#VIEWING HIDDEN FILES WINDOWS 8 WINDOWS 10#

This opens the Folder Options dialog box (see Figure 6).

Then, choose Organize | Folder and Search Options, as shown in Figure 5.

Go to My Computer, or you can also press the Windows + E shortcut key to bring up an Explorer window.

Show Hidden Files and Folders in Windows Vistaįollow these steps to show the hidden files and folders in Windows Vista: Within the Hidden files and folders option, make sure that the Show hidden files, folders, and drives radio button is selected, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 4. Here, select the View tab, and scroll down the Advanced Settings list. This opens the Folder Options dialog box, as shown in Figure 4.Choose Tools | Folder options, as shown in Figure 3. Launch any Explorer window (or, press the Windows + E shortcut key).Show Hidden Files and Folders in Windows 7įollow these steps to show the hidden files and folders in Windows 7: To make the hidden files and folders visible, make sure you select the Hidden Items check-box, as shown highlighted in blue within Figure 2.įigure 2: Hidden Items check-box selected.Here, you can see the Hidden Items check-box is deselected (highlighted in blue within Figure 1).įigure 1: View tab within the Explorer window Within the Explorer window select the View tab (highlighted in red within Figure 1).Doing so brings up the Explorer window, as shown in Figure 1.

#VIEWING HIDDEN FILES WINDOWS 8 WINDOWS 10#

Within Windows 10 or 8, press the Windows + E shortcut key.

Show Hidden Files and Folders in Windows 10 / 8įollow these steps to show the hidden files and folders in Windows 10 / 8:

In this article, we'll show you how you can unhide these files or folders within Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP. By default, all versions of Windows hide at least some files and folders.

This may not be so obvious and fortunately it's easy to overcome this limitation. However, there are chances that some of your files or folders may be hidden. To perform some tasks within Windows, you must be able to see all files and the folders.

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