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Russman34
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago
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How to hide my Dropbox.cache folder on my Mac.

Hello, I am a Mac user and used the  sequence Shift-Command-. (period) to make the ".dropbox.cache" folder visible. How do I reverse this so the ".dropbox.cache" folder becomes hidden again?
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  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    2 years ago

    Hi Russman34, thanks for posting here! 

     

    Technically this has to do with your OS, and the commands there. 

     

    But after doing some online search on my end, it seems if you use the same  Shift-Command-. (period) command, you should be able to hide the folder again. 

     

    Can you give it a go? 

     

    Thanks a bunch!

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Megan
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2 years ago

Hi Russman34, thanks for posting here! 

 

Technically this has to do with your OS, and the commands there. 

 

But after doing some online search on my end, it seems if you use the same  Shift-Command-. (period) command, you should be able to hide the folder again. 

 

Can you give it a go? 

 

Thanks a bunch!

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    Russman34
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    Megan,

    Your suggestion to repeat the shift-command-. (period) does indeed hide the ".dropbox.cache" folder. A simple solution! Thanks very much for your help.

       Russell Cowgill

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