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Windows 7 GUI vs Command Promp
How would one go about including hidden and system files when listing files using Windows 7's GUI vs Command Prompt? What kind of steps are involved in doing this i would like to understand how this works.
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Not quite sure which you are wanting. From a CMD.EXE prompt you can include the hidden and system files from a DIR command with:
dir /ahs
From Windows you use the options within explorer to filter what it shown or set defaults in Control Panel choose Folder Options and under the View tab there (and Advanced I think off hand) you can select Hidden / System files etc.
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dir /ahs
From Windows you use the options within explorer to filter what it shown or set defaults in Control Panel choose Folder Options and under the View tab there (and Advanced I think off hand) you can select Hidden / System files etc.
Steve
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Thank a lot that really helped me understand and i can compare the two now thanks a lot
In Windows Explorer, first it is useful to click on the Organize button at the top left to pull down that menu, then navigate to the Layout item on the menu and put a check mark next to Menu Bar; that will display the Menu Bar in Explorer (File Edit View Tools Help). Now click on the Tools menu and choose Folder Options from the menu. When the Folder Options window opens, click on the View tab and put a dot next to Show hidden files, folders and drives and also remove the check mark next to Hide protected operating system files (recommended). Now, when you display any folder or drive in Windows Explorer in the right pane all hidden and system files will show up with a blurry icon next to them.
At a Command Prompt (which you can easily get to by typing CMD.EXE after bringing up the Run dialog box by holding down the Windows key and R key simultaneously), you type the following DOS command to show all hidden files in whatever folder you are in:
DIR /AH
To show all system files type DIR /AS instead.
At a Command Prompt (which you can easily get to by typing CMD.EXE after bringing up the Run dialog box by holding down the Windows key and R key simultaneously), you type the following DOS command to show all hidden files in whatever folder you are in:
DIR /AH
To show all system files type DIR /AS instead.
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