Windows 10: Are files that I have hidden on Windows 10 more risky to get lost or corrupt, especially on...

I have my personal files stored in my pen drive and thought it’s a good idea to make my folders and files hidden so that people won’t be able to see them. However, I am worried whether it will cause those files to be more risky/vulnerable to get lost (delete automatically by itself) or corrupt (broken). I have this idea since hiding them makes them not visible which kind of maybe can trick the computer into assuming they don’t exist hence become deleted/lost or something like that. Or maybe screw up/corrupt the data due to the Hidden attribute. Correct me if I’m wrong, especially my theory. I just want to make sure it’s 100% safe to hide my folders and files for privacy. I'm using Windows 10 Home.

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Corrupted file RAR

If the archive has been created using WinRAR, why don't you try WinRAR itself? It has a built-in repair feature for repairing corrupted archive (ZIP as well as RAR). Follow the steps given below:

• Open WinRAR application in your system.
• Now click on File tab > Open or simply press Ctrl+O.
• A small window "Find Archive" will pop up. Locate the corrupt RAR archive from your system directory and select it.
• Now click Open button.
• Click Tools tab > Repair archive or simply press Alt+R.
• Again a small window "Repairing File name.rar" will pop up.
• Now click Browse to select a location to save the repaired archive.
• Check the box "Treat the corrupt archive as RAR" and click OK.
• WinRAR will start repairing of corrupt RAR archive. Once it gets completed click Close.

I hope the above steps will help you repair the corrupted RAR archive.

Thanks.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Windows corrupt file

That above, especially the latter/2nd system of 6 steps, SHOULD work!

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* Good luck, let us know how it goes...

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