You may need to access content in the user Library folder to troubleshoot problems with your Adobe applications. The user Library folder is hidden by default in macOS X 10.7 and later releases. Use one of the following methods to make the user Library content visible.
- Dec 12, 2016 Pull down the “View” menu and choose “View Options” Choose “Show Library Folder” in the settings options for the User home folder This is specific to each user account on the Mac, so if you want to reveal the user account on a different account you’d need to re.
- Jun 10, 2015 Right click (secondary click) in any blank area and select “Show View Options.” You can also access this by selecting Show View Options in the View menu or by simply pressing “Command + J” on your keyboard. In the second to last section, the last option will be “Show Library Folder.” Make sure this box is checked.
- Alternatively, you could do the following: Open the Finder. Choose Go from the menu bar. Choose Go to Folder (or Shift + Cmd + G). Type /Library into the text box and click Go.
- Jan 12, 2020 How to Make the Library Visible Permanently Apple hides the Library folder by setting a file system flag associated with the folder. You can toggle the visibility flag for any folder on your Mac; Apple just chose to set the Library folder's visibility flag to the off state by default.
- Sep 14, 2012 If you are able to open the iPhoto Library package with the Windows machine like we can with a Mac you can copy the Originals folder either to the Windows XP machine or to the root directory of the external hard drive and access the photos in the subfolders of the Originals folder.
Hold down the Alt (Option) key when using the Go menu. The user Library folder is listed below the current user's home directory.
Jul 22, 2011 Use “Go To Folder” and Open /Library/ Directly All you need to do is hit Command+Shift+G from the Mac desktop (or Finder Go Go to Folder) and type in /Library to temporarily access the Library directory in the Finder. When you are done, close this window and it will no longer be visible.

Note: After you open the Library folder, you can drag the Library icon from the top of that window to the Dock, sidebar, or toolbar to make it readily accessible.
For more information, explanations, and ideas, see 18 ways to view the ~/Library folder in Lion and Mountain Lion.
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