Until recently, an ordinary user was rarely faced with the need to see hidden folders and other documents, since the “hidden” attribute was assigned to system files, which were thus protected against accidental deletion or modification. However, the situation has changed lately. This is due to the spread of a computer virus, with the help of which folders and other documents of the user can become invisible. Instead, shortcuts appear or simply create the appearance of empty disk space.
The occurrence of such situations often causes stressful situations when, for example, the user cannot display photos from the rest, located on the "flash drive". However, the availability of data on a seemingly empty medium can be checked by right-clicking and selecting the “service” section in the context menu , which will show that the selected object (for example, a USB drive) contains information, although it looks empty. Very often, removable USB drives, as well as memory cards for cameras, camcorders, etc. become victims.
To the computer again began to see hidden files and folders, or at least in order to access them, you can go in several ways. The easiest way is to go to the control panel and find there “Folder Options” for the Win XP operating system or “Folder Options” if you want to view hidden Win 7 folders. In the menu that appears, select the “View” tab and move the slider located on the right, to the very bottom. There you will need to make the option active, which is called “show hidden files and folders”. After that, previously invisible documents and folders will become available for use.
The second method by which you can again make hidden folders and other documents visible is through editing the Windows registry. To do this, select "Run" in the "Start" menu. Next, enter “regedit” in the line and confirm - “Enter”. In the registry window that opens, you need to find HKEY _ CURRENT _USER \ Software ... \ Explorer \ Advance.
Then you need to find “Hidden” and click “Change” through the right button. In order for hidden folders and other documents to become visible again, you need to set the value of parameter “1”, and to make reverse changes, you must enter the value “0”. Confirmation of the actions takes place by pressing the "Ok" button. After that, close the window of the registry editor for the accepted changes to take effect. There is no need to restart the computer .
As a result of these simple actions, which will not cause difficulties even for a novice user, it will be possible to regain control of the information recorded on the disk. Sometimes hidden folders and other documents cannot be made visible again in normal mode, but at least the user gets access to the data that they store. All information can be processed in the usual manner, it can be cut, copied, moved, etc.
After the necessary information is saved, you can advise again to make hidden documents invisible. This is necessary to protect the operating system from accidental exposure to important system files, without which the work will not work correctly or will be completely stopped.