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How to show/hide hidden files on Windows |
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What is a hidden file? |
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Different operating systems may hide certain files or folders to make them invisible. This system is mainly used to avoid bad |
manipulations by preventing an uninformed user from deleting files / folders that should not be deleted. |
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Displaying extensions on Windows 10 is done by following the steps below: |
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1- Open any file explorer window. |
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2- Click on the View tab. |
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3- Check the Hidden Items box in the Show/Hide section. |
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How to Show or Unhide Hidden Files and Folders in Windows 11 |
To show or unhide hidden files and folders in Windows 11, follow these steps: |
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/ Press Win+S to open the Taskbar search box. |
/ Type File Explorer Options and click on the search result. |
/ Switch to the View tab. |
/ Select the Show hidden files, folders, and drives option. |
/ Click the OK button. |
/ Find out hidden files in File Explorer. |
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To get started, you need to open the Folder Options panel on your computer. There are multiple ways to do that in Windows 11. |
However, you can press Win+S to open the Taskbar search box, type File Explorer Options, |
and click on the individual search result. |
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View Hidden Files and Folders in Command Prompt |
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This is another way to show all the hidden files and folders in Files Explorer of Windows 11. |
For this, you need to make use of the Command Prompt. Let’s see how: |
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First of all, press Windows + R key to open the start menu now type ‘cmd’ in the windows 11 search bar. Right-click |
on the first suggestion and then choose ‘Run as Administrator Mode’. |
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Now type cd and press the space bar. Then you have to copy-paste the full path of the folder you want to view. |
Finally hit the Enter key. |
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| | Finally, type dir/ah to show all the hidden files and folders inside the containing folder. |
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