MacOS – How to view the root directory along with all its subdirectories in Finder

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I want to view the all (sub-)directories on my Mac partition in Finder. Both hidden and unhidden directories.

How can I do this?

Best Answer

  1. Navigate to / (e.g. use ⌘+⇧+G.)
  2. Then, in list view hold ⌥ while clicking the triangle. This will show all subdirectories of a certain folder.

By default, you'll don't see hidden files/directories. To show hidden files type the following commands in the Terminal.app:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder

You can use the value FALSE in the defaults write command to unto this action.

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