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Here are some tricks to find and display hidden files, hidden folders and even hidden directory:

First trick:

• Open Windows Explorer

• Select Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> Advanced Settings

• Find the Hidden Files and Folders, select or fill in empty orb in front of the Show Hidden Files and Folders

• Click OK.

• Tricks will show all files, folder, or directory is hidden in all the drives

The 2nd tricks:

• Open the command prompt with Administrative rights

• Make sure you are in the directory “C: \ Windows”

• Then type dir / ah / p / w, for example C: \ Windows \ dir / ah / p / w

• Type Enter, and the command will display all files in a hidden directory.

Tips:
If the option “Show Hidden Files and Folders” is missing or not in the menu

• Tools -> Folder Options -> View

• So you can make the choice through the registry

• Go to Run, type regedit

• Find: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Advanced \ Folder \ Hidden]

• Change string value “Type” and enter the “Group” as the value of data

• After editing is complete, press F5 to refresh, and refer to the Windows
• Explorer, to see the emergence of the option Folder Options in the Tools menu.

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