Why is the OS X Finder not showing the contents?
At this point the high CPU usage should stop, and the problematic Finder folders should now display contents, without the need to restart or log out of your system. When this problem occurs, specific folders will not show any contents, and a spinning indicator will persist in the lower right-hand corner of the window.
How to find hidden files on external hard drive?
1 Run control folders, or go to Control Panel and Appearance and Personalization. 2 You can see the window Folder Options. 3 In view tab, check show hidden files, folders, and drives and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended). 4 Then check whether the files/folders are there.
Why are my files not showing on my external hard drive?
You will be able to tell that it is indeed your files utilizing that space in the external drive if you have a general impression of how much space your data occupies. But here is the problem – people sometimes find their files not showing in external hard drive and get anxious; they are afraid of losing the important files forever.
Why is my library folder not showing up in Finder?
But for some reason, the “Library” folder doesn’t even show up in Finder when I click on Macintosh HD/Users/ [my username].
Why is my library folder not showing on my iMac?
To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. When I open Finder on my iMac, then click on my user name in the sidebar, I am not seeing the Library folder for my user name. I need to modify some of the application support folders for specific applications, but I cannot find them using Finder.
How do I get to the users folder in Finder?
No need to make any modifications to the command that way. Or you can just search ‘Users’ in Spotlight, select the Users folder (it’s the top hit) and, once Finder has opened, drag the icon to the left of where it says ‘Users’ (at the top of the window) into the sidebar on the left.