Is It Safe To Unhide Appdata Folder?


  1. joebum
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    Is It Safe To Unhide Appdata Folder?


    So guys,

    I've had crashes with my vga application and the problems solved by unhide the /user/Appdata folder.

    The question is it safe to unhide this folder?

    Thanks
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  3. boohbah
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    no harm will come of it, but it is generally a good idea to keep the hidden folders hidden if it is a shared computer and you have pesky teenagers, ( i speak for myself!) and dont want them deleting important system files.
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  4. joebum
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    boohbah said:
    no harm will come of it, but it is generally a good idea to keep the hidden folders hidden if it is a shared computer and you have pesky teenagers, ( i speak for myself!) and dont want them deleting important system files.
    Thanks a lot Booh, luckily i don't have a pesky teenagers and i use this computer myself. Glad to know it's okay to unhidden them.
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