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my windows 11 program data folder not showing even after turning on hidden files

Anonymous
2023-10-03T10:36:06+00:00

I recently upgraded to windows 11 from 10 pro and now I can’t seem to find my program data folder even after turning on view hidden files, please what’s the problem?

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  1. Sumit D - IA 150.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-10-03T11:09:00+00:00

    Hi Michael,

    I'm Sumit, here to answer your query at the Microsoft Community.

    Is "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)" unchecked in the folder options? You must do that if you want to Show ProgramData folder.

    Hope that helps, and rely on us for any further inquiries. All the best.

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  2. Les Ferch 10,106 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-10-03T13:13:33+00:00

    If you would like the AppData folder to always be visible, but not have other system folders visible, just change the attributes of the folder:

    ⊞-R, cmd

    attrib -r -s appdata

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