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Author Topic: IDEA: Tray Icon to toggle hidden/system files display in Explorer  (Read 5,832 times)

Fobozz

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Would like a simple tray icon which when clicked would toggle the "show hidden files" and "show system files" settings (and do a refresh of the current window).  Something which could be loaded on startup.  Thanks!

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Re: IDEA: Tray Icon to toggle hidden/system files display in Explorer
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2008, 03:01 PM »
Here's another topic here on DC, with a solution for this ;)

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Re: IDEA: Tray Icon to toggle hidden/system files display in Explorer
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2008, 04:02 PM »
rox-filer has a button in its toolbar that toggles visibility of hidden files, but rox-filer is not readily available for windows. However, I think it might be more convenient to have this button directly in Windows Explorer, so you can quickly change the setting while you are actually active in that window.

Fobozz

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Re: IDEA: Tray Icon to toggle hidden/system files display in Explorer
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2008, 04:31 PM »
Ugh!  I missed the post already having the answer.  Thanks for the kick!

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