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Recently I mispalced my flash drive. Today I got a new one and started to
copy the files to the new flash drive from where I had backed them up on my hard drive. Instead of moving the one folder with all the files in it, I opened the file and did Edit - Select All. A message came up saying something about there were 2 hidden files that wouldn't transfer. Then I did a Tools - Folder Options - View - Show hidden files and folders - Apply and viewed the files that were hidden. They were Word docus that I had created and stored on the flash drive. I do not remember hiding these files nor do I know how to. It would be better if they were not hidden. Would anyone know how to unhide them? Since I prefer not to hide any more files like that, I would greatly appreciate any suggestions anyone would care to offer of how I may have hidden them in the first place. Thanks, K. |
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K wrote:
Recently I mispalced my flash drive. Today I got a new one and started to copy the files to the new flash drive from where I had backed them up on my hard drive. Instead of moving the one folder with all the files in it, I opened the file and did Edit - Select All. A message came up saying something about there were 2 hidden files that wouldn't transfer. Then I did a Tools - Folder Options - View - Show hidden files and folders - Apply and viewed the files that were hidden. They were Word docus that I had created and stored on the flash drive. I do not remember hiding these files nor do I know how to. It would be better if they were not hidden. Would anyone know how to unhide them? Since I prefer not to hide any more files like that, I would greatly appreciate any suggestions anyone would care to offer of how I may have hidden them in the first place. Thanks, K. Right-click on the file icon, and select Properties. Windows will allow you to turn on or off all attributes. Uncheck the "Hidden" one. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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K wrote:
Recently I mispalced my flash drive. Today I got a new one and started to copy the files to the new flash drive from where I had backed them up on my hard drive. Instead of moving the one folder with all the files in it, I opened the file and did Edit - Select All. A message came up saying something about there were 2 hidden files that wouldn't transfer. Then I did a Tools - Folder Options - View - Show hidden files and folders - Apply and viewed the files that were hidden. They were Word docus that I had created and stored on the flash drive. I do not remember hiding these files nor do I know how to. It would be better if they were not hidden. Would anyone know how to unhide them? Since I prefer not to hide any more files like that, I would greatly appreciate any suggestions anyone would care to offer of how I may have hidden them in the first place. Thanks, K. Right-click on the file icon, and select Properties. Windows will allow you to turn on or off all attributes. Uncheck the "Hidden" one. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Thank You Sheenan for considering and responding to my post. That was even so
simple I could do it. Appreciate the help. K. "Shenan Stanley" wrote: K wrote: Recently I mispalced my flash drive. Today I got a new one and started to copy the files to the new flash drive from where I had backed them up on my hard drive. Instead of moving the one folder with all the files in it, I opened the file and did Edit - Select All. A message came up saying something about there were 2 hidden files that wouldn't transfer. Then I did a Tools - Folder Options - View - Show hidden files and folders - Apply and viewed the files that were hidden. They were Word docus that I had created and stored on the flash drive. I do not remember hiding these files nor do I know how to. It would be better if they were not hidden. Would anyone know how to unhide them? Since I prefer not to hide any more files like that, I would greatly appreciate any suggestions anyone would care to offer of how I may have hidden them in the first place. Thanks, K. Right-click on the file icon, and select Properties. Windows will allow you to turn on or off all attributes. Uncheck the "Hidden" one. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html . |
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Thank You Sheenan for considering and responding to my post. That was even so
simple I could do it. Appreciate the help. K. "Shenan Stanley" wrote: K wrote: Recently I mispalced my flash drive. Today I got a new one and started to copy the files to the new flash drive from where I had backed them up on my hard drive. Instead of moving the one folder with all the files in it, I opened the file and did Edit - Select All. A message came up saying something about there were 2 hidden files that wouldn't transfer. Then I did a Tools - Folder Options - View - Show hidden files and folders - Apply and viewed the files that were hidden. They were Word docus that I had created and stored on the flash drive. I do not remember hiding these files nor do I know how to. It would be better if they were not hidden. Would anyone know how to unhide them? Since I prefer not to hide any more files like that, I would greatly appreciate any suggestions anyone would care to offer of how I may have hidden them in the first place. Thanks, K. Right-click on the file icon, and select Properties. Windows will allow you to turn on or off all attributes. Uncheck the "Hidden" one. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html . |
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Note that each window also has a hidden system file 'thumbs.db' which you do
not need to transfer, but doesn't take up much room anyway. S "K" wrote in message ... Thank You Sheenan for considering and responding to my post. That was even so simple I could do it. Appreciate the help. K. "Shenan Stanley" wrote: K wrote: Recently I mispalced my flash drive. Today I got a new one and started to copy the files to the new flash drive from where I had backed them up on my hard drive. Instead of moving the one folder with all the files in it, I opened the file and did Edit - Select All. A message came up saying something about there were 2 hidden files that wouldn't transfer. Then I did a Tools - Folder Options - View - Show hidden files and folders - Apply and viewed the files that were hidden. They were Word docus that I had created and stored on the flash drive. I do not remember hiding these files nor do I know how to. It would be better if they were not hidden. Would anyone know how to unhide them? Since I prefer not to hide any more files like that, I would greatly appreciate any suggestions anyone would care to offer of how I may have hidden them in the first place. Thanks, K. Right-click on the file icon, and select Properties. Windows will allow you to turn on or off all attributes. Uncheck the "Hidden" one. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Note that each window also has a hidden system file 'thumbs.db' which you do
not need to transfer, but doesn't take up much room anyway. S "K" wrote in message ... Thank You Sheenan for considering and responding to my post. That was even so simple I could do it. Appreciate the help. K. "Shenan Stanley" wrote: K wrote: Recently I mispalced my flash drive. Today I got a new one and started to copy the files to the new flash drive from where I had backed them up on my hard drive. Instead of moving the one folder with all the files in it, I opened the file and did Edit - Select All. A message came up saying something about there were 2 hidden files that wouldn't transfer. Then I did a Tools - Folder Options - View - Show hidden files and folders - Apply and viewed the files that were hidden. They were Word docus that I had created and stored on the flash drive. I do not remember hiding these files nor do I know how to. It would be better if they were not hidden. Would anyone know how to unhide them? Since I prefer not to hide any more files like that, I would greatly appreciate any suggestions anyone would care to offer of how I may have hidden them in the first place. Thanks, K. Right-click on the file icon, and select Properties. Windows will allow you to turn on or off all attributes. Uncheck the "Hidden" one. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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