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i need help on unhiding my videos which i saved in shared docs using the dos because my folder options are not showing. i even dont remember the names of the files.please help me coz i really need these files.thanx.

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: the two quick ideas already posted are valid — Explorer can show hidden files (as said) and a command prompt can locate them when you do not remember names (as suggested). If the Folder Options control is missing so you cannot flip the Explorer setting, the usual causes are a policy/registry lock or malware. The safest, most reliable steps are to restore the UI control first, then reveal files.

If Group Policy is available on the machine, open the editor and check the Windows Explorer policy that removes Folder Options (User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Explorer). If that policy is enabled, set it to Not Configured or Disabled. If gpedit.msc is not present, use the registry: examine HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer (and the same key under HKLM) for a NoFolderOptions DWORD; set it to 0 or delete it. Always export the registry key or create a System Restore point before changing values.

If restoring Folder Options is not possible right away, use an alternate file manager or a search by file type to find video extensions in the Shared Documents folder (on XP the folder is under C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents; newer installs use C:\Users\Public\Documents). Booting to Safe Mode or using a portable file manager will often show files that Explorer hides under a policy lock.

If files still do not appear, run a full antivirus scan (some malware hides files or disables controls) and consider recovery tools if files were accidentally deleted. Take care when editing the registry or policies — back up first and work from an administrator account.

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why use one of the dos commands? you can unhide them with windows explorer. Just select view options and check the box to show all files.

But if you insist -- type <c:\ help atrtrib>

D:\Users\AncientDragon>help attrib
Displays or changes file attributes.

ATTRIB [+R | -R] [+A | -A ] [+S | -S] [+H | -H] [+I | -I]
[drive:][path][filename] [/S [/D] [/L]]

+ Sets an attribute.
- Clears an attribute.
R Read-only file attribute.
A Archive file attribute.
S System file attribute.
H Hidden file attribute.
I Not content indexed file attribute.
[drive:][path][filename]
Specifies a file or files for attrib to process.
/S Processes matching files in the current folder
and all subfolders.
/D Processes folders as well.
/L Work on the attributes of the Symbolic Link versus
the target of the Symbolic Link

Member Avatar for deepavishnu1964

I wish with this example U can get the videos
for example c:\my videos\video.1 is your folder and actually u don know dat the video1 is the file name do as follow
open DOS
c:\> is the starting stage then type
c:\>cd my videos
c:\my videos>dir/ah then the hidden files directory is opened now U
type the video name in the explorer bar as follows
c:\my videos\video1

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