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The second library folder isn’t hidden as such, but it is still tricky to locate thanks to changes Apple’s made to the Finder over the years. Click on it to go straight to the folder. In the second field, you can choose the parameters by which to sort your results. Here you will find all possible filter criteria. When the filter pops up, click on Kind and select Other.

You will see the ~/Library folder listed below the Home folder. To start an extensive file search on the Mac, first, open a new Finder window and press the keyboard shortcut of Command and F.

Just is to do the following:Īlt (Option) and choose Go from the dropdown menu bar at the top of the screen. Complete that row: 'File Size' 'Is Greater Than' '500' 'MB'. Change 'Kind' to 'File Size' in the search criterion that appears. I personally choose 500MB I will find all files 500MB or larger. Pick some size as the minimum size you are looking for. (look for the + under the search field on the top right) If you are looking to do this on the command line, you can use: mdfind 'kMDItemFSSize > 102410241024' In a test on my machine, the Spotlight search didn't find a. There is in fact an even easier way to find your hidden ~/Library/ folder. Here is how I find large files on my Mac. In a Finder window, start a Spotlight search and choose the File Size and also System files from the drop down menu.

But after you close the Finder window it will no longer be visible. When you use this method the hidden folder will be made visible without needing to press Command + Shift +. Type ~/Library into the text box and click Go.Choose Go to Folder (or Shift + Command + G).