Hidden files problem
While selecting the option "Show the hidden files and folders" in Folder Options, hidden files appear again and again, the option button is shown against "do not show hidden files" or folders. Please, help me to solve this problem.
Are you logged in with administrator rights? You can always make changes by logging on as administrator in safe mode to make this change.
Go to start, Control Panel, Folder Options, view, advanced settings and check the box in front of "show files and folders" and 'Hide protected operating system files' are unchecked. You may need to scroll down to see the second element. You should also make sure that the box before "Hide extensions of known file types" is not checked. Then in Windows Explorer make sure that view, details is selected and then click view, choose details and check before the name, Type, size, free space.
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