Include Mac System Files in OS X Searches with a Simple Adjustment
How to Search System Files in MacOS X
This trick to search system files on a Mac applies to all versions of MacOS, including Mojave:
- Go to the Finder if you haven’t done so already and start a new file search (hit Command+F or go to Find from the File menu)
- Type the search query for a system file into a Finder window search as usual
- Click the plus (+) button to add additional search parameters
- Click the “Kind” menu and choose “Other”
- At the attribute selection box, type “System” and choose the “System files” attribute, then click “OK”
- Now click the next search parameter for “aren’t included” and select “are included” instead
- Find the searched for system file(s) as intended