Since Windows Vista, Windows changed the location of the Folder Options. Yes, I admit it, it confused me once. Most of the time I use Ubuntu on my machine. And sometimes I use Windows Vista.
So 2 days ago, I had to print a photo from a flash disk, but that flash disk had been infected by some kind of virus — I don’t know what the virus name is. But it hid all .jpg files. And I had to print the photos using my Windows 7, and I had to print it quickly. But I couldn’t since I couldn’t see the files. I kept looking for Folder Options but it wasn’t there like in Windows XP. And I had to Google it to find where the Folder Options is. Arghh….
To show hidden files in Windows Vista or Windows 7 follow these steps:
- Press Windows > Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Folder Option
- In the Folder Option window, press the View tab
- Select the radio button “Show hidden files and folders”
- Press Apply and OK.
This post is more like a reminder for me because of a stupid thing I did. But if you found a similar case and you come to this article, I hope this can help you too 🙂