Windows 10: File Attributes - Shows as Hidden in DOS, shows as System in Explorer

I had a user complain he couldn't see (& delete) a lock file our program had created.

I can find it in a command prompt, dir /ah (and NOT dir /as). In Explorer, Folder Options->View->Uncheck "Hide Protected operating System Files" which stops Explorer displaying files with the System attribute set (+S) (properties confirms the file has RHSAI)

Neither the command prompt nor the explorer window are running with Administrative permissions.

Any idea why this file should have different attributes in these two processes?

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Hi,

Hidden files, folders, and drives do not show by default in Windows. Windows protected system files (ex: desktop.ini files) are hidden by default. You can also manually hide a file or folder by setting it's
hidden attribute.

It's recommended to not modify or delete hidden files since these are usually app and system files, and is why they do not show in File Explorer by default.

When you set to show hidden files, folders, and drives, they will appear dimmed to indicate that they are hidden items.

Follow the Steps below and check if that helps.

To Hide or Show Hidden Files in File Explorer Options.

1. Open File Explorer Options>Click
onOptions>Click on
Change folder and search options.


To show hidden files, folders, and drives.

A) In the View tab, select (dot) Show hidden files, folders, and drives, and click/tap on
OK.

To show protected operating system files.

A) In the View tab, select (dot) Show hidden files, folders, and drives, uncheck the
Hide protected operating system files box, and click/tap on
OK.

To Hide or Show Hidden Files in File Explorer Ribbon.

1. While you have File Explorer open, click/tap on the View tab, and check (show) or uncheck (hide) the
Hidden items box in the ribbon for what you want.

Hope this information helps. Thank you.

 

N 73 music edition.

if you just wanted it not to show up in gallery, make the file attribute hidden be it a video or pictures. use a 3rd party explorer apps to do it.

 

What Version of DOS ? What File system does this file reside in ? Most DOS O.S.'s never supported NTFS ! Results could really be mixed.

 

dir /ah shows hidden and system, dir /as shows only system Code: c:\>dir /ah Volume in drive C is MacBook Volume Serial Number is 56FB-28EE Directory of c:\ 11/20/2017 02:18 PM <DIR> $Recycle.Bin 04/02/2017 06:40 AM <JUNCTION> Documents and Settings [C:\Users] 12/16/2017 04:09 PM <DIR> OneDriveTemp 12/16/2017 04:08 PM 2,818,572,288 pagefile.sys 10/26/2017 10:51 PM <DIR> ProgramData 10/18/2017 12:47 PM <DIR> Recovery 12/16/2017 04:08 PM 16,777,216 swapfile.sys 12/11/2017 10:33 AM <DIR> System Volume Information 2 File(s) 2,835,349,504 bytes 6 Dir(s) 18,647,650,304 bytes free c:\>dir /as Volume in drive C is MacBook Volume Serial Number is 56FB-28EE Directory of c:\ 11/20/2017 02:18 PM <DIR> $Recycle.Bin 04/02/2017 06:40 AM <JUNCTION> Documents and Settings [C:\Users] 12/16/2017 04:08 PM 2,818,572,288 pagefile.sys 10/18/2017 12:47 PM <DIR> Recovery 12/16/2017 04:08 PM 16,777,216 swapfile.sys 12/11/2017 10:33 AM <DIR> System Volume Information 2 File(s) 2,835,349,504 bytes 4 Dir(s) 18,647,650,304 bytes free c:\>[/quote] If you want you can exclude system and just show hidden Code: c:\>dir /ah-s Volume in drive C is MacBook Volume Serial Number is 56FB-28EE Directory of c:\ 12/16/2017 04:09 PM <DIR> OneDriveTemp 10/26/2017 10:51 PM <DIR> ProgramData 0 File(s) 0 bytes 2 Dir(s) 18,645,086,208 bytes free[/quote] Difference between dir /ah and dir /as in File explorer is not "Hide protected operating system files" it is "Show hidden files" so unless I don't understand your question they are not ticking the correct box.

 

O/S is Win 10 Professional, looking at files on a local disk (NTFS).
Code: D:\temp>attrib ~variantsnone1.scm A HR D:\temp\~variantsnone1.scm[/quote] See I don't think it has got the system attribute set

and querying the same file with Explorer
Attachment 168885

 

Link is not working. Can you try again.

 

It's a dead link (to a picture I removed, just removed my personal details). Can't seem to remove the link using the editor though...