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Windows 2012 file server -- local C: folder not viewable ?

Any ideas what is causing the below weird issue since
I would like to see all folders when doing the
below step #3 and #10 ?

 1. login to Windows 2012 file server as "admin"
 2. open local C:
 3. see four of the five folders I created
 4. type "C:\hiddenfoldername" to see the hidden folder
 5. check to make sure above folder is NOT marked as hidden
 6. open "Server Manager, File and Storage Services, Shares"
 7. click "Tasks", select "New Share"
 8. select "Type a custom path"
 9. click "Browse", select "C:"
10. see four of the five folders I created
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I saw something similar recently and it was down to UAC in the end this is how I resolved it
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attrib -s -h C:\hiddenfoldername fixed the issue, removing the HIDDEN & SYSTEM attributes so I can see when going to C: