Attrib command

I am trying to use the Attrib to unhide the directory d:\users and all subfolders.

I entered attrib -h -s d:\users\*.* /s which I thought was the command, but it keeps displaying "File not found d:\users"

Mawallace

Asked: 2013-01-16

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ITguy565Commented: 2013-01-16

Please try :

attrib -h -s foldername
where foldername is the name of the folder you are trying to change.

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karunamoorthyCommented: 2013-01-16

you can try this to know more on attrib,
http://www.c3scripts.com/tutorials/msdos/attrib.html
or
http://www.computerhope.com/attribhl.htm

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pony10usCommented: 2013-01-16

I think what itguy565 is saying is to drop the "\*.*" after the d:\users so the command would be:

attrib -h -s d:\users /S /D (the "/D" processes folders as well as files)

MawallaceAuthor Commented: 2013-01-16

Ok -

If I enter
attrib -h -s d:\users it unhides the d:\users directory.

But I want to unhide all subfolders of the d:\users direcotry. I thought that I entered
attrib -h -s d:\users\*.* /S in the past but I get File not found if I do!

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pony10usCommented: 2013-01-16

With the d:\users folder hidden the system can't "see" the folders within to set the attribute. You could create a text file of the folders and create a script that loops through the text file to set each one or you can unhide d:\users and all sub folders then re-hide d:\users. Haven't tried the last option so test it first.

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