1. I still have leftover files... from Adobe Acrobat 9, that I uninstalled/deleted Folder in 2013 (CCleaner still sees it)-
a. In the past to get rid of Firefox (CCleaner shows)- I Show Hidden on C:, shift/delete everything...,
Hide, closed Explorer, waited 30 min, and reboot 3 times (I did the...
In Appearance Files View, clearing the 2 buttons to reveal hidden files does not allow access to, for instance, C documents and settings, which has a padlock next to it, and others.
I had reinstalled the OS from within the machine and uninstalled any junk such as games etc. Have Avast free,...
Some of my important system files are no longer hidden and I can't hide them even with the Command Prompt "attrib" command. Files such as bootmgr and ntldr are shown and I can't hide them. Also, show Protected System files is unchecked and show hidden files is also unchecked so they shouldn't be...
Got hit with a malware last week, piece of cake to remove. More annoying than anything. Anyway, side effect of it: it hides a bunch of your files so it can do its malware thing. Solution: I unhid everything on my C: to avoid any problems.
Being the nutcase that I am, I'd now like to re-hide what...
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