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Search only hidden files

Posted: 17 Dec 2024 16:53
by thales
Hi,
I'm trying to filter, and after deleting a series of hidden files from my folder structure (files like ".picasa").
Do you know how I can do that? I tried using a filter but couldn't find a way to filter by attribute type (ex, hidden)
Thanks for any h3elp on this topic

Re: Search only hidden files

Posted: 17 Dec 2024 17:14
by Marc
Hi,

Like this:
Find_Hidden_dot_name.jpg
Find_Hidden_dot_name.jpg (17.71 KiB) Viewed 471 times
Successfully tested in the %user% directory

You can't find these files by searching for them with the 'hidden' system attribute, because they don't have it. The . prefix has been reused by MS to follow the unix convention of making . files hidden by default. XY lets you find them by checking this box.

;)