Wednesday 8 February 2012

Files and Folders Hidden By Virus


The Solution
1. Insert the thumb/flash drive into an empty USB slot. Take note of the drive letter assigned to your drive, for example, F:.

2. Bring up the Command Prompt

(In Windows Vista/7 bring up your Start menu then type cmd in the search bar
IF you're using Windows XP bring up the Start Menu - go to  All Programs - then Accessories)

3. Type/Enter the following command,
attrib -s -h -r f:/*.* /s /d       (where f: is the drive letter)
4. Press Enter and wait for the command to execute.

(You're DONE when the Command Prompt return to the state it was in before you typed in the command)

5. Open the thumb/flash drive and you should see the files that were hidden by the virus.

1 comment:

  1. Some persons are still asking about this issue when the fix has been posted here for quite some time now...come on people read!

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