How to undo 'To view the contents of this folder, click: Show File

[Guest]

How do you undo or hide 'To view the contents of this folder, click: Show
Files' in Windows Explorer within WINNT folder on Windows 2000 or WindowsXP?
I cannot find any way or method to undo the viewing of these files. The Link
appears first on the left hand side of Windows Explorer like a hyperlink.
Unsure how to undo this feature. Please help.

 

[CreateWindow]

Hi,

Explorer / Tools / Folder Options / View (tab) & Uncheck the box to "Display
the contents of system folders"
HTH

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[David Webb]

In WinXP, navigate to the folder in WinExplorer, then either click on the
Folders button on the toolbar and the submenu will reappear which allows the
hide/unhide setting or simply right-click on the folder then select Properties >
Hide/Unhide. The latter choice would be your only method in Win2K.

message | How do you undo or hide 'To view the contents of this folder, click: Show
| Files' in Windows Explorer within WINNT folder on Windows 2000 or WindowsXP?
| I cannot find any way or method to undo the viewing of these files. The Link
| appears first on the left hand side of Windows Explorer like a hyperlink.
| Unsure how to undo this feature. Please help.

 

[Guest]

Hi David,

It didn't quite work out in WinXP/Win2K. WinXP & Windows2000 did not show
the message on the left hand side "To view the contents of this folder,
click: Show Files" after we tried your method in the WINNT folder. Did not
reset or undo the hidden files. They still appear. I didn't want to hide
the folder. Just the contents within the folder like I had it before.
Thanks for your response.

Thank you.

Unsure of changes.

 

[Guest]

Hello CreateWindow,

Thank you for your response. Did not have time to try in WinXP, but in
Win2K the option does not appear. Still trying to figure out in Win2K, but
will try in WinXP later.

Thanks for your help.

 

[David Webb]

In Win2K, if you only want to enable or disable viewing hidden files and
folders, this option is found in Folder Options > View. There is no message
shown as in WinXP.