Windows 10: Excessive amount of unknown hidden files/folders

Discus and support Excessive amount of unknown hidden files/folders in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; A short recap of what led me up to posting for help: My laptop has been increasingly growing slower and even after 3 clean re-installs of Windows,... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Blondii-x, Jun 4, 2021.

  1. BLONDII-X
    Blondii-x Win User

    Excessive amount of unknown hidden files/folders


    A short recap of what led me up to posting for help: My laptop has been increasingly growing slower and even after 3 clean re-installs of Windows, within a day or 2 each time it returns to the same slow state and the storage close to being full. I ran Malwarebytes scans, ADW cleaner, SFC Scans, ChckDsk scans, and Microsoft Defender offline scans, all of which results back nothing out of the ordinary but the storage and the slow state at which it runs always remains the same. The only scan I have been persistently attempting but never completes is the Microsoft Safety Scanner tool. The

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    Blondii-x, Jun 4, 2021
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  2. WOJTASRED
    WojtasRed Win User

    Hidden folders

    I installed `Kane and Lynch` on my PC twice in Program Files(x86) folder but I can`t find them (2 folders with game). But free space on my HDD is lower. So there`re those folders on my hdd. I use option `unhide` hidden folders but still can`t find them. Any suggestions? How can i delete those hidden folders?

    When I run istallation for this game I can see those folders in Program Files(x86) folde.

    I`m using Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit.
     
    WojtasRed, Jun 4, 2021
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  3. PVTCABOOSE1337
    PVTCaboose1337 Win User
    How to make a Uber Hidden Folder

    • Make a new folder.
    • Change the icon to a blank icon. No icon should appear
    • Rename the folder to a blank by pressing "alt + 255." (NOTE: Press 255 on the numpad) No text should appear.
    • Your done! It is uber hidden. *Big Grin Excessive amount of unknown hidden files/folders :D
     
    PVTCaboose1337, Jun 4, 2021
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  4. AMD64SKATER
    amd64skater Win User

    Excessive amount of unknown hidden files/folders

    How to make a Uber Hidden Folder

    yeah but if you search within windows search can u still be able to find files you put in it like say porn or somthing like that. that you can hide from the g/f or wife lol
     
    amd64skater, Jun 4, 2021
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