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"This view is empty. 4 items are hidden." message on search
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 16:56
by peptide
Hi -
I'm trying to search for a fiile name on a network drive (Windows Home Server) folder that should only contain images. I the search returns the message "This view is empty. 4 items are hidden." I checked my configuration to make sure that both hidden and system files are visible, turning them off and re-running the search gives a result in the hundreds.
How can I find out what those four files are?
Thanks,
Mike
Re: "This view is empty. 4 items are hidden." message on sea
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 18:26
by highend
Do you have Configuration | Tree and List | Items in Tree and List | Hide protected operating system files
checked?
Re: "This view is empty. 4 items are hidden." message on sea
Posted: 08 Aug 2016 02:05
by peptide
highend wrote:Do you have Configuration | Tree and List | Items in Tree and List | Hide protected operating system files
checked?
Yes; switching them off increases the "hidden" number to several hundred, switching them on brings me to the "4" number.
Re: "This view is empty. 4 items are hidden." message on sea
Posted: 08 Aug 2016 13:41
by admin
Tick both:
Configuration | Tree and List | Items in Tree and List | Show hidden files and folders
Configuration | Tree and List | Items in Tree and List | Show system files and folders
Re: "This view is empty. 4 items are hidden." message on sea
Posted: 08 Aug 2016 13:53
by highend
Configuration | Tree and List | Items in Tree and List | Show hidden files and folders
Configuration | Tree and List | Items in Tree and List | Show system files and folders
He said he's already using this "setup":
I checked my configuration to make sure that both hidden and system files are visible
Re: "This view is empty. 4 items are hidden." message on sea
Posted: 08 Aug 2016 14:19
by admin
Right.
But then his results are hard to explain.
The hidden items are not logged anywhere. But it should be possible for the user to identify the hidden items by logic and looking. From there one might see what's causing this.
Re: "This view is empty. 4 items are hidden." message on sea
Posted: 08 Aug 2016 14:25
by highend
But then his results are hard to explain.
Yep...
These settings should show all files (no <x> hidden ones message should be displayed):
showfiles.png
Re: "This view is empty. 4 items are hidden." message on sea
Posted: 08 Aug 2016 16:07
by kunkel321
I'm not sure it "Ghost Filter" could cause this(?) if it's accidentally enabled and too broad.
Re: "This view is empty. 4 items are hidden." message on sea
Posted: 08 Aug 2016 16:16
by admin
Maybe, but somehow I can't seem to get the message using ghost filter alone. Are you sure you can?
BTW, hovering the status bar's 1st section might give some info on the nature of the hidden items cause.
Re: "This view is empty. 4 items are hidden." message on sea
Posted: 12 Aug 2016 11:02
by peptide
admin wrote:Right.
But then his results are hard to explain.
The hidden items are not logged anywhere. But it should be possible for the user to identify the hidden items by logic and looking. From there one might see what's causing this.
I tried to precisely that by searching against one specific folder, as my initial search covered many. I narrowed it a specific folder, but I can't make them visible in Windows Explorer either so I'm at a bit of a loss.
Re: "This view is empty. 4 items are hidden." message on sea
Posted: 12 Aug 2016 11:06
by admin
admin wrote:BTW, hovering the status bar's 1st section might give some info on the nature of the hidden items cause.
Did you try this?
Re: "This view is empty. 4 items are hidden." message on sea
Posted: 14 Aug 2016 11:04
by peptide
admin wrote:admin wrote:BTW, hovering the status bar's 1st section might give some info on the nature of the hidden items cause.
Did you try this?
I did, and it states "found 0 items 4 items hidden by user settings (See Configuration | Tree and List)".
Re: "This view is empty. 4 items are hidden." message on sea
Posted: 14 Aug 2016 11:33
by highend
Show a screenshot of that option pane?
Re: "This view is empty. 4 items are hidden." message on sea
Posted: 14 Aug 2016 13:30
by peptide
highend wrote:Show a screenshot of that option pane?
Re: "This view is empty. 4 items are hidden." message on sea
Posted: 14 Aug 2016 20:46
by admin
Still a mystery.
BTW, that is a rather old version of XY. Would you mind upgrading to 17.00?