10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder Jul 21, '11 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: nathanator11 By default, the ~/Library folder is hidden in Lion. This is a big problem to many of the readers of this site, as many hints involve this folder (especially any involving hidden preferences). You can easily un-hide this folder for easy access. Simply run the following command in Terminal: chflags nohidden ~