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Discus and support I changed my AppData file folder to "Shown" and then back to "Hidden", now most of my... in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Just as the title says... I changed my AppData file to "Shown" and then back to "Hidden", now most of my programs won't run... I tried resetting my... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Jeremy2_569, Apr 2, 2020.

  1. JEREMY2_569
    Jeremy2_569 Win User

    I changed my AppData file folder to "Shown" and then back to "Hidden", now most of my...


    Just as the title says...


    I changed my AppData file to "Shown" and then back to "Hidden", now most of my programs won't run...


    I tried resetting my PC, but I keep getting the message: There was a problem resetting your PC. No changes were made.


    I can't figure out how to remedy/fix either of these issues. And I'm not very tech savvy.


    Any help would be much appreciated as I've been trying to fix this all day to no avail.


    Thanks

    Jeremy

    :)
     
    Jeremy2_569, Apr 2, 2020
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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, Apr 2, 2020
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  3. FORCEFLOW
    Forceflow Win User
    Searching hidden files/folders

    This is what I do:
    • In explorer, browse to C:/Username
    • Start a search there containing a folder name I know is in C:/Username/Appdata/Local
    • The folder does not appear in search

    Hidden files and folders are marked to be visible everywhere.
    It seems like recursive search doesn't descend into hidden files/folders, because when I browse to Appdata and search there, I find it.

    Any way to change this behaviorr?
     
    Forceflow, Apr 2, 2020
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  4. ANTONIO3535
    antonio3535 Win User

    I changed my AppData file folder to "Shown" and then back to "Hidden", now most of my...

    Why is file explorer not searching hidden folders in the users folder?

    Please pay attention: (shown in picture)

    I've put a file in:
    C:\Users\jorge\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\UnsavedFiles\

    and the same file in:
    C:\Users\anton\Documents

    When I do a File Explorer search for this file in the users folder (c:\users) or inside a user's folder (such as c:\users\anton), it finds the file in Documents, but not in the AppData folder.

    Yet, if I do the same search in C: it returns both files.

    Hidden files are being shown (enabled in File Explorer: view > show hidden files). Appdata is not being indexed (it's listed in the exclusion list in Indexing options).

    Same result in 2 different computers in 1903 and after updating to 1909

    Any help much appreciated *Tongue

    I changed my AppData file folder to "Shown" and then back to "Hidden", now most of my... [​IMG]
     
    antonio3535, Apr 2, 2020
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