[accesscomp] Re: hidden items in a folder

  • From: "arlene" <nedster6@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 16:11:09 -0800

oh ok, then  will it  take a load off your system?
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Wayne W Hinckley 
  To: accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 10:12 PM
  Subject: [accesscomp] Re: hidden items in a folder


  Arlene,

  The reason I want to delete them is because I try to do a weekly backup to a 
thumb drive of all the folders I do not want to lose.  I have four or five 
weeks on the thumb drive, and just delete the oldest version when I am ready to 
backup the current version.  The hidden files just take up space that could be 
better used.

  I don't know what the reason is that some Word sessions leave a hidden file 
and the majority of sessions do not.  Someone on this list told me about a year 
ago they were not needed and that it would not be harmful to delete them.  I 
have not had any problems from deleting them.

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: arlene 
    To: accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 9:58 PM
    Subject: [accesscomp] Re: hidden items in a folder


    Hello: Why  do you  have to delete  them  often? Do they  do  something  to 
your  hard drive?
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Wayne W Hinckley 
      To: accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 7:13 PM
      Subject: [accesscomp] Re: hidden items in a folder


      Marcus,

      Even though you carbon copied this list, I have not seen any response to 
your question, so I will make an attempt just in case you are still waiting.

      I run on an XP box, and this is what I did to show the hidden files.
      Go to Control Panel.
      go to Folder Options.
      You start on the General tab.  Shift tab and arrow to the View tab.
      On that page is a treeview that includes a line whether or not to display 
hidden files.  Change it as needed.
        Go to the OK and press enter.

        I find that temporary Word files accumulate, so it is a good idea to 
delete those periodically.

        Hope that helps.

        Wayne

        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Marcus Williams 
        To: the-blind-geek-squad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Cc: accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 3:37 AM
        Subject: [accesscomp] hidden items in a folder


        Hi all,

        When checking the number of files I have in a folder on my C drive, I 
got this message:
        87 items, plus one hidden

        How do I find out what the hidden item is?

        Marcus


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