Recent content by PeelAcres151

The trick that worked was to Show Hidden Files but also to uncheck the "Hide protected operating system files" checkbox. Neither one on their own works, both changes have to be made. I want to see if there's a way to not have to do that but for a short term fix it does the trick.

Hi Joe, Appreciate the reply. I'm using Handy Backup which I've used many times no problem. Tried 'Show Hidden Files' to no avail. The strange thing is, when the backup begins I can view the files for a while but later they disappear but they are there because as I say I can search and find...

Hi, I've got a Seagate 2TB external drive for backup. When I backup files and click on the drive it just says 'this folder is empty'. However, if i search for a file or directory it appears. I did read something to the effect that Windows 7 fails to show the files if a drive is very large but I...