Change Folder Attribute

I can't "see" C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Window s\Cookies
unless I uncheck 'Hide protected operating system files' in folder options.

Why would Vista consider the contents of this folder operating system files?

How do I change the Hidden attribute for for this folder?

Thanks,
James

"JamesJ" <jjy@darwin_roadrunne0r.com> wrote in message news:...
> I can't "see" C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Window s\Cookies
> unless I uncheck 'Hide protected operating system files' in folder options.
>
> Why would Vista consider the contents of this folder operating system files?
>
> How do I change the Hidden attribute for for this folder?
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
>

I don't know why the cookies folder is hidden but you can
change the hidden attribute with the Attrib command in a
Command Prompt window.

http://www.computerhope.com/attribhl.htm

An easier way is to use this free utility which adds an
entry to your right-click menu - ' Change Attributes...'

http://www.petges.lu

I was going to try that buit i;'s extremely difficult to type the entire
path to the cookies folder.
Anyway to paste the path? ctl-v doesn't do it in the command prompt.

James

"Dave-UK" <> wrote in message
news:#...
>
> "JamesJ" <jjy@darwin_roadrunne0r.com> wrote in message
> news:...
>> I can't "see"
>> C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Window s\Cookies
>> unless I uncheck 'Hide protected operating system files' in folder
>> options.
>>
>> Why would Vista consider the contents of this folder operating system
>> files?
>>
>> How do I change the Hidden attribute for for this folder?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> James
>>
>>
>
> I don't know why the cookies folder is hidden but you can
> change the hidden attribute with the Attrib command in a
> Command Prompt window.
>
> http://www.computerhope.com/attribhl.htm
>
> An easier way is to use this free utility which adds an
> entry to your right-click menu - ' Change Attributes...'
>
> http://www.petges.lu
>
>
>

Right click and choose Paste works.

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"JamesJ" <jjy@darwin_roadrunne0r.com> wrote in message
news:...
>I was going to try that buit i;'s extremely difficult to type the entire
>path to the cookies folder.
> Anyway to paste the path? ctl-v doesn't do it in the command prompt.
>
> James
>
> "Dave-UK" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>>
>> "JamesJ" <jjy@darwin_roadrunne0r.com> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> I can't "see"
>>> C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Window s\Cookies
>>> unless I uncheck 'Hide protected operating system files' in folder
>>> options.
>>>
>>> Why would Vista consider the contents of this folder operating system
>>> files?
>>>
>>> How do I change the Hidden attribute for for this folder?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> James
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I don't know why the cookies folder is hidden but you can
>> change the hidden attribute with the Attrib command in a
>> Command Prompt window.
>>
>> http://www.computerhope.com/attribhl.htm
>>
>> An easier way is to use this free utility which adds an
>> entry to your right-click menu - ' Change Attributes...'
>>
>> http://www.petges.lu
>>
>>
>>

"JamesJ" <jjy@darwin_roadrunne0r.com> wrote in message news:...
> I was going to try that buit i;'s extremely difficult to type the entire path to the cookies
> folder.
> Anyway to paste the path? ctl-v doesn't do it in the command prompt.
>
> James
>

You can right-click in the command window and select ' Paste '.

If that doesn't work then navigate to the folder to reduce the path:
cd\
cd Users
cd Yourfolder
cd Appdata
cd Roaming
cd Microsoft
cd Windows
attrib -s -h Cookies

or copy and paste this (but edit for your folder),
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Wind ows"

attrib -s -h Cookies

I right clicked and used the attrib command.
Worked ok.

Thanks,
James

"Dave-UK" <> wrote in message
news:#...
>
> "JamesJ" <jjy@darwin_roadrunne0r.com> wrote in message
> news:...
>> I was going to try that buit i;'s extremely difficult to type the entire
>> path to the cookies folder.
>> Anyway to paste the path? ctl-v doesn't do it in the command prompt.
>>
>> James
>>
>
> You can right-click in the command window and select ' Paste '.
>
> If that doesn't work then navigate to the folder to reduce the path:
> cd\
> cd Users
> cd Yourfolder
> cd Appdata
> cd Roaming
> cd Microsoft
> cd Windows
> attrib -s -h Cookies
>
> or copy and paste this (but edit for your folder),
> "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Wind ows"
>
> attrib -s -h Cookies
>
>
>

Didn't realize I can right click there.

Thanks,
James

<.> wrote in message news:...
> Right click and choose Paste works.
>
> --
> .
> --
> "JamesJ" <jjy@darwin_roadrunne0r.com> wrote in message
> news:...
>>I was going to try that buit i;'s extremely difficult to type the entire
>>path to the cookies folder.
>> Anyway to paste the path? ctl-v doesn't do it in the command prompt.
>>
>> James
>>
>> "Dave-UK" <> wrote in message
>> news:#...
>>>
>>> "JamesJ" <jjy@darwin_roadrunne0r.com> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> I can't "see"
>>>> C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Window s\Cookies
>>>> unless I uncheck 'Hide protected operating system files' in folder
>>>> options.
>>>>
>>>> Why would Vista consider the contents of this folder operating system
>>>> files?
>>>>
>>>> How do I change the Hidden attribute for for this folder?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> James
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I don't know why the cookies folder is hidden but you can
>>> change the hidden attribute with the Attrib command in a
>>> Command Prompt window.
>>>
>>> http://www.computerhope.com/attribhl.htm
>>>
>>> An easier way is to use this free utility which adds an
>>> entry to your right-click menu - ' Change Attributes...'
>>>
>>> http://www.petges.lu
>>>
>>>
>>>
>