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Other => Other => Topic started by: harry 48 on October 15, 2009, 04:05:51 PM
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how do i find hidden files please
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Control Panel - Folder Options - View -
Put a tick in: "show hidden files and folders"
Uncheck: Hide Protected Operating System Files
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Or, run this from command line (if the current directory is the on you want):
ATTRIB -h *
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Or, run this from command line (if the current directory is the on you want):
ATTRIB -h *
How can the current directory be the one he wants if he can't find it?
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The current directory where you want to look for hidden files.
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And one has to ask... did YOU hide them? :P
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thank you all for the advice i just want to check for hidden files any where in the pc and take out rubbish , i did it about a year ago but forget how, harry
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thank you all for the advice i just want to check for hidden files any where in the pc and take out rubbish
I think we've been down this road. Hidden files are hidden for a few reasons. One is to keep people from deleting things they shouldn't. Make sure you are 110% sure what you are deleting before doing so.
Better yet just stick to CCleaner.
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I think we've been down this road. Hidden files are hidden for a few reasons. One is to keep people from deleting things they shouldn't. Make sure you are 110% sure what you are deleting before doing so.
Better yet just stick to CCleaner.
i do use ccleaner , but last time i found files that i had deleted a long time ago but bits were left behind , i will be 200% sure ;D
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You'd be better off if you posted anything you're not sure of.
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ok i will do
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And with all due respect to evilfantasy, for whom I have the utmost respect, ccleaner is no substitute for manually deleting files & folders you don't want or need. BUT - as evilfantasy says - be 100% certain you know what you are doing. Better yet, always have a current image of your drive to which you can return if needed.
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Control Panel - Folder Options - View -
Put a tick in: "show hidden files and folders"
Uncheck: Hide Protected Operating System Files
allan , i went there and its not the files i'm looking for they are all needed , i'm trying to find hidden files that
come with d/loads etc that can be taken out , i was there one time about a year ago and there was about 150
and i took out about 50 of them
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Once you check: show hidden files and folders you should see everything. If you are downloading programs that install hidden files, that's a problem in and of itself.
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If you are downloading programs that install hidden files, that's a problem in and of itself.
Most programs use hidden files.
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Once you check: show hidden files and folders you should see everything. If you are downloading programs that install hidden files, that's a problem in and of itself.
no it just brought up hidden pc files which i would not touch
Most programs use hidden files.
yes they do , as i said i found loads to take out last time
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Most programs use hidden files.
Since I always have "hidden files" disabled in Explorer perhaps I've never noticed. Can you give me an example or two?
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as kpac said most d/loads or programs install hidden files , mostly games and d/loads from ch or any other site etc
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Obviously small apps won't use or need hidden files, but most programs' config files, last scan time etc. are hidden.
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Again, please provide specific examples of LEGITIMATE programs that install hidden files. Thank you.
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Again, please provide specific examples of LEGITIMATE programs that install hidden files. Thank you.
how can i they are hidden :rofl:
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I'm sorry - but until I see documentation of legitimate programs that install hidden files I remain skeptical. And as I said, changing that one option in Windows Explorer will show you ALL hidden files anyway.
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ok alan , i did change it and it only brought up windows files etc
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Then there are probably no other hidden files.