How to Show Hidden Files on External Hard Drive Mac?

Opening Hidden Folders in an External Hard Drive on a Mac

Press Command ⌘ + Shift + . to alternately reveal or hide hidden folders in the Finder. Once you turn the "reveal" mode on, the Finder will show Mac folders that were hidden before. To hide hidden folders, press Command + Shift + . again.

How do I Show Hidden Files on my External Hard Drive?

Open Folder Options by clicking the Start button. , clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Folder Options.
Click the View tab.
Under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files, folders, and drives, and then click OK.

Why Can't I See the Files on my External Hard Drive Mac?

Check whether the drive is properly plugged in.
Faulty cable.
Damaged USB or flash drive port.
Reboot your Mac.
Incorrectly formatted drive.
Mac not formatted to display external drives on the desktop.
Reset NVRAM.
Check Apples Disk Utility to see if an external drive is showing up.

How do I See all the Files on my Hard Drive Mac?

Press Command-Shift-. (period). You should now see lots of files and folders whose name starts with “.” become visible. To re-hide the files and folders, hold down Command-Shift-.

Why Can't I See Files on my External Hard Drive?

One likely cause of files not appearing from an External HDD is that your drivers aren't up to date. This can happen if you plug the drive into a computer that it has never been plugged into before, or if you have run updates on your machine since the last time the drive was plugged in.