

Type: ~/Library in the Go to the folder box on the dialog box and click Go or press Enter. Head to Go > Go to Folder, or hit Cmd + Shift + G. Open Finder or just click on the desktop. If you want to access the Library folder occasionally, you can use the Go to Folder option in Finder. For example, on my Mac, that would expand to /Users/lorikaufman/Library.Īccess the Library Folder Using the Go to Folder Option The tilde (~) character is a shortcut for your home directory.

The Library in your home folder is written as ~/Library. Today we’re going to cover different ways of accessing the hidden Library folder in your home folder and how to make it permanently available in Finder. So, if you decide you want to access the Library folder, be very careful. It’s hidden, so you don’t accidentally delete settings and data, damaging apps in the process.

As of Mac OS X Lion (10.7), the Library folder in your home folder is hidden by default.
