Is there a command on the Windows command-line that can list hidden folders?
I've tried dir -a:dh but that doesn't work for me.
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Use the following command:
dir /a:hd C:\folder\The difference between what you were typing and this command is that you were using a - to indicate the switch, not a /. In most windows command line applications, this doesn't matter, but in the case of the dir command, you must use a slash, not a dash.
The /a switch changes which attributes are displayed. h shows hidden files and d shows just directories. Make sure you keep the trailing slash on the end of the folder path. I just tested, and it worked fine.
dir/ashould show hidden folders.dir /a:dshows all directories.dir /a:hshows all hidden files.
Try dir /adh (without the colon) to combine.
To list all files and folders, including hidden and system ones, use dir with /a flag:
dir /a C:\I found a script when i was younger that "locked your folder" it would basically hide files. I looked into the code and i understood it now and it uses the attrib -h -s "foldername" to unlock it as it was locked with attrib +h +s "foldername"
I saw the similar answer with -1 vote but it seems it kinda helped in my case as i forgot the password for the locker app thing (a simple batch file)
I wanted to see if i can get through without writting the password and i could, even though the password was in the file's code XD
Ofcourse, don't use this unless you are sure you are not messing up stuff, i knew it was ok cuz i read the code in the batch file.
Process To View All The Hidden Files And Folder using Command Prompt in Windows:
- Open Command Prompt (CMD.exe) as an Administrator.
- Navigate to the drive whose files are hidden and you want to recover.
- Type
attrib -s -h -r /s /d *.*and hit Enter. - That is it. Now you will get all the hidden files and folder as general files and you can use it.
