How to hide folders, view hidden folders and un-hide folders in windows 7?

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Folder Options in Windows 7

Often we need t o hide folders that contain the information which we don’t want to be accessed by others. So we hide such folders from others and whenever we need them we unhide them. People who have done such settings in Windows XP might have problem to do in Windows 7, because in Windows XP you can access Folder Options in Windows Explorer but in Windows 7 the procedure is somewhat different. These actions can be performed in Windows 7 as follow:

Hide Folders  and Drives in Windows 7

Step: 1 Right Click the Folder or File that you want to hide.

Step: 2 Click on Properties in Drop Down Menu.

Step: 3 Properties Window will open, Click on General Tab.

Step: 4 Check Hidden.

Step: 5 Click on Apply button. It will open Confirm Attribute Properties Dialog Box.

Step: 6 Select Apply changes to folders, subfolders and files.

Step: 7 Click on Ok button.

Step: 8 Click on Ok button of Properties Windows.

View Hidden Files, Folders  and Drives in Windows 7

Step: 1 Launch Start Menu by Clicking on Start Button.

Step: 2 Click on Control Panel that will open Control Panel.

Step: 3 Click on Folder Options among available options in Control Panel.

Step: 4 When Folder Options launches, Click on View Tab.

Step: 5 Select the option “Show hidden files, folders, and drives”.

Step: 6 Click on Apply button.

Step: 7 Click on Ok button

Now all hidden files, folders and drives are displayed you can now view them or un-hide them.

Unhide the Hidden Folders, Files, and Drives

To Unhide Follow the steps in "Hide Folders  and Drives in Windows 7" section. In Step 4 Uncheck Hidden Option.