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Searching for hidden files and folders on a computer is the prerogative of experienced users, however, it is sometimes useful for beginners to find out what Windows hides in its depths. file system. I must say, there are objects that are not displayed even if you configure it to display hidden folders and files.

Most often, this is exactly what malware does, disguising its executable files under hidden objects of the file system. Figure out where is friend and where is enemy will help you new program called Hidden File Finder. The main purpose of this utility is to display hidden content, as well as check it using a well-known service.

You can download CHidden File Finder on the developer’s website. The utility is free, lightweight and unique high speed work. During installation, it will try to push through a couple of panels, so be careful, refuse gifts by clicking Decline in the installer wizard window. Hidden File Finder has a catchy and at the same time simple-looking interface.

There is no Russian language, but by and large it is not needed there, everything should be clear without words. The user is asked to select the area to be scanned and click the Start Scan button, and after a few moments a list of all found hidden objects will be generated.

In this case, the program displays the object name, type (file or folder), size, creation date and full path. To more conveniently identify items, Hidden File Finder uses color scheme. So, directories are marked in blue, executable files, including libraries, are marked in red, all others are marked in black. hidden elements– logs, database files, as well as files that do not have an extension. Right-clicking on the selected list item opens a context menu. From available commands note deletion, go to the folder, search for information on Google, send for verification to VirusTotal. There is also an option that allows you to make a file or folder visible, that is, exclude it from the list of hidden objects in the file system. The program marks objects that are classified as available for viewing in Explorer in green.

Everything would be fine, but it remains unclear, by what signs should the user guess that this particular file is suspicious? There can be several thousand “red” files, how can you identify a potentially dangerous one among them? The preference of viruses to persist in known folder partially gives a hint, but with the same success the virus can copy itself anywhere

All operating systems allow you to enable or disable the display of hidden files. If you are using operating system Windows, a virus or other malware may be causing your personal data to disappear. We'll tell you how to restore hidden files.

Enabling showing hidden files

Files that have been assigned the "hidden" attribute are not displayed in the Windows Explorer. You must enable showing hidden files yourself in order to access them. You can do this using the control panel.

Step 1. Launch Control Panel, then find and open Folder Options. If you have a category view of your Control Panel, select Appearance and Personalization, and then open Folder Options.

Step 2. In the pop-up window, go to the “View” tab. A list will open additional settings for folders.

Step 3. Check the box next to “Show hidden files, folders and drives.” To find this item, scroll to the bottom of the list and find the “Hidden files and folders” subsection. Also uncheck the box next to “Hide protected system files" After the manipulations have been completed, click the “Apply” button.

Step 4. Now open your flash drive. Your files should appear in the Explorer window. Folder icons will appear in semi-light colors, indicating the Hidden attribute.

Recovering hidden files due to a virus

Some viruses and malware can make changes to the Windows registry, which may cause the display of hidden files to not work as expected. In this case, changes made to the folder properties may be reset every time you close the settings window. You can fix this problem in the Registry Editor.

Step 1. Launch the editor console Windows registry. To do this, click keyboard shortcut“Windows + R”, which will open the “Run” window. In the input field, type the command “regedit” and press “Enter”.

Step 2. Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\ Hidden\SHOWALL". Use the directory tree on the left to navigate between sections.

Step 3. Find the "CheckedValue" key. Its format should be "REG_DWORD". Change its value from 0 to 1.

Note: If this parameter does not exist, it must be created. To do this, right-click and create new Parameter DWORD (32 bits). Give it the name "CheckedValue" and set the value to "1".

Step 4. If this happened to your system, then most likely your computer is infected with a virus and after a while this problem will arise again. We strongly recommend that you conduct a full system scan antivirus program with current virus databases.

Enabling Show Hidden Files Using the Windows Command Prompt

Step 1. Open a Windows command interpreter. To do this, press the keyboard shortcut “Win + R” and enter “cmd” in the “Run” window. After that, press "Enter".

Step 2. The console will open command line, in which you need to enter the letter of your flash drive and press “Enter”.

Step 3. Type the command “attrib -s -h -r /s /d” and press Enter. Wait for the program to complete.

Notes: Each attribute must be followed by a space.

Using these simple steps, you can easily access hidden files on your flash drive without using additional software.

Hide Folders is very good program, with which you can hide any files and folders from prying eyes. Has a very simple and clear interface. To hide you only need to drag required file or a folder in the program window.

Program features:

Very high level protection that allows you to safely hide your confidential information.
4 types of protection: hide, block, hide and block, read-only.
Works for hard drives with any file system (NTFS, FAT, FAT32).
There are file masks that allow you to apply protection only to certain types of files.
There is no limit to the number of objects that can be protected.
It is possible to check files during backup.
When starting, the program requires you to enter a password.
When operating the program, a password is also required.
If you delete the program, the files will remain hidden.
When you try to delete folders that contain hidden files, they are not deleted.
There are many possibilities to hide the presence of hidden files and the program itself.
Protects against blocking of system folders.
The security driver does not show up in Task Manager applications and processes.
Works in safe mode.
Hotkeys are configured.
Can be controlled via the command line.
Integrates into Windows Explorer.
Protects folders with any names, in any languages.
It has a simple and intuitive interface and changeable styles.

After a virus attack. Let's look at the methods. I have had to deal with this problem more than once. And I solved it different ways. This is the situation. The user, after working at the computer, transfers the information to a flash drive. Later, when checking the flash drive, it discovers that the folders have disappeared, although the volume is still occupied by something. This happens as a result of the actions of some viruses. In fact, the folders didn't disappear, they became invisible. The virus creates a directory whose name contains invalid characters. Then moves the real folders to this hidden folder. Let's consider how to recover hidden folders on a flash drive.

Method No. 1

Step 1. Let's enable the display of hidden files and folders in Explorer. In Windows 7 this is done like this: (Start>Control Panel>Folder Options>View) .

Now in the tab(Extra options) activate the line (Show hidden files, folders and drives) .

Uncheck the checkbox next to the line: Hide protected system files (recommended) . A warning will appear, click (Yes) .

Step 2. Cleaning a flash drive from viruses.We clean the drive using the antivirus installed on the system. We delete shortcuts on the flash drive ( .lnk), unnecessary executable files ( .exe), and necessarily the file autorun.inf, if present. Cleaning the folder RECYCLER .

Step 3.Let's do bat file to restore hidden folders.

Algorithm of actions:

Create Text Document, to do this, click on a free area of the desktop right click mice ( RMB) and select in the appeared context menu (New>Text Document ).

Copy the script for the bat file into the created text document.

:lable cls set /p disk_flash="Vvesti buky flash drive: " cd /D %disk_flash%: if %errorlevel%==1 goto lable cls cd /D %disk_flash%: del *.lnk /q /f attrib -s -h -r autorun.* del autorun.* /F attrib -h -r -s -a /D /S rd RECYCLER /q /s explorer.exe %disk_flash%:

: label

set / p disk_flash = "Vvesti buky flash drive: "

cd /D % disk_flash % :

if % errorlevel %= = 1 goto lable

cd /D % disk_flash % :

del * . lnk/q/f

attrib - s - h - r autorun . *

del autorun . */F

attrib - h - r - s - a / D / S

rd RECYCLER/q/s

explorer. exe % disk_flash % :

Save. Changing the file extension txt on bat. The file name is your choice.

Download the finished bat file

The same can be done via the command line:

Opening (Item>Run) . Enter the command ( cmd) , press ( ENTER) . A black command line window will open in which you need to enter the following commands:cd /d f:\ press ( ENTER) , Where f:\– this is the letter of our flash drive (may differ from the example)attrib -s -h /d /s press ( ENTER) – this command will reset the attributes and the folders will become visible.

Method No. 2

USB Hidden Folder Fix.In my opinion this is the easiest way torecovering hidden folders on a flash drive. The lack of a Russified interface in the program does not create discomfort in its management. Let's launch USB Hidden Folder Fix. Click ( Browse) and select the infected flash drive. Next click (Yes! Unhide the folders!) . And that's all! Hidden folders on the flash drive have been restored. All that remains is to scan the media for viruses.

Download USB Hidden Folder Fix 1.1

Step 1.Let's launch USB Hidden Folder Fix and through the button ( Browse) indicate the path to the infected flash drive.

Step 2.Recovering hidden folders.

Step 3.Let's launch Total Commander. Open the infected flash drive in it and remove the viruses.

Step 4.We perform a final scan of the USB drive with an antivirus program.

HiddenFilesRecover

Working with the program HiddenFilesRecover similar to working with the utility USB Hidden Folder Fix. Select the flash drive and press the button (Restore) .

Download Hidden Files Recover 2.0 32/64 bit

USB Hidden Recovery

The program is easy to use. After launch USB Hidden Recovery automatically scans connected to

computer USB drives. When hidden objects are detected, displays them in the window List of objects . Then you you can restore the files and folders you need by clicking the button Restore .

Download USB Hidden Recovery 0.1.3

Download USB Hidden Recovery 0.1.5

LimFlashFix

Small, free program to recover hidden data from flash drives. It often happens that there is no required folders, but you know for sure that they were there, and the size of the flash drive has not decreased, but there are no files, all these are tricks computer virus, which hides folders on a flash drive and creates a bunch of shortcuts with file names. Many antiviruses will clear a flash drive of viruses, but no antivirus will restore folders, and how to restore folders is very simple, you just need this program. Using the LimFlashFix program, you can easily restore access to all folders and files on a flash drive with one click. Everything is done easily, quickly and no special knowledge is required.

Using the program LimFlashFix It is possible to restore hidden folders and files on a flash drive with one click. Let's launch the program.

Click To correct

Download LimFlashFix 1.2

Download LimFlashFix 1.3

USB Protection & Recovery – small free utility, providing protection from malware that try to penetrate the computer through USB drives, as well as recover hidden and hidden files on USB drives as a result of the effects of virus programs.

The utility is designed to solve two interrelated problems simultaneously:

The main task is to detect and remove malware trying to infect a computer via USB drives. USB Protection & Recovery will automatically scan all USB drives connected to the PC and, if it finds malware, display it in the main program window. In this case, the user only has to determine what to delete and what not.

Recovering hidden and hidden folders and files on USB drives as a result of the effects of virus programs. Some malicious virus programs can change attributes, hide folders and files on a flash drive. It's not always possible to do it manually to the average user restore the folder with your information, because... the attribute is set to "system hidden". Restoring folders and files hidden by a virus makes it practically impossible for an ordinary user and creates many problems.

Possibilities:

Residential USB shield.
A hidden file scanner that triggers when a drive is connected.
Opportunity manual scanning drive for threats.
The ability to manually scan the drive for hidden files and folders.

USB Protection & Recovery has a simple interface and consumes virtually no system resources. The program is compatible with popular antiviruses.

Download USB Protection & Recovery 1.3

Method No. 3

File manager Total Commander. The file manager allows you to do the most frequent operations over files - creating, opening, playing, viewing, editing, moving, renaming, copying, deleting, changing attributes and properties, searching for files and assigning rights. Changing folder attributes. This is necessary so that the folders become visible again. We connect the USB drive. The antivirus automatically deletes infected files.

Launch Total Commander and open the drive in it. Hidden folders are marked in red exclamation point. If they are not visible then click on the icon (Hidden elements) .

Select folders and change their attributes (make them visible).

Delete the folder ( RECYCLER) . This virus.

We scan the flash drive with an antivirus program.

Usually, for beginners, the visible part of the contents of the operating system on drive “C” is enough, but over time they have to open hidden folders and files in Windows 7, vista, XP or Windows 8 (make them visible).

If you are one of them, you will find here detailed description how to open hidden folders and files. To show them to you, you only need to tick a few boxes. Why is their display hidden from users?

Hidden folders belong to system files - they cannot be deleted, it is not even advisable to change them - although sometimes you have to. To see hidden folders and files, go to the control panel and click “folder options”.

A window will appear in front of you in which you can open hidden folders (files). To do this, click “view” and check the boxes as shown in the figure below.

Although after this you will be able to see them, but to see (make a viewing) what is inside - most likely not. You can only allow the display of hidden folders on win 7 (see them), but to make them normal (be able to edit) you need to get access

Program to show hidden files and folders

To see hidden files you can also use programs ( file managers), for example Total Commander. To do this, launch it and go to the configuration (at the top) select the “settings” option

Next, go to the “panel contents” item, find the “display files” option and check the box next to the line “show hidden files” and click “OK”. This method is perhaps simpler, only the program itself is paid - therefore the first one is usually preferable.

How to access hidden files

So, you already have permission to show hidden folders, but to see the display of the “internals”, follow this link.

You will find there special script and instructions. By running the script you can not only reveal hidden folders, but also get full access for editing

Now that you know how to enable hidden folders (open) - be careful. These are system files and, for example, by deleting one small “file”, you can crash the entire operating system - which you will not be able to restore later.

Viruses love to hide in hidden folders, and to remove them you need to make them visible, only skilled hands are needed for this. I hope everything works out for you. Good luck.