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Exnie

Post subject: Hide/Show hidden files

Posted: December 14th, 2008, 1:38 am

Hi,

I like to use the hidden file feature to declutter my documents and to keep myself from accidentally deleting files that I need. Does anyyone know a way to use autohotkey to toggle on/off the hidden files feature so I don't have to go into settings and turn if on and off when I need to modify the hidden files?

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Dra_Gon

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Posted: December 14th, 2008, 2:10 am

Joined: May 25th, 2007, 6:13 pm
Posts: 373

That would be:

Code:

FileSetAttrib, Attributes [, FilePattern, OperateOnFolders?, Recurse?]

The thing is,you'll have to specify WHICH files you want hidden, unless you want 'em all hidden. For instance:

Text {.txt}:

Code:

FileSetAttrib, +H, %A_MyDocuments%\*.txt, 0, 0

This will set ALL .txt files to hidden within your MyDocuments folder, but NOT in the folders below that.

Take a look in the Docs "FileSetAttrib" for more info.

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HotKeyIt

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Posted: December 14th, 2008, 2:19 am

Joined: June 18th, 2008, 8:36 am
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Location: AHK Forum

Use RegWrite to change setting:

Code:

;Show hidden files
RegWrite, REG_DWORD, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced, Hidden, 1

Code:

;Do not show hidden files
RegWrite, REG_DWORD, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced, Hidden, 1

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tidbit

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Posted: December 14th, 2008, 2:30 am

Joined: March 10th, 2008, 12:55 am
Posts: 1907
Location: Minnesota, USA

heres a script i found on the forum awhile ago, forgot who wrote it. all credit goes hit him/her.

Code:

;BETA ! ok,  works, but still... 
#SingleInstance, Force 

GroupAdd, RenameWindows, ahk_class CabinetWClass 
GroupAdd, RenameWindows, ahk_class ExploreWClass 
GroupAdd, RenameWindows, ahk_class Progman 
GroupAdd, RenameWindows, ahk_class #32770 
GroupAdd, RenameWindows, ahk_class WorkerW 

#IfWinActive ahk_group RenameWindows 
~^F2::GoSub,Toggle_HiddenFiles_Display 
#IfWinActive 

Toggle_HiddenFiles_Display: 
  RootKey = HKEY_CURRENT_USER 
  SubKey  = Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced 

  RegRead, HiddenFiles_Status, % RootKey, % SubKey, Hidden 

  if HiddenFiles_Status = 2 
      RegWrite, REG_DWORD, % RootKey, % SubKey, Hidden, 1 
  else 
      RegWrite, REG_DWORD, % RootKey, % SubKey, Hidden, 2 

ControlGetFocus, OutputVar, A 
if (OutputVar<>"SysListView321") 
{ 
ControlGet, hwndlistview, HWND,, SysListView321, A 
ControlFocus , ,  ahk_id %hwndlistview% 
Sleep, 119 
Send, {F5} 
ControlFocus ,%OutputVar% 
Return 
} 
   Sleep, 119 
   Send, {F5} 
   Send, {AppsKey}e 
Return

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