[accesscomp] Re: hidden items in a folder
- From: "Wayne W Hinckley" <wwhinckley@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 23:12:04 -0700
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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