i have problem in my Computer . I am using Windows XP SP2.
The problem is that I don't know what type of threat came in my PC through net or external drive. it hides all my folders of only external hard drive. whenever I open the external hard drive I cant see anything but when I see properties of that drive it shows data. If I know the name of folder like my picture when I type it in address bar I:\my picture then it open n show my data. how to remove this prob?
what type of virus is this?I have tried to scan the external hard drive using kaspersky internet security but I cant see them. plz help me if any body know this.
thnx
Hello Uma,
Hello,
Follow the above instructions once again. Run that command and wait for the process to get completed
Or
Try this 1
Click on Start --> Run --> Type control folders and press Enter. "Folder Options" will be opened.
Click on "View" tab --> select the option "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck the check box "Hide protected operating system files" and click on OK. Now look for your files in your pen drive.
Good Luck.
Hello,
They are some folders where user don't have permission to access it. For such folders access denied message will appear. Just wait for the process to get completed.
Good Luck
Just the black screen appeared
What else can I do ?
Actually I had windows vista before and I just upgraded it to windows 7
When I had vista I kept my files in hidden mode on my Hdd cause it had some viruses...
Why are they not displaying now ?
Please help
I did as you said
Copied attrib -h -r -s /s /d f:\*.* (My drive is F:) and pasted it onto CMD
I open my 500GB ext Hard drive and to no avail has it worked,
The folders are still hidden
Please reply back
Go to CONTROL PANEL select the FOLDER OPTIONS,
when the folder option window opens select the VIEW TAB,
see the advanced settings,
there you can see the folder icon with name HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS,
in that select SHOW HIDDEN FILES,FOLDERS AND DRIVES,
then click APPLY and then OK.
Then you will be able to see all hidden files, folders and drives in your computer.
I suggest this only for windows xp.
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They are not talking about HIDDEN FILE, but unfortunately is HIDDEN cause maybe of Viruses or something. I facing this problem too. But your suggestion is for HIDDEN FILE only. My HDD External Hard Disk data also cannot see.
When you say you're backing up your files, are you using the inbuilt "back up and restore" wizard, or are you backing up manually?? The reason that I ask is that back-ups (either partial or full disk images) are inaccessible to anything BUT Windows... the user cannot open those folders up.The reason for this is to make it is as unlikely as possible for those back-up images to be corrupted or tampered with in any way.
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