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Show Hidden Files & Folders

Jul 8, 2019·Dustin
Windows File Explorer View tab with the Hidden items option highlighted by a red arrow

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To show hidden files & folders, you can follow these two easy steps.

  1. Open File Explorer (Click ‘This PC’ on desktop, folder image on taskbar, or Windows Key + E).

 

  1. Click on the View Tab.

 

 

  1. On the right hand side, under ‘Show/hide’, you can select the Hidden items checkbox to now show hidden files and folders.

 

 

They will appear in Explorer as a dimmed folder compared to non-hidden folders, as seen by the OneDriveTemp folder here:

 

 

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