Show hidden folders or files

Overview

By default, some system files are hidden in your computer. Similarly, system users or you may have hidden files and folders in the system. You may want to view such hidden files and folders while you are configuring the files and folders for backup. 

Note: You cannot change the selections of the hidden files and folders for any Administrator configured folder.

To view the hidden files and folders 

1. Start the inSync Client.
2. On the navigation pane, click the Backup & Restore tab.
3. In the right pane, click Add folder. The Select Folder window appears.
4. Select Show hidden folders/files check box located at the top-right corner and click Next. The check box can be selected on the Select Folder page or Select Items to Backup page.

   

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5. On the Select Items To Backup window, all the files and folders including the hidden files are displayed.

   

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6. If the parent folder is checked, all the files and folders inside that directory will be displayed. 

   

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7. If only certain files within a parent folder need to be viewed then, clear the parent folder and select only those selective files and folders.

   

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8. Click Add, to include the selected files and folders in the backup cycle.
9. If an added folder is edited, you can still see the hidden files and folders and reconfigure them if needed. 

   

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Note: Inclusion or Exclusion of files/folders can be done, and inSync honors the selection while backing up data.

System defined files/folders hidden by default:

inSync specified files/folders hidden by default

Following table lists the files and folders that are, by default, hidden by inSync Client.