Show or Hide hidden files

In windows some files are can’t be view in explorer if their attribute are hidden, to protect these files to view by anyone else (Not you) . no one can accessing these file in windows explorer. To hide a file from explorer view, you need take 2 setup.

a)      Set file’s attribute to hidden

b)      Set windows explorer to hide all hidden files

Here we will learn how to set windows explorer show or hide such file

How to Show hidden files:

1. Double click on my computer icon from desktop
2. Click on Tools in menu (2^nd from right)
3. Click on “folder option” (last from bottom of tool menu)
4. Click on “View” Tab
5. Click on combo opting “Show hidden files and folders (In Hidden files and folders tag sub menu)
6. Click on Ok Button

How to hide hidden files:

1. Double click on my computer icon from desktop
2. Click on Tools in menu (2^nd from right)
3. Click on “folder option” (last from bottom of tool menu)
4. Click on “View” Tab
5. Click on combo opting “Show hidden files and folders (In Hidden files and folders tag sub menu)

Click on Ok Button

Remember:

1- setting up any setting show or hidde take affect all folder anywhere in disks (multiple drives including cd-r, usb)
2- apply setting immediately affects, if you opened a folder wich have hidden files, and applying do not show hidden file from tools, result will take affect on click on ok button