You may have some questions in your mind like

How to hide files or folders?

How to unhide files or folders?

How to show hidden folders?

How to view hidden files?

How to permanently unhide files?

Then you are at right place…

Most of Desktop, Laptop & mobile phone users like to keep some private folder/files hidden so that other people can’t find it easily and some malicious people & programs also like the same.

Files & Folders are two most common words among computer users. In general we use at least 15-20 different kinds of files like .txt, .jpeg, .mpg,.mp3, .mov and many more.

Files and Folders in our system are mainly create in 3 ways:

1.By Operating System

2.By User

3.By some malicious program or virus.

Our operating system assign some properties (attributes) to every file or folder created by any of above mentioned ways.

That helps Operating system in managing & handling of files.

File properties (attributes) are:

1.Name of File

2.Type of file

3.Location of file

4.Size of file

5.Date of Creation & Modification

6.File Visibility (Hidden/Visible )

7.Creator information.

8.Read/Write permission

Now, from all above properties we are interested in hiding & un-hiding files only.

And it’s too simple to do that just follow few quick steps:

[You can hide any particular file or any folder that contain many files]

Step 1: Just select & right click on that folder/file.

Step2: go to properties.

Step 3: in general

#Check Hidden box for making File or folder Hidden.

If you are hiding a Folder than you may receive a confirmation message

Like:

Select 1: If you want to hid only that folder.

Select 2: If you want to hide folder and its containing files & folders too.

Sometime even after that your file may be visible to all the users because user system folder option is at show all folders.

Note: If your folder or file is not visible no need to follow next steps.

Step 4: Go to organize at right corner & select folder option.

Step 5: Select View in Folder option.

Step 6: Scroll down at Hidden files and folders.

Now Select option

1.Don’t Show hidden files, folders or Drive-OFF

2.Apply

3.Ok.

Now your file is completely hidden.

Feeling good!!

But main problem begins now,

When you try to find your folders or How to find hidden files or folders if they are not visible to you also?

#If you have hide a folder with select 1 at step 3 & you remember the folder/file name.

Means only outer folder is hidden not internal folders are than you can use this short cut to access your files.

Go to the folder directory means the place where you hide the file.

Now, go to address bar and just type folder name & press enter.

Wow!!

You got the file open!!

The reason behind that is you have only hide the external folder not the internals, But if you select 2 at step 3 you are not able to access files with that short cut.

# Use the search box to find that folder or its contents means internal file names you may able to access them.

How to Unhide hidden files?

Step 1:Open my computer & Go to Organize.

Step 2:Select Folder Option and Go to View.

Step 3:At Hidden files and folders

Select 1. Show hidden files, folders, and drives-ON.

Note: Keep check always

Hide Protected Operating System files (Recommended)-ON

Select 2: Apply

Select 3: Ok.

Now your all hidden files become visible.

And for making file permanently visible:

#Right click on folder

#Go to Properties

#Uncheck Hidden

Now your file is permanently visible to all.

But in case if your files are still not visible that means your system is infected by some kind of virus or maybe you forget to apply & press Ok!! so check it back.

If they are still hidden you need to Use Command prompt to unhide them

Unhide using Command Prompt.

Hope you find the solution for your problem and if you have any information or suggestion to add on it please inform me…..

Command Prompt tricks.

Its quit handy to use command prompt for making folders & files visible…

#Don’t worry if you don’t know How to use Command prompt

You just need to follow the steps & type a single line code or you can use system interface also.

It may be possible that you have already tried system interface method means going to Organize then folder option & view.

than also its ok!!

Command prompt method has a high probability of success.

  

Step 1:Press “Window Button +R Key” to start Run.

Step 2: Type  cmd   only at text box and press Ok button.

Step 3: On Command Prompt you may find something like

C:\Users\powerb>

Just type: attrib –r –a –s –h *.*

Or

You can use : attrib *.* -h –s /s /d

Step 4:If you want to unhide the which is in D drive:

1.You need to change Command prompt directory

Just type:   d:  and press enter

2. You don’t need to change directory

Just type: attrib –r –s –h D:\ *.* /s /d

Note:

# you can change D with any other drive name, even with your pen drive too.

#sometime command prompt may ask you for Administrator permission so, you need to use command prompt with run as Administrator option.

In both the codes above we are removing the properties of files and folders (-ve sign)

*.*  : (filename.extention) indicates all files with all extentions in your current directory.

-r : Enabling files or folders for read, write & delete.

-a : Turn off archive flag

-s : System(or system attribute flag off) command files

-h : Hiding off

/s : Switch to set  attributes on subdirectories found within the specified path.

/d : Switch to change current drive in addition to changing current directory for a drive.

I think now you are able to access your hidden files………

Trick of Explorer.exe

You, Just Started your computer or laptop and system completed Booting process and even come to desktop, but you are not able to access anything else and your all files & folders on desktop are missing!!!

A blank screen & nothing!!

Many of us don’t know how to deal with that situation and go for restart!!

Even after so many times restarting the system they are not able to get access to their computer file.

And most common thought comes into mind is Window is corrupted!! & it needs a rebuilding!! 

And we did that instead of searching about the cause behind this??

I also come across such situation & after doing some sorts of research I found the cause behind that.

And the cause is Explorer.exe

Now you may think what is this? & why it is responsible for such things?

Explorer.exe is one of the most important file in windows based operating system computers and most lovely target for most of Virus too.

Actually User interface system of windows operating systems are handle by “Explorer.exe”. It provide facility like Desktop, Taskbar & file browser to access all other files of our computer, in other words we can say “Explorer.exe” is file Navigating & Guiding system for windows Operating System.

Explorer.exe file comes into existence after launching of Windows 95 operating system by Microsoft and continued in to all other versions of operating systems like Windows 2000, windows Xp, Windows 7 & Windows 8.

In windows 7 & windows 8 it is also called as File Explorer and also considered as Windows Shell.

Locating Explorer.exe :

You can locate Explorer.exe file in your system at:

C:\Windows

Directory or if ‘C’ drive is not your home directory than you can find it at your home directory means the Drive where your operating system is installed.

Checking Explorer.exe status :

Start your Task Manager with shortcut “Ctrl+Alt+Delete”.

Goto Processes.

You can locate explorer.exe as a running process.

Task Manager keep a record of all running Processes, user & Services.

And also have a control over Creation and Termination of any process.

So, if you find Blank Screen that means your “Explorer.exe” is not working it may be due to some virus infection or software problem.

Now how to handle the blank screen problem??

Just follow the steps:

When you found Blank Screen or you have done something more funny like 

i ended explorer.exe how to get it back,

i accidentally deleted explorer.exe,

my explorer.exe is missing,

deleted explorer.exe process...

For all above problem you can use it!!

Step 1: Start your Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Delete).

Yes, even your Explorer.exe is not working but Task Manager still working & keeping the records.

Step 2: Go to Applications.

Step 3: New Task & then Browse.

Step 4: Locate your Explorer.exe position & open it.

Step 5: Now you can access your Computer as Usual.

It may be possible that you lost your Explorer.exe than have a look at

(my Next Post)

Want to experience the situation?

How to recover lost Explorer.exe?

How to recover Task Manager?

Note: In case if your Task Manager is also infected than you can use Command mode to start your Explorer.exe.

Hope my guidelines will help you to fix your problem & your system too.

If you have any suggestion or problem I really love to hear it!!