Wednesday, 5 February 2014

See All Hidden Files

You know the easiest way to keep something on a system which everyone uses and still keep it private is to make it hidden. Microsoft took a big leap with that concept and so it's most important files are hidden. Not common hidden, like you would hide a folder or file. You can even try to see it by doing:
  • Open Windows Explorer.
  • Click on Tools.
  • Click on Folder Options.
  • Click on View Tab.
  • Under Advanced Settings section, inside Hidden Files and Folders, click on Show hidden files, folders and drives.
But still you would be disappointed. Not to fear, there is another way.
  • Start cmd. (Mentioned in earlier post)
  •  cd (Yep! This is a command) to the place where the hidden files are supposed to be.
  • Type dir/ah and there you go.
  • If there are many files, type dir/ah/p
Now, the boring part. These files are system hidden. Simply put, even if you try to unhide it using the conventional style, it will not work. This is the so far only way I know (without using any software) to do so.

See it was pretty easy. Thanks for reading and please comment.

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