Problem: because of an unkown reason all my desktop files and folders were hidden. i managed do unhide all folders, but i can't unhide the files
i tried to unhide the files via terminal chflags nohidden filename but it doesn't work. i also checked if the hidden flag is placed, but there is no hidden flag on the files (but they aren't visible). here is the output via terminalcommand ls -lo:
-rw-r--r--@ 1 username 13669 19 Aug 11:54 filename.txt
i also tried an app called InvisibliX (which isn't under development anymore), with no success
and of course i used the searching function, which lead me to this: How to unhide files on Mac? with no further success
I'm thankful for every hint you may have for me!
Some additional information regarding the OS:
Mac OS X Catalina 10.15.6
Best Answer
Once I copied files via terminal from an iPod to a Mac and somehow they appeared hidden,
chflags nohidden <filename>did not work, neither the same command with different option flags. Finally, I found this answer which worked fine. So:xattr -d com.apple.FinderInfo <filename>chflags nohidden <filename>killall Finder(just in case)I did it using
*so I did not have to go one by one. Hope it helps,