Show Hidden Folder Using Command Prompt or Folder Options

Did you lost your files after virus attacks? the folder or files are missing but when you look at the free space of your drive it still similar? it means that the files or folders still there but it is hidden. Because some virus characteristics will hide files or folders while showing you the "NOT" real file which pretend to be your file or folder by copying the folder or file icon.

To solve this problem, let us get the super hidden out. Here's the step how:

The easiest way to show hidden files and folders is to use the Folder Options. But some virus aren't that dumb. Most viruses will disable the access to Folder Options. But don't lost hope dude because another way to recover this is using the Command Prompt. In this tip, I will give you the two(2) ways on how to Show Super Hidden Files and Folders.

Showing Hidden files and folders using folder options:

1. Open My Computer
2. In the Tools menu, click Folder Options. (folder options dialog box will popup)
3. From the dialog box, choose View tab.
4. Under Advance Settings box, make sure that the the Show Hidden Files and Folders option is Selected. And Hide Protected Operating System Files checkbox is unchecked.
5. Click Apply. Press OK after all.

that's it.



How to show super hidden files and folders using command prompt?

1. Choose Start menu then click Run command.
2. In the Run command, type cmd then press OK. (the command prompt will show)
   
3. Go to the drive where the files or folder are hidden. Like for example if you want to show all the files and folder in drive D then type d: and press enter.
4. type

   attrib -h -s /s /d

   where : * -h is hidden (we use minus sign to remove it) * -s is system * /s means process all files in the directory (recursive) * /d means process directory/folder as well if you have lots of files it might take a few moment to finish. just wait and your files will be back.
   

In some cases you want to hide a specific folder in your own like when you want to hide a specific folder in drive D e.g. d:\FolderName so that it will be hard for other users to locate your private files then simply type

attrib +s +h D:\FolderName

that's it.