| Windows 7: show/hide hidden files from menu or icon? |
26 Oct 2009
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show/hide hidden files from menu or icon? I made the jump to Win 7 and finally I am leaving Vista behind (so to speak, since it is still vista).
I like the new OS much better and my old vista got very clunky with age. I am a web developer and I run multiple power applications so I have several rigs, all of them maxed out on RAM and available disk space.
Now that I have a shiny new OS I'd like to know if there is a shortcut I could create for one of the things that has been bugging me about all versions of Windows:
In the course of my day, I often need to visit the "Hidden" files in my computer. Normally, I have to go to Win Expl. and choose "display hidden files".
It's not a strenuous task, but I would much rather have a single button or menu item to do the same task. Can it be that hard to do?
The reason is that I often have to customize system files (mostly program files) and usually I keep the hidden files visible by default. If I could have an accessible switch to turn it on and off at will that did not require 4 steps to accomplish it would be certainly nicer. Otherwise I forget and I have to look at all the ugly files on my system.
Where should I look for such a functionality?
Thanks. | My System Specs |
| OS Win 7 - Mac OS X - Linux Memory 8GB Graphics Card Nvidia 8600 Sound Card Many (pro) Monitor(s) Displays Viewsonic Hard Drives Seagate Velociraptor (350gb, 10000rpm OS)
MyBook (WD) 2TB
Seagate Velociraptor 500gb
Seagate Velociraptor 500GB |
26 Oct 2009
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#2 | | |
its in the control panels now look for "folder options". I'm not sure which category its under, but right next to the "folder options" link, there'll be a "show / hide hidden" link you can click on to toggle it. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Alienware Aurora ALX R4 OS Windows 7 x64 (SP1) CPU Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2GHz, Turbo 4GHz) Motherboard Alienware Aurora-R4 x79 Memory 4x Samsung 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (16GB 1600MHz) Graphics Card Nvidia Geforce GTX 690 (Stock) Sound Card RealTek Integrated Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell UltraSharp U3011 Screen Resolution 2560x1600 PSU 875W Some Dell PSU <.< Hard Drives Samsung P830 256 GB, WD Raptor 150GB, 2x 1TB HDDs Other Info Dell Inspiron Mini 10v (Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz; 1GB; Windows 7 Ultimate) |
26 Oct 2009
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#4 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 C:\Users\Home |
Hello conticreative & welcome to SevenForums
Here you go, the handy tick is a god send, it'll also remember if you have super hidden files set or show or not.!! HiddenFilesToggle_3.0_Setup.zip
@ logicearth
I didn't have luck with that one myself, it was a bit hit & miss. How did you find it? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Touchsmart IQ771.uk OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-56 Motherboard ASUS Pheonix Memory 3GB Nanya PC2-6400 DDR2-SDRAM SO-DIM (400MHz) Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM Sound Card High Definition Intergrated NVIDIA MCP51 Monitor(s) Displays 46" Sony Bravia HDTV Screen Resolution 1600x1200 Hard Drives 1.5TB Samsug
320GB Seagate ST3320820AS - SATA 3Gb/s 8MB
500GB Maxtor Basics STM305003EHD301-RK Internet Speed ↓6.32 Mb/s ↑0.35 Mb/s ↔26ms Other Info BIOS - American Megatrends Inc. 5.07
Ethernet Port - NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps
DVD Drive - TSSTcorp DVDR/RW TS-T632L |
26 Oct 2009
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#5 | | Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1 |
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Bruce ... somewhere in his 40's OS Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1 CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2400 MHz Motherboard INTEL/D975XBX2 Memory 4 GB Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 914v Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024 Keyboard Standard PS/2 Keyboard Mouse Microsoft PS/2 Mouse PSU Rocketfish 700 W Case G.Skill Gigabyte Chassis Hard Drives 2/500GB each ... ST3500630AS ATA Device.
One is not connected Internet Speed DSL Antivirus Avira Internet Security Browser IE 9 Other Info ATI HDMI Audio |
27 Oct 2009
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Thanks for the tps Thank you for the responses. Busy forum isn't it?
Incidentally, I did find the link in the control panel, but it's almost as cumbersome as using the folder options. What I would like is to have shortcut somewhere that toggles the view easily. A 1 click operation, 2 at the most.
I'll download the file another poster offered (Thanks) and I'll read the otehr posts carefully. Hopefully I'll find a good solution and I'll post back.
Thanks. | My System Specs | | OS Win 7 - Mac OS X - Linux Memory 8GB Graphics Card Nvidia 8600 Sound Card Many (pro) Monitor(s) Displays Viewsonic Hard Drives Seagate Velociraptor (350gb, 10000rpm OS)
MyBook (WD) 2TB
Seagate Velociraptor 500gb
Seagate Velociraptor 500GB |
27 Oct 2009
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#7 | | |
Mmmm... I tried all of them, hiddenfilestoggle 3.0 and the togglehiddenfiles but neither worked. The former did not create a Contextual menu entry I could find, the latter simply did not do a thing.
But I'll keep on working on it. It would be nice if the geniuses at MS would just give us the option of a graphical toggle in the windows UI.
In fact, while I am dreaming, how about making it folder specific or global? Am I asking too much?
Well, since I am dreaming, please Microsoft, place a toggle in the UI, buy me a new sports' car and a Ducati motorcycle, take care of that Darfur mess and tell Iran to stop messing around with nukes. Thanks. | My System Specs | | OS Win 7 - Mac OS X - Linux Memory 8GB Graphics Card Nvidia 8600 Sound Card Many (pro) Monitor(s) Displays Viewsonic Hard Drives Seagate Velociraptor (350gb, 10000rpm OS)
MyBook (WD) 2TB
Seagate Velociraptor 500gb
Seagate Velociraptor 500GB |
27 Oct 2009
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Is there a specific reason you need it toggled? I just have mine set to showing my hidden folders/files always. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x86 CPU 36750 @ 3.16ghz Motherboard DFI DK p35 Memory Corsair XMS 4gb (2x2) Graphics Card evga 8800gt @ 697/947 Case TT Tsunami |
27 Oct 2009
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#9 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 C:\Users\Home |

Quote: Originally Posted by conticreative Mmmm... I tried all of them, hiddenfilestoggle 3.0 and the togglehiddenfiles but neither worked. The former did not create a Contextual menu entry I could find, the latter simply did not do a thing.
But I'll keep on working on it. It would be nice if the geniuses at MS would just give us the option of a graphical toggle in the windows UI.
In fact, while I am dreaming, how about making it folder specific or global? Am I asking too much?
Well, since I am dreaming, please Microsoft, place a toggle in the UI, buy me a new sports' car and a Ducati motorcycle, take care of that Darfur mess and tell Iran to stop messing around with nukes. Thanks. That's odd, i have it installed myself and it works perfectly :? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Touchsmart IQ771.uk OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-56 Motherboard ASUS Pheonix Memory 3GB Nanya PC2-6400 DDR2-SDRAM SO-DIM (400MHz) Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM Sound Card High Definition Intergrated NVIDIA MCP51 Monitor(s) Displays 46" Sony Bravia HDTV Screen Resolution 1600x1200 Hard Drives 1.5TB Samsug
320GB Seagate ST3320820AS - SATA 3Gb/s 8MB
500GB Maxtor Basics STM305003EHD301-RK Internet Speed ↓6.32 Mb/s ↑0.35 Mb/s ↔26ms Other Info BIOS - American Megatrends Inc. 5.07
Ethernet Port - NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps
DVD Drive - TSSTcorp DVDR/RW TS-T632L |
27 Oct 2009
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#10 | | |
It is odd, but then again there is something odd about my computer. Since I installed Win 7 every night I find the computer turned off (I usually leave it on overnight). Each morning there is a crash report. Yet, during the day it works well and it's not prone to crashing.
I uninstalled a sound card driver that may be the culprit for that, but if it it's not I may have to redo the installation.
I'll try again to install the script today to see how it goes. Thanks anyway. | My System Specs | | OS Win 7 - Mac OS X - Linux Memory 8GB Graphics Card Nvidia 8600 Sound Card Many (pro) Monitor(s) Displays Viewsonic Hard Drives Seagate Velociraptor (350gb, 10000rpm OS)
MyBook (WD) 2TB
Seagate Velociraptor 500gb
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