If you want to make the
AppData folder accessible you can try the following but, you
will probably need Administrator rights to do this.
1. Press, Windows key + R,
to open the Run dialogue then type a single period, as you
would at the end of a sentence and press enter. This is a
shortcut to put you into the User / Name folder.
2. Press, Alt + F, then
press the letter, O, to open Folder Options, then Control +
Tab to the View tab.
3. Tab to the advanced
settings Tree Biew files and folders, if it's closed right
arrow to open.
4. Press the letter, H, to
go to Hidden files & folders open. Down arrow 2 times
to, Show hidden files, folders and drives, off , now press
the spacebar to turn this to, On.
5. Down arrow to, Hide
protected operating system files, recommended on, and press
the spacebar to turn this off. You will get a warning
dialogue so, tab to, Yes, and press the spacebar to accept.
Tab to, Okay, and press enter to save and close Folder
Options. Note: This will allow you to see all the files /
folders but, to access / open some them you might need
Administrator priviledges.
6. Now in your User / Name
folder you are going to have a lot more files and folders.
to permanently unhide any of these folders, if accessible,
keep reading.
The, AppData, folder should
be the 2nd from the top right under, 3D Objects. Highlight
the, AppData, folder and press, Alt + Enter, to open the
properties of this folder. You should be on the, General
tab so, tab to the, Hidden checkbox checked, and press the
spacebar to uncheck it. Now tab to, Apply press the
spacebar, this might take a little time because it has to
process a lot of information, now tab to, Okay, and press
enter to save and close.
If everything is accessible
and works you will be able to access the AppData folder
whenever you need to without going into Folder Options to do
so.
7. Now remember to go back
into Folder Options and reverse the settings you changed to
make files, folders, drives and protected operating system
files viewable, steps 2 thru 5.
