How do you view a list of hidden files?

[Don J]

How do you get a directory listing of all the hidden files in directory C: .
Is there anyway of accessing hidden files with Windows Explorer.

Don J

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[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

How do you get a directory listing of all the hidden files in directory C:
. Is there anyway of accessing hidden files with Windows Explorer.

Don J

- Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}
- Type these commands:
dir c:\ /s /ah > c:\files.txt{Enter}
notepad c:\files.txt{Enter}

You will now see the name of every hidden file on drive C:.

 

[3c273]

dir /ah c:\
As for Windows Explorer:
Tools>Folder Options>View>Show hidden files and folders.
Louis

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I think you omitted the /s switch from your command.

 

[3c273]

The OP requested a command to list all of the hidden files in directory C,
not all files in directory C *and* its subfolders.
Louis

 

[mhc]

- Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}
- Type these commands:
dir c:\ /s /ah > c:\files.txt{Enter}
notepad c:\files.txt{Enter}

You will now see the name of every hidden file on drive C:.

The output from the above DIR command will include all sorts of
extraneous information. The /B switch will strip the extraneous info and
provide a simple file list. Try this and note the clean output:

dir c:\ /ah /b /s