Change Folder Attribute

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I can't "see" C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies
unless I uncheck 'Hide protected operating system files' in folder options.

Why would Vista consider the contents of this folder operating system files?

How do I change the Hidden attribute for for this folder?

Thanks,
James
 
JamesJ said:
I can't "see" C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies
unless I uncheck 'Hide protected operating system files' in folder options.

Why would Vista consider the contents of this folder operating system files?

How do I change the Hidden attribute for for this folder?

Thanks,
James
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I don't know why the cookies folder is hidden but you can
change the hidden attribute with the Attrib command in a
Command Prompt window.

http://www.computerhope.com/attribhl.htm

An easier way is to use this free utility which adds an
entry to your right-click menu - ' Change Attributes...'

http://www.petges.lu
 
I was going to try that buit i;'s extremely difficult to type the entire
path to the cookies folder.
Anyway to paste the path? ctl-v doesn't do it in the command prompt.

James
 
Right click and choose Paste works.

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JamesJ said:
I was going to try that buit i;'s extremely difficult to type the entire
path to the cookies folder.
Anyway to paste the path? ctl-v doesn't do it in the command prompt.

James
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JamesJ said:
I was going to try that buit i;'s extremely difficult to type the entire path to the cookies
folder.
Anyway to paste the path? ctl-v doesn't do it in the command prompt.

James
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You can right-click in the command window and select ' Paste '.

If that doesn't work then navigate to the folder to reduce the path:
cd\
cd Users
cd Yourfolder
cd Appdata
cd Roaming
cd Microsoft
cd Windows
attrib -s -h Cookies

or copy and paste this (but edit for your folder),
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows"

attrib -s -h Cookies
 
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