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my pictures folder deleted itself on its own. I had to go and make all hidden files shown to get the folder back to visablility, However now it is gray. How do i get rid of the gray issue on this. I have not really gotten a difinitive answer on this and its really frustrating. There have been multiple answer like Mcafee is the problem, windows explorer and others. Can you solve this hudini riddle for me painlessly? Thanks
 

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Hello Cowboy, and welcome to Seven Forums.

If you didn't move the "My Pictures" folder's default location, you could open a elevated command prompt, then copy and paste the command below and press enter to unhide your "My Pictures" folder.

attrib +r -s -h %USERPROFILE%\Pictures /S /D

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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I went into organize, clicked on "Folder and Search Options", after I did this I went to "View" and clicked it over to show hidden files, folders, and drives. The "My Pictures" folder is back but is grayed now. If I do not have it on Show hidden files, folders, and drives it does not show up nor does it let me see any pictures that I have on my laptop. Did I do this correctly?
 

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Cowboy,

If you run the command I posted above, it should unhide (unfade) your folder for you. :)
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
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64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
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ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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2560x1440
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Logitech wireless K800
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Logitech Z625 speaker system,
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HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
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Galaxy S23 Plus phone
okay thank you.
 

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You're welcome. Please let us know how if it worked for you or not. :)
 

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64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
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ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
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ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Brink it didn't unfade it nor did it give me time to hit the enter key when I put the code in that you provided. I'm in Afghanistan so I can't take the pc to geek squad or anyone to have them try to fix it for me since I will not be back home till October. Do you have any other ideas on how to possibly remedy this?
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
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2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
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Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone

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PC/Desktop
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Custom Built
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Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 ; Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
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Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.10GHz
Motherboard
Foxconn H67MP-S/-V/H67MP
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8.0GB DDR3 @ 665MHz (2GBx4)
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AMD Radeon HD 6870
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Realtek High Definition Audio
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AOC 2243W & SMB1930NW
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1440x900 & 1920x1080
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977GB Seagate ST31000524AS ATA Drive (SATA)
250GB WD iSCSI attached Drive
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750W Gaming PSU
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Novatech Night
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Dell Standard PS/2 Keyboard
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Download: 10 Mbps Ping: 30ms Upload: 0.81 Mbps
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Google Chrome
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Optiarc DVD RW AD-5260S ATA Device
There are a couple of folders inside of my pictures that are like that, hidden. And also, if I rotate a picture it completely dissapears as well with no trace of it if I do not have the show hidden files and folders checked.
 

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Why can't you just right click and unhide the folder?
 

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