Hidden folders don't (un)hide

I use Explorer in classic view. When I use the Folder Options dialog
to change the options to show hidden files or system files, the change
is applied in the file pane but not in the folder pane. To get it to
apply there I have to close Explorer and restart it. Is there a way to
get this to work right?

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Ray
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Did you click the "apply to all folders" button?
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"Ray" <vortren-newsx@yaxhoo.com> wrote in message
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>I use Explorer in classic view. When I use the Folder Options dialog
> to change the options to show hidden files or system files, the change
> is applied in the file pane but not in the folder pane. To get it to
> apply there I have to close Explorer and restart it. Is there a way to
> get this to work right?
>
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> Ray
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"Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote:

> Did you click the "apply to all folders" button?

I hadn't tried that before, but it doesn't change the result. The
"show hidden files" setting seems to apply to all folders, regardless
of whether I hit the "apply to folders" button or not.

I also tried doing a refresh after changing the setting, but it
still didn't change the folder pane to match the new setting.

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Ray
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The folder pane does seem to cache more info -- and be reluctant to update.
I don't know any way to change its behavior.


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Keith
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"Ray" <vortren-newsx@yaxhoo.com> wrote in message
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>I use Explorer in classic view. When I use the Folder Options dialog
> to change the options to show hidden files or system files, the change
> is applied in the file pane but not in the folder pane. To get it to
> apply there I have to close Explorer and restart it. Is there a way to
> get this to work right?
>
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> Ray
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" Keith Miller \(MVP\)" <k.miller@NOSPAM.mchsi.com> wrote:

> The folder pane does seem to cache more info -- and be reluctant
> to update. I don't know any way to change its behavior.

You'd think that "refresh" would refresh it, but no such luck. Oh
well, maybe SP1 will fix it.

Thanks.

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Ray;643340 Wrote:
> I use Explorer in classic view. When I use the Folder Options dialog
> to change the options to show hidden files or system files, the change
> is applied in the file pane but not in the folder pane. To get it to
> apply there I have to close Explorer and restart it. Is there a way to
> get this to work right?
>
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> Ray
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I'm not an MVP but the way it see it is that the files are still hidden
even though you set them to be not hidden, but once you double click the
folder you'll notice that it will now be displayed in the folder pane.
This probably has got to do folder caching, be default, maybe vista
doesn't cache them but if you do access or open them they are displayed
even after closing and re-opening the explorer window. maybe there's a
setting to cache all folders but i guess it'll eat up plenty of space if
that setting were to be turned on.


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