![]() PKInstallSandboxManager/ – used for software updates and the Sandbox Stored individually on each mounted volume. fseventsd/ ⛔️ – macOS FSEvents records, which record changes to the file system and are used by Time Machine to determine what to back up. DocumentRevisions-V100/ ⛔️ – the macOS versioning database, detailed here. ![]() DS_Store – custom attributes of the containing folder, such as icon positions, can be found in any folder Root level of a volume, including the boot volume – folders Some third-party apps and tools also create their own hidden files and folders, particularly at the top level of your Home folder. ![]() This article is a quick introduction to the most frequently-encountered hidden items, at the root level of volumes, and at the top level of your Home folder.ĭifferent versions of macOS use different files and folders, and those from older versions may be migrated over to new systems. If you press the Command, Shift, and Period/Stop keys in the Finder, you’ll see plenty of files and folders which are normally hidden from view.
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