This short tutorial will teach you how to display hidden files in Windows 10? The given instructions can be followed for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista and Windows XP as well.
This guide is not just a conventional tutorial. The primary purpose of this short tutorial is to share methods to make show and hide hidden files and folders quickly and easily.
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Methods To Display & Hide Hidden Files And Folders
It would not be wrong to say that to show or hide hidden files, the Folder option from the control panel was the only option in Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
What Is An Easy / Quick Method To Display & Hide Hidden Files And Folders?
In Windows 8 and Windows 10, Microsoft has made displaying or hiding hidden files easily and quickly accessible.
Without having to open the control panel, You can unhide or hide hidden files and folders inside Windows Explorer.
You can hide and unhide files and folders, Where you have saved them.
To show and hide hidden files and folders, From the file menu, Click on View.
As you can see, there is an option named Hidden items at the right corner. If you want to show files and folders, simply un-checked this option. Hidden files and folders will show up.
Checkmark this option If you want to again hide files and folders.
Any Other Way To For Making Display & Hide Hidden Files And Folders More Quick?
There is another method to make displaying or hiding more easier or You have folders and files hidden on desktop.
You can install a free to use and tiny utility to make it quick. This utility adds a hide and show option in right-click context menu.
Download Hidden Files Toggle
Click here to download and then install Hidden Files Toggle.
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How To Use Hidden Files Toggle?
After Hidden Files Toggle installation, You will find the show/hide hidden files option in the right click context menu.
Final Words
Team Software Geek/ SoftSuggester is quite positive you find this short tutorial useful and informative.
Do share in the comment section If you know about any other easy and quick method to display and hide hidden files and folders in Windows 10, 7, 8, and Windows XP.
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