How to un-system file a file?

[Guest Don Wiss]

Someone gave me a folder where he made the jpgs hidden system files. Right

clicking on Properties doesn't have anything. So how do I restore them to

normal files? Do I have to shell out to the command prompt and set some

attribute there?

 

Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

[Guest db.·.. >]

Re: How to un-system file a file?

 

that may be a problem

to avoid because pics

can be encoded with

virus's and is a regular

method of inadvertent

infections.

 

if those pics are seen as

system files then i would

avoid them.

 

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"Don Wiss" <donwiss@no_spam.com> wrote in message

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> Someone gave me a folder where he made the jpgs hidden system files. Right

> clicking on Properties doesn't have anything. So how do I restore them to

> normal files? Do I have to shell out to the command prompt and set some

> attribute there?

>

> Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

[Guest John Barnett MVP]

Re: How to un-system file a file?

 

The first thing to do is unhide the folder. I think whoever gave you the

folder simply made it a hidden folder. Take a look at this link from my

website:

http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_enable_show_hidden_file.htm

 

Once you have enabled the show hidden files and folders the files should

become visible. Now if you right click on either the older or a file and

select properties you should be able to 'disable the 'hidden' option by

removing the tick from the 'hidden' box in the file properties and then

pressing OK.

 

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"Don Wiss" <donwiss@no_spam.com> wrote in message

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> Someone gave me a folder where he made the jpgs hidden system files. Right

> clicking on Properties doesn't have anything. So how do I restore them to

> normal files? Do I have to shell out to the command prompt and set some

> attribute there?

>

> Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

[Guest Don Wiss]

Re: How to un-system file a file?

 

On Sun, 25 May 2008, John Barnett MVP <freelance@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>"Don Wiss" asked:

>> Someone gave me a folder where he made the jpgs hidden system files. Right

>> clicking on Properties doesn't have anything. So how do I restore them to

>> normal files? Do I have to shell out to the command prompt and set some

>> attribute there?

>The first thing to do is unhide the folder. I think whoever gave you the

>folder simply made it a hidden folder. Take a look at this link from my

>website:

>http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_enable_show_hidden_file.htm

 

They were not in a hidden folder. I have always had Explorer set to display

all files and all file extensions. So I always saw them. And I could double

click on them and they would display in IrfanView.

>Once you have enabled the show hidden files and folders the files should

>become visible. Now if you right click on either the older or a file and

>select properties you should be able to 'disable the 'hidden' option by

>removing the tick from the 'hidden' box in the file properties and then

>pressing OK.

 

When I right clicked the Hidden checkbox was disabled. I went ahead and

deleted them (using Shift-Delete).

 

Note these were not simply hidden files. They were set to being system

files. Any attempt to touch them brought up a warning that they were system

files and my computer or one of my programs may no longer work correctly.

 

If you reread my original post you will see my question was not about how

to see hidden files, but how to change a system file to a normal file.

 

Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

[Guest Tim Slattery]

Re: How to un-system file a file?

 

Don Wiss <donwiss@no_spam.com> wrote:

>Someone gave me a folder where he made the jpgs hidden system files. Right

>clicking on Properties doesn't have anything. So how do I restore them to

>normal files? Do I have to shell out to the command prompt and set some

>attribute there?

 

The GUI interface lets you set and clear the "hidden " attribute, but

not the "system" attribute. To do that you need to go to the command

console. Navigate to the affected folder and type:

 

attrib -s -h *.*

 

That should turn off the system and hidden attributes for all files

within the current directories. As always, for help type:

 

attrib /?

 

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