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abhishekdev/Hide-Unhide Hidden Files.scpt

Created March 14, 2012 17:19
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Hide-Unhide Hidden Files.scpt
tell application "Finder" to quit
try
do shell script "defaults read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles"
set OnOff to result
on error
set OnOff to "0"
end try
if OnOff = "0" then
set OnOffCommand to "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 1"
else
set OnOffCommand to "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 0"
end if
do shell script OnOffCommand
delay 1
tell application "Finder" to launch
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