windows explorere does not show all files

[Guest TG]

I am not able to see some files in windows explorer.

I have the following checked in FOLDER OPTIONS/VIEW:

"Show hidden files"

The following are UNCHECKED:

"hide extensions for known file types"

"Hide protected operating system files"

 

However when I use Visual Basic to Load a text file I have discovered that

in one of the folders I have 6 files that I can load. Yet using explorer I

cannot see these files. Using Notepad I cannot see these files.

 

How do I fix explorer so that I can see these files

Thank you,

TG

[Guest ihammerhands2000]

RE: windows explorere does not show all files

 

This might be because a program is preventing you from seeing hidden folders.

Free Hide Folder prevents hidden folders from showing up.

 

They could also have a system file tag. Regardless of what that says, you

can't see c:\recycler, the folder the recycling bin puts all of its stuff.

 

To fix it, i would say not to give anything a system tag, unless you want to

purposly hide it. The only way to see it with a system tag is to go into

command prompt and type dir *dir here* /a:s

 

"TG" wrote:

> I am not able to see some files in windows explorer.

> I have the following checked in FOLDER OPTIONS/VIEW:

> "Show hidden files"

> The following are UNCHECKED:

> "hide extensions for known file types"

> "Hide protected operating system files"

>

> However when I use Visual Basic to Load a text file I have discovered that

> in one of the folders I have 6 files that I can load. Yet using explorer I

> cannot see these files. Using Notepad I cannot see these files.

>

> How do I fix explorer so that I can see these files

> Thank you,

> TG

>

[Guest TG]

RE: windows explorere does not show all files

 

Hmmm.

I do not know what "Free Hide Folder" is??

I can see the contents of c:/recyler??

I have tried the cmdprompt and typing Dir *.* and still cannot see these 6

files

I tried typing dir /a, same result

typing dir /a:s did not work?

 

Since I cannot see the files I cannot check if the system tag is set. These

6 files are files that I created a few years ago and I am sure that I would

not have set the system tag on for these files. I have confirmed that these

6 files actually have content that I need.

 

Explorer still does not list these files.

 

Any other suggestions?

 

"ihammerhands2000" wrote:

> This might be because a program is preventing you from seeing hidden folders.

> Free Hide Folder prevents hidden folders from showing up.

>

> They could also have a system file tag. Regardless of what that says, you

> can't see c:\recycler, the folder the recycling bin puts all of its stuff.

>

> To fix it, i would say not to give anything a system tag, unless you want to

> purposly hide it. The only way to see it with a system tag is to go into

> command prompt and type dir *dir here* /a:s

>

> "TG" wrote:

>

> > I am not able to see some files in windows explorer.

> > I have the following checked in FOLDER OPTIONS/VIEW:

> > "Show hidden files"

> > The following are UNCHECKED:

> > "hide extensions for known file types"

> > "Hide protected operating system files"

> >

> > However when I use Visual Basic to Load a text file I have discovered that

> > in one of the folders I have 6 files that I can load. Yet using explorer I

> > cannot see these files. Using Notepad I cannot see these files.

> >

> > How do I fix explorer so that I can see these files

> > Thank you,

> > TG

> >

[Guest ihammerhands2000]

RE: windows explorere does not show all files

 

try attrib *file here* -s -h. if it dosn't show up, then i don't know.

 

Free hide folder is a program to, obviously, hide folders. it makes a

registry change to prevent anyone from seeing things with the hidden or

system tag.

 

"TG" wrote:

> Hmmm.

> I do not know what "Free Hide Folder" is??

> I can see the contents of c:/recyler??

> I have tried the cmdprompt and typing Dir *.* and still cannot see these 6

> files

> I tried typing dir /a, same result

> typing dir /a:s did not work?

>

> Since I cannot see the files I cannot check if the system tag is set. These

> 6 files are files that I created a few years ago and I am sure that I would

> not have set the system tag on for these files. I have confirmed that these

> 6 files actually have content that I need.

>

> Explorer still does not list these files.

>

> Any other suggestions?

>

> "ihammerhands2000" wrote:

>

> > This might be because a program is preventing you from seeing hidden folders.

> > Free Hide Folder prevents hidden folders from showing up.

> >

> > They could also have a system file tag. Regardless of what that says, you

> > can't see c:\recycler, the folder the recycling bin puts all of its stuff.

> >

> > To fix it, i would say not to give anything a system tag, unless you want to

> > purposly hide it. The only way to see it with a system tag is to go into

> > command prompt and type dir *dir here* /a:s

> >

> > "TG" wrote:

> >

> > > I am not able to see some files in windows explorer.

> > > I have the following checked in FOLDER OPTIONS/VIEW:

> > > "Show hidden files"

> > > The following are UNCHECKED:

> > > "hide extensions for known file types"

> > > "Hide protected operating system files"

> > >

> > > However when I use Visual Basic to Load a text file I have discovered that

> > > in one of the folders I have 6 files that I can load. Yet using explorer I

> > > cannot see these files. Using Notepad I cannot see these files.

> > >

> > > How do I fix explorer so that I can see these files

> > > Thank you,

> > > TG

> > >