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un-hiding files in Vista
by ger32 - 11/13/08 1:36 PMWhat is the harm, or risk, if any, in leaving files un-hidden?
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Minimal
by Jimmy Greystone - 11/13/08 3:05 PM In reply to: un-hiding files in Vista by ger32Minimal. Main risk is you become tempted to mess with things you shouldn't or accidentally delete something you shouldn't.
No harm, if you don't care about privacy
by GENE8 - 11/15/08 12:13 AM In reply to: un-hiding files in Vista by ger32There's no harm in leaving your personal files unhidden, unless you're concerned about someone else opening and reading them. But the system files (the files that are used by the OS) and the registry files should always be hidden, so that you, or someone else, don't delete them by accident when cleaning out your system.
It depends on your skills and your needs
by jcbowen - 11/15/08 1:12 AM In reply to: un-hiding files in Vista by ger32If you're a computer newbie and have no need to access these files, leave them hidden. If you have a reason to access the files very rarely and tend to be careless then unhide them when you need to and then hide them again. But if you're finding you have frequent need to gat at these files and are growing confident that you won't mess things up, then there's no reason not to leave them unhidden. There is no danger inherent in the unhidden state other than the danger of someone accidently moving, changing or deleting them.
un-hiding files
by ger32 - 11/15/08 10:57 AM In reply to: It depends on your skills and your needs by jcbowenThanks for your help, people. Can one un-hide just one folder or file?
I just want to backup Messages in WinMail quite often. How do I do this?
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