How to Hide and Unhide Folders/Files by CMD!

Earlier I had shared a complete post on Hiding and Unhiding Files or Folder in Windows PC. Most us may know that windows has a built in option to hide and unhide files or folders stored in it. And from my point of view this is one of the easiest and simplest task. But in this post I will try to do this task in different way. Today I will show you how you can hide and unhide files and folder of your PC using CMD (command prompt).


Now the question when windows has built in option then why you will use CMD for this task. The answer is  if you hide a file or folder using CMD then that file or folder can not be seen by any search option. Even if you use Show All Hidden Files and Folders option the hidden file or folder will not be shown. Which ensure the more security and privacy than the default option. The hidden object can only be unhide by the same CMD trick. Let's see the procedure.


For Example, you have a folder named Photos. Now follow the steps below to hide the folder by CMD.

Hide a Folder by CMD

• First go to the folder location that you want to hide.
• Then Copy the folder location from the Address Bar.

• Now press Windows Key+R to open RUN. 
• Then in the RUN box type CMD and press Enter. The Command Prompt window will open.
• Here in this window type attrib +s +h "Folder Location". Here in this line replace Folder Location with the folder location address that you have copied in the earlier step. So, the final attribution line will be as it is shown in the image below.

Now go to the location where the Photos folder is located. You will find that the folder is hidden. Now to Unhide this folder follow the steps below.

To UnHide the Hidden Folder:

• Again  press Windows Key+R to open RUN.
• Then in the RUN box type CMD and press Enter to open the Command Prompt window.
• Then here type the same attribute, but now replace both the + sign with - before s and h.

• Finally press the Enter key to apply the command.

That's it now go to Wallpaper folder location again and you will find that the folder is showing now.


Extra Tips: If you forgot the name of the file or folder, then don't worry. Just follow these steps to know the file or folder name.

• Open the Command Prompt .
• Type the local drive name like c or d in which you have hidden file or folder followed by : and hit the Enter.
• Type dir/a and hit Enter.
• Now you can see your file or folder name from the list.

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How to Hide and Unhide Folders/Files (Windows PC)

You may have already got an idea that what I'm going to discuss in this post, Yes in this post I'm gonna show how to hide and unhide folders or files on windows PC. Also may be laughing by thinking about the necessity of this post. Although most of you may know how to hide and unhide folder or files. But there are many beginners who don't know how to hide and unhide folders and files in windows PC. And personally the most common question that I face from the new users is about hiding and unhiding files or folder in PC. So, today's post is dedicated to them.


Hiding a file or folder means you don't want others to have the access in that particular file or folder. There might be several reasons for what you want to block the access. Most probably PC's users use this feature to secure the private and important document. Hiding and unhiding method is almost same in all versions of Windows. So, following method is applies to any Windows Version. Let's see the procedure...

Hiding a Files or Folders:

• First got to the location where the file or folder is located that you want to hide. (Example: G drive Movie folder)
• Then click Right Mouse button on the file or folder you want to hide and choose Properties.
• Now Mark the Hidden option and click OK.

That's it now this files or folders will be Hidden. If you want to view the file or folder back again then follow the steps below.

Unhide the Hidden Files or Folders:

• First go to the Folder Option from My Computer. XP users will find this under the View menu. 
• Then click on View in Folders Options.
• Then Select Show Hidden Files and Folders and click OK.
• Now you will be able to see the Hidden Files or Folders.
• Then click Right Mouse Button on the File or Folder that you want to Unhide and choose Properties.
• Now Unmark the Hidden option and then click OK.

That's it, Now the file or folder will be Read only and you will be able see that file or folder again.

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