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The thread discusses a Windows PC infected with a virus causing all folders, including system drive C, to be hidden despite still existing (visible via command prompt). The original poster seeks help for unhiding the files, with a suggested solution involving using PowerShell to remove the Hidden and System attributes. The overall sentiment indicates frustration and desperation, with users offering technical advice to resolve the issue.
mchlmuia

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Hi everyone, my pc recently got infected with what I think is a virus and all folders in my drives including drive C(windows installed) have been HIDDEN. When I click on any of my drives the folder is empty. The only way I can access my files/folders is keying in the folder directory in the directory bar.
A) When I click on drive Q


B) When I key in the circled directory manually

Note : the files aren't deleted
when you view the contents in cmd it shows that the folders are there

PLEASE help I have tried everything that i have thought of but haven't worked and am becoming desperate and thinking of formatting the whole pc. PLS help.
 

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Open a powershell prompt and type the following

$files = Get-ChildItem Q:\ -Attributes Hidden,System

Foreach($file in $files) { ATTRIB -S -H $file.FullName }

They should all be unhidden
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Open a powershell prompt and type the following

$files = Get-ChildItem Q:\ -Attributes Hidden,System

Foreach($file in $files) { ATTRIB -S -H $file.FullName }

They should all be unhidden
 

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mchlmuia said:
Hi everyone, my pc recently got infected with what I think is a virus and all folders in my drives including drive C(windows installed) have been HIDDEN. When I click on any of my drives the folder is empty. The only way I can access my files/folders is keying in the folder directory in the directory bar.
A) When I click on drive Q


B) When I key in the circled directory manually

Note : the files aren't deleted
when you view the contents in cmd it shows that the folders are there

PLEASE help I have tried everything that i have thought of but haven't worked and am becoming desperate and thinking of formatting the whole pc. PLS help.
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What did possibly cause the files being hidden?
 

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