Until recently, the standard user rarely faced with the need to see hidden folders and other documents as the attribute "hidden" appropriated the system files, which are thus protected from accidental deletion or modification.Recently, however, the situation has changed.This is due to the spread of a computer virus, with the "help" which folders and other documents, users can become invisible.Instead, there are shortcuts, or just create the appearance of an empty space.
such situations often causes stress, when, for example, the user can not display the pictures from family vacations, located on the "flash drive".However, the availability of data on the seemingly blank media can be checked by pressing the right button and choosing from the context menu under "service", which shows that the selected object (for example, USB-drive) contains information, although it looks empty.Very often the victims are removable storage devices USB, as well as memory cards of cameras, camcorders, etc.
to the computer again began to see hidden files and folders, or even to access them, you can go several ways.The easiest - is to go to the Control Panel and find a "Folder" for the operating system Win XP or "Folder Options" if you want to view hidden folders Win 7. In the menu you want to select the tab "View" and move the slider to the right,at the very bottom.There will need to make an active option, which is called - "Show hidden files and folders."After that will be available for the use of previously unseen documents and folders.
second way by which you can once again make visible the hidden folders and other documents, through editing the registry Windows.To do this, click "Start" choose "Run."Next, enter a string «regedit» and confirm - «Enter».In the window to find the registry HKEY _ CURRENT _USER \ Software ... \ Explorer \ Advance.
Next you need to find «Hidden» and through the right mouse button to click "Change".To hide folders and other documents have become visible again, you need to assign a value of "1", and to conduct reverse changes, enter "0".Confirmation conducted action takes place through pressing the «Ok».After that, close the Registry Editor window that made changes to take effect.Computer restart is not necessary.
a result of these simple actions that do not cause difficulties even for the novice user, it will be possible to regain control over the information on the disk.Sometimes hidden folders and other documents obtained do not see again as usual, but at least the user gets access to the data that they store.All the information can be processed in the normal way, you can cut, copy, move, etc.
Once the necessary information is saved, it may be advisable to make again hidden unseen documents.It is necessary to protect the operating system from accidental exposure to important system files, without which the work will take place correctly or at all will be stopped.
