Saturday, December 18, 2010

How to Hide or Unhide a file or folder in Windows 7

The procedure to hide a file or folder is very straightforward:

1. Right-click on the file/folder and select Properties.

right-click properties 

2. Enable the checkbox named Hidden and click Apply button to hide the file instantly.

Windows 7 folder properties


If the file or folder still appears in the explorer, you need to follow four more simple steps:
1) Open Windows explorer (open a folder).

2) Click on Organize button and then select Folder and search options to launch Folder Options.

folder and search option in Windows 7
3) In the Folder Options dialog-box, switch to View tab, and then locate the option named Don’t show hidden files, folders, or drives.
folder options 
4) Select the option and click Apply.

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