Question: Windows 7 How to Show Hidden Files?
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Windows 7

  • Select the Start button, then select Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization.
  • Select Folder Options, then select the View tab.
  • Under Advanced settings, select Show hidden files, folders, and drives, and then select OK.

How do I unhide a folder?

Here’s how to display hidden files and folders.

  1. Open Folder Options by clicking the Start button. , clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Folder Options.
  2. Click the View tab.
  3. Under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files, folders, and drives, and then click OK.

How do I restore hidden files?

Procedure

  • Access the Control Panel.
  • Type “folder” into the search bar and select Show hidden files and folders.
  • Then, click on the View tab at the top of the window.
  • Under Advanced Settings, locate “Hidden files and folders.”
  • Click on OK.
  • Hidden files will now be shown when performing searches in Windows Explorer.
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