finder
Step 3: Now under the finder, you can see all the hidden files from your whole system given in below screen.
Show or View hidden folders on Mac from the External hard drive or portable device
Here I am giving the suitable example for show hidden files and folders that work on your external drive or USB drive. Under the command prompt window, type below suitable command.
chflags nohidden /Volumes/PNY BACKUP/Users/Thomas/Library
>> if External drive name: Mac HD Clone, Then enter below command
Mac Os Mojave Show Hidden Files External Hard Drive File
chflags nohidden /Volumes/Mac HD Clone/Users/diane/Library
>> if external drive name: Mavericks
chflags nohidden /Volumes/Mavericks/Users/diane/Library
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Show Hidden Files Mac External Drive
So, Command for view hidden folder on Mac depends on External Drive name or Portable device name. that’s you have to set manually by forwarding space given in above sample command.
by Shirly Chen, updated on 2018-10-08 to Mac Data Wipe
'Hi, is there any way to format an external hard drive in macOS 10.14 Mojave? I will sell an old external hard drive, I want to format the external hard drive on my Mac and remove all data.' – Maris
Many Mac users send us emails and ask how to format external hard drive, USB flash drive on Mac after they install macOS Mojave in the Mac. If you are also looking for a solution to format external hard drive/USB flash drive in macOS 10.14 Mojave, you just come to the right place. In this article, we will show you two solutions to help you easily and securely format external hard drive/USB flash drive under macOS Mojave.
Two solutions to format external hard drive/USB flash drive in macOS Mojave
There are two solutions to help you format external hard drive/USB flash drive in macOS Mojave. Two tools: Disk Utility and DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac can help you securely format external hard drive/USB flash drive under macOS Mojave. Here, you can choose one of the solutions to help you format external hard drive/USB flash drive under macOS Mojave 10.14.
Solution 1: format external hard drive/USB flash drive in macOS Mojave with Disk Utility
Disk Utility is a traditional Mac disk tool. It can help you format external hard drive/USB flash drive after you upgrade your Mac OS to macOS 10.14 Mojave. Just run this app from Launchpad and use it to erase the external hard drive/USB flash drive. It will format the external hard drive/USB flash drive and remove all data on the external hard drive/USB flash drive.
But, please note that the formatted data on the external hard drive/USB flash drive can be recovered by data recovery software after you format it with disk utility. If you want to format external hard drive/USB flash drive in macOS Mojave and permanently erase the data on the external hard drive/USB flash drive, just try solution 2.
Solution 2: format external hard drive/USB flash drive with DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac
DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac is powerful data erasure software for macOS 10.14 Mojave. This is the secure tool to format external hard drive/USB flash drive and permanently erase data in macOS Mojave. Here, you can follow these steps to format external hard drive/USB flash drive in macOS Mojave with DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac.
Step 1: Download and install DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac.
Download and install this software on your Mac. It is fully compatible with macOS Mojave. Then run it from Launchpad.
Step 2: Choose mode 'Wipe Hard Drive'.
Run DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac on your Mac. Connect your external hard drive/USB flash drive with your Mac. Then choose this data erasure mode – 'Wipe Hard Drive'.
Step 3: Wipe and format external hard drive/USB flash drive.
Select the external hard drive/USB flash drive and click on 'Wipe Now' button. DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac will format and erase the external hard drive/USB flash drive.
Please note that once the external hard drive/USB flash drive is formatted by DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac, all data information on the external hard drive/USB flash drive will be permanently erased, can’t be recovered by data recovery software.
The two tools above can help you easily and securely format external hard drive/USB flash drive on macOS Mojave. If you are going to sell, donate or abandon your external hard drive/USB flash drive, we strongly recommend you to use the solution 2 to format your external hard drive/USB flash drive.
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