5/9/2016

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommandPromptVisiHow

SignUp|LogIn|LogInvia

Home
Articles
Community
MyProfile

Article
EditDiscuss

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommand
Prompt
Editedbyaianneb.,Charmed,Melsan,MelissaMeyerand18others

Home
Tech
Software
OperatingSystem
Windows

4Parts:

Instructions

Tips,Tricks&Warnings

http://visihow.com/Show_Hidden_Files_Using_Command_Prompt#

QuestionsandAnswers

Comments

1/17

5/9/2016

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommandPromptVisiHow

InthiswikiIwillassumethedrivecontainingthehiddenfilesisyourF:drivebecausethisoftenhappensonaflash
drive.WhenyouplugyourflashdriveintotheUSBportofyourcomputer,itismountedasthefirstopendrive.
TypicallyyourharddriveisC:andyourCD/DVDdriveisD:.SooftentheUSBwillbemountedasE:orinmycase
F:.
Contents
1Instructions
2Tips,Tricks&Warnings
3QuestionsandAnswers
3.1Howtounhidemyfilesinflashdrive?
3.2Howtoopenmyhiddenfilesandfolder?
3.3Myd:driveisalmostfullbutIcan'tseeanyfileonit.I'vealreadyusethetoolmenutoshowhidden
filesbutnothingshappen?
3.4HowtoviewmyhiddenfilethatIhid?
3.5Howtoshowhiddenfilesfrommemorycardandflashdrive?
3.6HowcanIrevivemyhiddenfilefrommyUSB?
3.7SomedataonmyUSBpendriveisnotvisible.Howtomakeitvisibleagain?
3.8Canyouexplaintheattribshr/s/dline.Exactlywhataretheseattributesaredoing?
3.9Itdon'tworksandmyUSBsays404butitworks,notworksonPCbutonphoneitworks?
3.10Howtoaccesssaveddocumentswhichhasbeenhiddenbyavirus?
3.11MyUSBwasattackedbyashortcutvirus?
3.12Igetthemessageinvalidswitch/bbutIcannotfindthefileswhatistheproblem?
3.13AssumethatyouwouldliketoranbothWindowsXPandthreedifferentversionofLinux.discuss
howcouldthiscomputerbedesignedtoallowechoicofoperatingsystemstobootfrom.Whatwouldthe
bootstrapprogramneedtodo
3.14I'musinghidingappinmywindowsphone,unfortunatelytheappuninstalled?
3.15Failingtoshowhiddenfolders?
3.16HowcanIremoveavirusfrommylaptop?
3.17Isthisfreeadviceonline?IhavegothereviaaGooglesearch?
3.18Icannotseeanyitemonmydesktop?
3.19Hi,IamusinganAndroidmobile.The8GBSDcardonmobileisalmostoccupiedwithalmost
7.5gb.However,Idon'tseeallthefolderswhichmakesitupto7.5gb?
http://visihow.com/Show_Hidden_Files_Using_Command_Prompt#

2/17

5/9/2016

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommandPromptVisiHow

3.20HowcanIgetthosedocumentsback?
4Comments
Ad

GmailUntukDomainAnda
EmailHostinganGoogleDiDomain.MulaiUjiCobaGratisSkrg.

Instructions[Edit]
GotoStart>>AllPrograms>>Accessories>>ClickCommandPrompt.
1.1
OnnewerversionsofWindowsrightmouseclickandchooseRUNASADMINISTRATOR.

Google AdWords Indonesia

ClickStart>>Computer/MyComputer.
2.2
LookforaRemovable(F:)(Exampleonly)

TypeF:
3.3
thenenter.YouwillnoticethattheblinkinglinewillgodownanddisplayF:\>

Nowtypeinattribshr/s/dthenenter,theblinkinglinewillgodownagain.
4.4

http://visihow.com/Show_Hidden_Files_Using_Command_Prompt#

3/17

5/9/2016

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommandPromptVisiHow

Gotoyourdrive,andseeifyoucannowseeallofthehiddenfilesnow.
5.5

Tips,Tricks&Warnings[Edit]
Afteryou"unhide"yourfiles,remembertoscanyourcomputer/Laptopforvirusesifyoudon'tknowhowthese
fileswerehiddeninthefirstplace.
Makeitahabittocheckforhiddenfiles.Ifyoukeeponseeinghiddenfilesonyourcomputerwithoutyoureally
doingit,itishighlypossiblethatthereisavirus.Youwouldneedthentorunastrongantivirusanddoa
completecomputerscaninordertogetridofthis.
Checkwhichtypesoffilesareusuallybeinghidden.Thepatternmaybeabletotellyouwhattypeofvirusyou
haveinyourcomputer.

QuestionsandAnswers[Edit]
Howtounhidemyfilesinflashdrive?[Edit]
Myflashdrivegotavirusandnowallfileshavebecomehidden.WhatcanIdotorestoremyhiddenfiles?
Therearemanywaystounhidefilesfromaflashdriveandoneofthemisbysimplyusingthecommandpromptas
statedinthisarticlewhichyoucaneasilyfollowfollowingthestepsprovided.
Anotheroptionisthroughtheuseof"FolderOptions".Thesearethestepstoproperlyunhideyourhiddenfilesmostly
causedbyvirusinfectionusingWindows7operatingsystem:
ClickStart.
1.1

BuatSitusWeb
Bisnis

Thenclickyourflashdrivetoopen(usuallythedefaultisF:).
2.2
Insideyourflashdrive,click"Organize"atthetopleftpartofthewindow.
3.3
Click"FolderandSearchOptions".
4.4
Clickthe"View"tab.
5.5
Tickthe"Showhiddenfiles"underthe"Hiddenfilesandfolders".
6.6
Thenclick"Apply"and"OK".
7.7
Yourhiddenfileswillnowbecomevisible.

http://visihow.com/Show_Hidden_Files_Using_Command_Prompt#

4/17

5/9/2016

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommandPromptVisiHow

Herearethestepstomakethehiddenfilestobecomepermanentlyvisible:
Followtheabovesteps.
1.1
Rightclickthehiddenfile.
2.2
Click"Properties".
3.3
Thenuntickorunchecktheoption"Hidden".
4.4
Thenclick"Apply"and"OK".
5.5
Takenotethataftermakingyourhiddenfilesvisible,thoroughlyscanyourflashdriveforvirusesusingyourpreferred
antivirusprograminordertopreventthefilestobecomehiddenagain.
Seemorequestionslikethis:HowcanIopenmyfilesinmyflashdrive

Howtoopenmyhiddenfilesandfolder?[Edit]
Idon'trememberthedirectoryandfoldernameinfiles,pictures,orvideos?
Differentoperatingsystemshavespecificmethodsofdisplayinghiddenfilesandfolders.Ifincaseyouforgotthe
directoriesoreventhefilenames,thatwon'tbeaproblembecauseyoucanenabledisplayoffoldersyouhaveset
hiddenbyperformingthesesetofactions:
IfyouareusingWindowsXP:
Clickonthe"Start"buttonthatcanbefoundrightattheleftlowerpartofthescreen.
1.1
Choose"ControlPanel"fromtheStartmenu.
2.2
Clickon"AppearanceandThemes"fromtheControlPanelmenu.
3.3
Goto"Tools"andclickon"FolderOptions".
4.4
Clickthe"View"tab.
5.5
Clicktoenablethe"ShowHiddenFilesandFolders"option.
6.6
Click"Apply"and"OK".
7.7
ForWindowsVista,takethesesteps:
Goto"Start"buttonthatcanbefoundonthebottomleftpartofthescreen.
1.1
Clickon"ControlPanel".
2.2
Choose"ClassicView".
3.3
Clickon"FolderOptions".
4.4
Goto"View"tab.
5.5
Selectandcheckonthe"Showhiddenfilesandfolders"option.
6.6
Click"Apply"and"OK".
7.7
IfyouareusingWindows7,performthefollowingactions:
Clickonthe"Start"buttonlocatedatthelowerleftportionofthescreen.
1.1
Goto"ControlPanel".
2.2
Clickonthe"Category"buttonfoundontherightuppercornerofthemenu.
3.3
Inthedropdownmenubar,choose"SmallIcons".
4.4
Clickon"FolderOptions"fromthe"AllControlPanelItems".
5.5
Select"View"tabandenablethe"Showhiddenfiles,folders,anddrives"option.
6.6
Clickon"Apply"and"OK"buttons.
7.7
Seemorequestionslikethis:Howtounhidefilesandfoldershiddenbyvirus
http://visihow.com/Show_Hidden_Files_Using_Command_Prompt#

5/17

5/9/2016

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommandPromptVisiHow

Myd:driveisalmostfullbutIcan'tseeanyfileonit.I'vealreadyusethetoolmenutoshow
hiddenfilesbutnothingshappen?[Edit]
Ican'tseemtoshowhiddenfilesonmydrive,butthedriveisalmostfull.WhatcanIdo?
Youmaywanttotrydefragmentingyourdrive.Sometimes,whenit'stoofragmented,you'llfindthatthere'salotof
wastedspaceonthedrive.Justkeepinmindthatitwilltakesometimetodothis,butitwillbeworthit,asyou'llfree
upspaceandhaveamoreorganizeddrive.
Also,checkwhetheryouhaveapplicationsunderdriveD.Inthiscase,evenwhentherearenofiles,itwillappearfull
becauseyou'rerunningapplicationsfromthedrive.
Lastly,makesureyouclearoutanytemporaryfiles,downloadedfiles,orsystemcachefilesandfolders.Sometimes
thesecanbequitelarge,andtakeupmuchmorespacethanyouneedtorunyoursystem.
Seemorequestionslikethis:MyflashdrivedisplaysasemptyyetwhenIviewthepropertiesIcanseetheflashhas
data.HowcanIseethisdata

HowtoviewmyhiddenfilethatIhid?[Edit]
Ijustclickedononeofmyfoldersandaccidentallyhidit.Now,whenI'mtryingtofindmyfile,Ican'tseeitinsearch
resultsanymore.
YoucanchoosetoviewhiddenfilesandfoldersonyourPCbytakingthefollowingsteps:
Openanyfolder.
1.1
Clickon"Organize"button
2.2
Choose"FolderandSearchOptions"
3.3
Hitthe"View"tab
4.4
Select"Showhiddenfilesandfolders"option
5.5
Uncheck"Hideprotectedoperatingsystemfiles"
6.6
Click"Apply"and"OK"button
7.7
Seemorequestionslikethis:IhadhiddenmyfolderinWinXPusingcmdattrib+s+h"d:xyz"plusIdeniedit

Howtoshowhiddenfilesfrommemorycardandflashdrive?[Edit]
InmyflashdrivesomefilesinMicrosoftOfficewordareshown,buttheothersintheformoffoldersarehidden.How
canIshowthesefileswiththecommandprompt?
Justtakethefollowingstepstounhidethehiddenfilesonyourmemorycardandflashdriveusingcommandprompt.
ConnectyourflashdriveormemorycardtoyourPC.
1.1
ClickStartthenTypeCMDonthesearchfieldandthenhitenter.
2.2
OnyourComputer/MyComputer,lookforthedriveletterallocatedforyourremovabledisk,i.e.
3.3
Removabledisk(F:).
TypeF:
4.4
ontheCommandPrompt,thenhitenter.
Typeinattribshr/s/dthenhitenter.
5.5
That'sit.
6.6
YouhavenowsuccessfullyunhiddenthehiddenfilesonyourRemovableDisk(F:)usingthecommandprompt.
Seemorequestionslikethis:Howtoshowthefileswhenitishidden

HowcanIrevivemyhiddenfilefrommyUSB?[Edit]
http://visihow.com/Show_Hidden_Files_Using_Command_Prompt#

6/17

5/9/2016

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommandPromptVisiHow

WhatcanIdotoretrievehiddenfilesfrommyUSBdrive?
PleasetakethefollowingactionstounhidethehiddenfilesonyourUSBflashdrive.
ConnectyourflashdrivetoyourPC.
1.1
Clickthe"Start"button,thenonthesearchfield,typeinCMDandthenhitenter.
2.2
OnyourComputer,lookforthedriveletterallocatedforyourUSBflashdrive.
3.3
ForexampleyourUSBflashdriveisdetectedasRemovabledisk(F:),soitis"F".
GobacktotheCommandpromptandthentype"F:"withoutthequotes,thenhitenter.
4.4
Now,typein"attribshr/s/d"withoutthequotesandthenenter.
5.5
That'sit.
6.6
YoucannowviewthehiddenfilesonyourUSBflashdrive.
YoucanproperlyretrieveorrecoveryourhiddenfilesfromyourUSBbysimplymakingyourhiddenfilesvisibleby
followingthestepsprovidedinthiswikiusingcommandprompt.
Anotherwaytorecoveryourhiddenfileswithoutusingcommandprompt(whichismucheasier)istosimplyunhide
yourhiddenfilesusingtheFolderOptions.
Here'showtounhidehiddenfilesusingacomputerthathasWindows7OSinstalled:
Openanyfolderorclickstartthenclickcomputer.
1.1
Onthetopleftpartofthewindow,clickorganizethenfolderandsearchoptions.
2.2
Anewsmallwindowwillopenthenclicktheviewtab.
3.3
Intheviewtab,tickormarkthe"showhiddenfiles"optionthenclickapplyandOK.
4.4
YourUSBwillnowshowyouallthehiddenfilesstoredwhichyoucannowretrieveeasily.
5.5
Foryourreference,pleasewatchthisvideoonhowtounhidehiddenfilesusingtheFolderOptions:
http://screencast.com/t/4ByU0nuVt
Seemorequestionslikethis:HowcanIgetbackthefileshiddeninmyUSB

SomedataonmyUSBpendriveisnotvisible.Howtomakeitvisibleagain?[Edit]
HiAien20!MyUSBdrivecontainedasoftwarefoldersofsizeapprox.lastdayInoticedthatthesoftwarefolderwas
completelyemptyshowingitspropertiesas0.0GB,0files,0folders,butthetotaloccupieddrivesizeis5GBmore
thanthevisibledata.Itriedallcommandpromptandshowinghiddenandprotectedsystemfilesfromfolderoptions
butdidn'twork.PleasesuggestmehowcanIrecovermyveryimportantsoftware,thanks
VisiHowQnA.Thissectionisnotwrittenyet.Wanttojoinin?ClickEDITtowritethisanswer.
Seemorequestionslikethis:WhenIformatitsays"windowsunabletofinishformat"whenIgotocmditsays
"formatfailed"anditsarawfilesystem

Canyouexplaintheattribshr/s/dline.Exactlywhataretheseattributesaredoing?[Edit]
HiAien20pleaseexplainwhythesefileswillbehiddenallthetimes.Whatexactlyistheproblem?Isitrelatedtothe
pendriveorIhaveproblemwithmylaptop.Iknowthatattriblineisdoingsomethingrelatedtotheattributesofthe
files.Canyouexplainmewhatexactlyitisdoing?.AlsowhythesefileswillbeopenedinLinuxwhynotonwindows?.
AllthewindowsfileformatIcanopeninfedorabutfedoraIcan'topeninwindowswhy?IthinkIhaveaskedmany
questionsatoncehopeyouwillhavepatiencetoexplaineach.ThankYou.MyemailIDisYoucansendmethelinksto
readtheanswerstomyquestions.Thanksagain.
HisureIcanexplainwhateachattributeswitchdoes:
s:
1.1
RemoveSystemFileAttribute.Theoperatingsystemwillnolongerhidethisfileasasystemfile.Becarefulnot
todeletesystemfiles.Theyarethereforareason.Youcanomitthisflagifthefileisnothiddenasasystemfile.
http://visihow.com/Show_Hidden_Files_Using_Command_Prompt#

7/17

5/9/2016

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommandPromptVisiHow

h:
2.2
RemoveHiddenFileAttribute.Afterremovingthehiddenattributethefilewillbecomevisibleinmostcases
(unlessitismarkedassystemforexample.)
r:
3.3
RemoveReadOnlyFlag.Ifthefilesthiscommandrunsonwerereadonly,theywillnowbecomewritable.This
mayormaynotbedesirabledependingonwhatyouaretryingtodo.Typicallyyourdatafileswillnotberead
onlysothatiswhyitisincludedintheabovecommand.
/s:
4.4
Applytheaboveattributemodificationstoallfilesinthisfolderandallsubfolders.
/d:
5.5
Applytheaboveattributemodificationstothefoldersthemselvestoo.Sometimespeoplewillhideafolderand
thenanyfilesinsidewillnotbevisible.Thiswillmakeallthefoldersandsubfoldersvisible.

Seemorequestionslikethis:Isthiscorrectattribshr/d/sE:*.*

Itdon'tworksandmyUSBsays404butitworks,notworksonPCbutonphoneitworks?
[Edit]
'Itdon'tworksandmyUSBsays404butitworks,notworksonPCbutonphoneitworks.
VisiHowQnA.Thissectionisnotwrittenyet.Wanttojoinin?ClickEDITtowritethisanswer.
Seemorequestionslikethis:Ican'tfindmyfileswhenconnectedtomyPCthroughMassStoragebutIcanstillsee
themfromthephone?

Howtoaccesssaveddocumentswhichhasbeenhiddenbyavirus?[Edit]
MyremovabledisklookstobefullwhencheckedfromtheMyComputerwindowbutisemptywhenopened.I'vetried
attribshr/s/dbutitdidn'twork.Alsoenabledshowingofhiddenfoldersbutstilltonoavail
VisiHowQnA.Thissectionisnotwrittenyet.Wanttojoinin?ClickEDITtowritethisanswer.
Seemorequestionslikethis:Recoverhiddenfilesafteracleanupfromtheantivirus

MyUSBwasattackedbyashortcutvirus?[Edit]
Esetcleanedthevirus,thefilesarenowhidden,Icannotseethembutthespaceisstilltakenup,soIamassuming
thattheyarestillpresent,afteralldataisneverreallylost
VisiHowQnA.Thissectionisnotwrittenyet.Wanttojoinin?ClickEDITtowritethisanswer.
Seemorequestionslikethis:Mymemorycardfilesareaffectedbyshortcutvirusthatcan'trecoverbymyself

Igetthemessageinvalidswitch/bbutIcannotfindthefileswhatistheproblem?[Edit]
Whatdoesthemessageofaninvalidswitch/bmean?AmIdoingsomethingwrong?
Thecorrectswitchisactually/d.Youareseeingthismessagebecausethesystemdoesnotunderstandwhat/bmeans.
Pleaseuse/dinstead,andyou'llbeabletogetyourhiddenfilesrestored,sothatyou'reabletoviewandaccessthem
normallygoingforward.
Seemorequestionslikethis:Whatisthesolutioniftheproblemwaslikethis,attribcorrupted
http://visihow.com/Show_Hidden_Files_Using_Command_Prompt#

8/17

5/9/2016

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommandPromptVisiHow

AssumethatyouwouldliketoranbothWindowsXPandthreedifferentversionofLinux
.discusshowcouldthiscomputerbedesignedtoallowechoicofoperatingsystemstobootfrom.
Whatwouldthebootstrapprogramneedtodo[Edit]
Howtorantwooperatingsystem
VisiHowQnA.Thissectionisnotwrittenyet.Wanttojoinin?ClickEDITtowritethisanswer.

I'musinghidingappinmywindowsphone,unfortunatelytheappuninstalled?[Edit]
I'musinghidingappinmywindowsphone,unfortunatelytheappuninstalledsoallmyhidephotosarenotshownin
galleryafterIinstallsameapp
nowhowtorestorethemyhidedpicstomyphone
allphotosstoredinSDcardonly
VisiHowQnA.Thissectionisnotwrittenyet.Wanttojoinin?ClickEDITtowritethisanswer.
Seemorequestionslikethis:Windowsexplorerstopedworking

Failingtoshowhiddenfolders?[Edit]
Ihavetriedunhidingthefoldersbutitisgivingaccessdenied,andwhenItrytochangethroughcontrolpanelit
doesn'tdo,itkeepsrevertingbacktoDON'TSHOWHIDDENFILES
VisiHowQnA.Thissectionisnotwrittenyet.Wanttojoinin?ClickEDITtowritethisanswer.
Seemorequestionslikethis:USBhiddenbyPCwhenitisconnectedinPC

HowcanIremoveavirusfrommylaptop?[Edit]
Ihaveavirusonmylaptop.WhatcanIdoaboutit?
Toremoveavirusonyourlaptop,you'llneedtohavesomeformofantivirusprograminstalled.Thetopfivepaid
choicesfor2014,accordingtoPCMag,are:
WebrootAntiVirus
NortonAntiVirus
KasperskyAntiVirus
BitdefenderAntiVirus
FSecureAntiVirus
Ifyoudon'thaveanantivirusprograminstalled,you'llneedtotryandfigureoutwhichvirusyouhavebywriting
downanyofthemessagesitdisplays,andthensearchingtheinternettofigureoutwhatitis,andhowyoucanremove
it.Thisisbestdonebycompletelydisconnectingtheinfectedcomputerfromtheinternet,switchingoffanywireless
andbluetoothconnections,andthenusinganothersystemtosearchforremovaltechniques.
Onceyoufigureoutthevirusyouhave,andhowtoremoveit,you'llwanttostartinSafeMode(Windows),andbegin
theremovalprocessfromthere.However,it'simportanttonotethatsomemaliciousprograms,virusapplications,and
malwarecanbedeeplyembedded,andpreventyoufromeasilylocatingthem.Ofteninsuchcasesit'seasierjustto
backupyourdataandreinstallyouroperatingsystem.
Ifyou'reonabudget,youcanusefreeantivirusandmalwareprograms,thatdonotrequireyoutopayforthemwhen
usedforpersonaluse.Twoofthebestare:
MalwarebytesAntiMalware
AVGAntiVirusFree
Theyaren'tawaysasgoodaspaidversions,buttheyaresolidenoughthatyouwon'tbecompletelyexposedto
http://visihow.com/Show_Hidden_Files_Using_Command_Prompt#

9/17

5/9/2016

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommandPromptVisiHow

malwareandcomputerviruses.Infact,manypeopleonlyusefreeantivirusprograms,withsomeexpertseven
claimingthattheyarecloseenoughtohavenosignificantdifferenceswhenusedforpersonaluse.
Seemorequestionslikethis:HowcanIremoveavirususingcmd

Isthisfreeadviceonline?IhavegothereviaaGooglesearch?[Edit]
IamtryingtoaccesshiddenfilesinAppDataonasecondharddriveUSB
VisiHowQnA.Thissectionisnotwrittenyet.Wanttojoinin?ClickEDITtowritethisanswer.
Seemorequestionslikethis:Whydeviceisnotreadinganswertome?

Icannotseeanyitemonmydesktop?[Edit]
Mydesktopishidden,IcannotseeanythingonitexpectIhavetoopenafolderthenclickdesktop
VisiHowQnA.Thissectionisnotwrittenyet.Wanttojoinin?ClickEDITtowritethisanswer.
Seemorequestionslikethis:Notindesktopbutinlibraries?

Hi,IamusinganAndroidmobile.The8GBSDcardonmobileisalmostoccupiedwithalmost
7.5gb.However,Idon'tseeallthefolderswhichmakesitupto7.5gb?[Edit]
ThisSDcardwheninsertedtomymobileviaUSBcardreaderdoesnotshowallthefileswhichcomprisesofnearly
7.5GB.
IfeelthattherearehiddenfilesandfoldersonthiscardandIwanttogetfindoutwhatthesefilesare,whether
importanttomeornot,sothatIcanmanagethespaceonmySDcard.Anyhelpwouldbemuchappreciated?
Ihaveeventriedtheorganize?folderoption>Showhiddenfilesoption.Stillnogo.
VisiHowQnA.Thissectionisnotwrittenyet.Wanttojoinin?ClickEDITtowritethisanswer.
Seemorequestionslikethis:HowdoIrecoverbackmycorruptedSDcard

HowcanIgetthosedocumentsback?[Edit]
Myflashcontainsdocumentsof7GBbutwhenIopenIseeonlyonepicture.
VisiHowQnA.Thissectionisnotwrittenyet.Wanttojoinin?ClickEDITtowritethisanswer.
Ifyouhaveproblemswithanyofthesesteps,askaquestionformorehelp,orpostinthecommentssection
below.

Comments[Edit]
Anonymoususer#1
oneday16hours12minutesago

Score0

thnkyousomuch...gbu....
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#2
3daysago

Score0

Inthestep:"That'sit.Youhavenowsuccessfullyunhiddenthehidden
filesonyourRemovableDisk(F:)usingthecommandprompt."
Accessdeniedmessage
Permalink|Reply

http://visihow.com/Show_Hidden_Files_Using_Command_Prompt#

10/17

5/9/2016

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommandPromptVisiHow

Anonymoususer#3
3daysago

Score0

itdoesn'twork!!!
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#4
11daysago

Score0

Inthestep:"Nowtypeinattribshr/s/dthenenter,theblinking
linewillgodownagain."
Doesn'tchangeanythingstillcannotseethehiddenfiles
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#5
14daysago

Score0

Inthestep:"Nowtypeinattribshr/s/dthenenter,theblinking
linewillgodownagain."
Hiddenfilesdidnotappeartheystillhidden
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#6
17daysago

Score0

DearSir,
attribeisnotinternalorexternalmessageshowing.
NowWhattodoSir!
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#7
19daysago

Score0

Thanksalotitsaveallmydataanditshelpfulthankyouagain.
awesome....
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#8
19daysago

Score0

Inthestep:"TypeF:thenenter.Youwillnoticethattheblinking
linewillgodownanddisplayF:\>"
Fisnotrecognizedanditstatesitisainternalproblemorexternal
problem
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#9
21daysago

Score0

Inthestep:"ClickStart>>Computer/MyComputer.Lookfora
Removable(F:)(Exampleonly)"
Itistoovague.Idon'tknowwhattheparenthesisarefor.Istill
don'tunderstandthisstep.Idon'tevenhavean(F:)disk
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#10
24daysago

Score0

thankyousomuch.Godbless.
http://visihow.com/Show_Hidden_Files_Using_Command_Prompt#

11/17

5/9/2016

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommandPromptVisiHow
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#11
26daysago

Score0

Inthestep:"Nowtypeinattribshr/s/dthenenter,theblinking
linewillgodownagain."
Nothinghappeninfflashdrivefile
stillhidden
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#12
29daysago

Score0

Inthestep:"Openanyfolderorclickstartthenclickcomputer."
Thisisaverycommonstep
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#13
33daysago

Score0

ThankYousomuch!GodBlessYoumore!!!!!!!!!
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#14
35daysago

Score0

Thanks..verysimpleinstructionyeteffective:DGodblessyoumy
friend
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#15
36daysago

Score0

Inthestep:"Gotoyourdrive,andseeifyoucannowseeallofthe
hiddenfilesnow."
Itsnotworkingonmine
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#16
38daysago

Score0

itisgoodtechniqueI'verecoveredmyimportantdatafromthis
techniquethanksadmintosharethisinformation..
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#17
40daysago

Score0

Ohyeahthiswasveryhelpful.Ihavevisitedthispagealotoftimes
becauseIcan'trememberthecommand.=)
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#18
41daysago

Score0

Thankyou,youhelpmealot
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#19
41daysago

http://visihow.com/Show_Hidden_Files_Using_Command_Prompt#

Score0

12/17

5/9/2016

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommandPromptVisiHow

Inthestep:"TypeF:thenenter.Youwillnoticethattheblinking
linewillgodownanddisplayF:\>"
Itsaysitisnotrecognizedasaninternalorexternalcommand
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#20
48daysago

Score0

ThankYOuverymuchDearitisveryusefulartical.thanksagain
shahzadali
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#21
50daysago

Score0

ThankyouVerymuch..Itisveryusefull
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#22
51daysago

Score0

Inthestep:"TypeF:thenenter.Youwillnoticethattheblinking
linewillgodownanddisplayF:\>"
Fwasntshifted
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#23
51daysago

Score0

PerfectlyCool,Iloveit.
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#24
54daysago

Score0

thankssomuch,yousavedmyvacationphotos!
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#25
57daysago

Score0

Inthestep:"Tickthe"Showhiddenfiles"underthe"Hiddenfilesand
folders"."
Itstilldoesnotshowmyhiddenfilesinmymemorycard..Italsodoes
notshoethedriveofmymemorycardonthecomputer(DriveE)
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#26
58daysago

Score0

Inthestep:"Nowtypeinattribshr/s/dthenenter,theblinking
linewillgodownagain."
ACCESSDENIEDISDISPLAYED
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#27
59daysago

Score0

Thisreallyhelpme,thanks
Permalink|Reply

http://visihow.com/Show_Hidden_Files_Using_Command_Prompt#

13/17

5/9/2016

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommandPromptVisiHow

Anonymoususer#28

Score0

59daysago

Inthestep:"Nowtypeinattribshr/s/dthenenter,theblinking
linewillgodownagain."
Error
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#29

Score0

65daysago

Inthestep:"Clickthe"Start"button,thenonthesearchfield,typein
CMDandthenhitenter."
WhereIcantypecmd
Permalink|Reply

Anonymoususer#30

Score0

65daysago

Inthestep:"Nowtypeinattribshr/s/dthenenter,theblinking
linewillgodownagain."
Nochangesoccured
Permalink|Reply

Showmore
VisiHowwelcomesallcomments.Ifyoudonotwanttobeanonymous,registerorlogin.Itisfree.

Postcomment

ArticleInfo
Categories:Windows
Recenteditsby:MsBarbs,VijayMCFC,x4711
SharethisArticle:
Like

207

Tweet

Discuss
Print
Email
Edit
Sendfanmailtoauthors
Thankstoallauthorsforcreatingapagethathasbeenread312,508times.
WriteAnArticle

RandomArticle

http://visihow.com/Show_Hidden_Files_Using_Command_Prompt#

14/17

5/9/2016

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommandPromptVisiHow

AsbakRokokMobil
Portable+LampuLED...
Rp130,000

Rp100,000

RelatedArticles
RemoveExtensionsfromGoogleChromeinWindows7

HideTaskbarAutomaticallyinWindows10

ChangeGoogleChromeDefaultSearchEngineinWindows7

SetthePrimaryLanguageinWindows8

171Recentchanges

Yassoramadeaneditto
r otisi vs u o m y n o nA nA
Yassorajustuploadeda
a de da ol p uts uja r ossaY
TurnyourSamsung
e ht n ot ne m m oca dets o p
newImage: :e ga m Iwe n
GalaxyNoteII,s3ors4
r o fe ga p n oiss ucsi d... 8 0 6Yassora_meme
1 5 0 9 0 ) 1 ( _e me m _a r ossaY
intoa...
eci veD di o r d nA re v oceR
090516082347...
o ga r u o h 1
30minutesago
t o gr oF f oesac ni
2hoursago
.../ d r owssa p

Repurposingdivaboosted
dets o o ba vi d g nis o p r u peR
thenewarticleCanItrack
e va h Ielcit rawe ne ht
mystolenSam...
... o b y m htiw mel b o r p
4monthsagoo gas ht n o m 4

Yassoraleftamessagefor
at feli da hl u d bA kilaM
Jefffrank nA r o fe gasse m
4weeksago
r otisi vs u o m y n o nA
o gas keew 2

Wanttojoinin?

http://visihow.com/Show_Hidden_Files_Using_Command_Prompt#

15/17

5/9/2016

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommandPromptVisiHow

MeetaCommunityMember
We'dliketointroduceBobbyJo,Ajournalist,editor,photographerandsupermom.Sheloves
reading,writingandspendingtimedoingfunprojectsathomewithherson.Sheenjoyswatching
sports,spendingtimewithfriendsandsharingnewwaystomakelifealittlebiteasierformyself
andothers.Someofarticlesshehasparticipatedare:MakeaGuyJealousFlirtwithaShyGuyTell
byaWoman'sBodyLanguageifSheLikesYou
JointheCommunity

collapseThingstoDo
WriteanArticle
EditthisArticle
RequestaNewArticle
AnsweraRequest
Loginformore!

+expandPlacestoVisit

FollowUsOn...

Home
AboutVisiHow
TermsofUse
http://visihow.com/Show_Hidden_Files_Using_Command_Prompt#

16/17

5/9/2016

ShowHiddenFilesUsingCommandPromptVisiHow

Sitemap

ExploreCategories
Animals&Pets

Antiques&Oldies

Arts&Crafts

AuthorHelp

Automotive

Beauty&Aesthetics

Beverages,Drinks,Smoothies, Bikes&Motorcycles
&Cocktails
Cooking

Alltextsharedundera
CreativeCommons
Communications&Education License.
Creativity

Entertainment

Etiquette

Financial

Gaming

Gardening

GreenLiving

Health&Wellness

Hobbies

Holidays&Traditions

Home

InteriorDecorating

Military

Music

Parenting

Relationships

Religion

Safety

Special

Sports

Tech

Travel&Leisure

PoweredbyMediaWiki.

VisualArts

http://visihow.com/Show_Hidden_Files_Using_Command_Prompt#

17/17