For the quickest option, you can show hidden files using the keyboard shortcut CTRL + H. You can also right-click anywhere in a folder and check the Show hidden files option at the bottom.
Open Control Panel and select Appearance and Personalization. In Windows 11/10, select File Explorer Options and go to View. In Windows 8/7, select Folder Options, then View. In the Hidden files and folders section, choose to show or hide hidden files, folders, and drives.
The reason some files and folders are automatically marked as hidden is that, unlike other data like your pictures and documents, they're not files that you should be changing, deleting, or moving around. These are often important operating system-related files. Both Windows and macOS computers have hidden files.
When you hide photos and videos, they move to the Hidden album, so they don't appear in your Library, in other albums, or in the Photos widget on your Home Screen. In iOS 14 and later, you can turn off the Hidden album, so the photos are completely hidden.
Files and folders that have the hidden attribute enabled will be invisible to users who access a drive or folder. These hidden files are usually operating system (OS) files that should not be moved, modified, or deleted.
Yes, it's a good idea to clear a hidden cache regularly, but you don't need to overdo it. If you have plenty of free storage space left and are not experiencing any Android issues caused by a corrupted hidden cache, you can postpone its cleaning for later.
Using mv command to move all files including the hidden files. Here, the asterisk (*) symbol represents all files in the subdirectory folder, and the dot-asterisk (. *) symbol represents all hidden files in the subdirectory folder. Both types of files will be moved to the path directory.
Open File Explorer. Click the See more (three-dotted) menu and select the Options item. Click the View tab. Under the “Advanced settings” section, check the “Show hidden files, folders, and drives” option in the “Hidden files and folders” group.
To re-enable that album, you will have to change an option in your iPhone's settings. To do so, open the Settings app on your iPhone and tap "Photos." Then, enable the "Show Hidden Album" option. Your album is now visible in the Photos app, and you can access your hidden photos.
Unhide or find all hidden apps on your iPhone or iPad
Here's how to access or unhide hidden apps via the App Library: On your home screen, scroll right until you come to the final page displaying your App Library. Find the hidden app you want either by scrolling down to it or using the App Library search bar.
The hidden files also occupy the disk space. So it is better to show them on the hard drive. Here you can use 2 methods to display the hidden files. Check this page: How to show hidden files and folders in Windows 10.
When a file is deleted, the space used on the disk is not reclaimed until the file is truly erased. The trash (recycle bin on Windows) is actually a hidden folder located in each hard drive. To completely delete the file, another step must be performed.
In Windows ctrl + A will not select hidden files if they are not displayed and therefore they will not be copied. If you copy a whole folder "from the outside" which contains hidden files, the hidden files will also be copied.