# My OP v12-13 treat ALL files as Hidden
**URL:** https://resource.dopus.com/t/my-op-v12-13-treat-all-files-as-hidden/48683
**Category:** Help & Support
**Created:** [February 5, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/my-op-v12-13-treat-all-files-as-hidden/48683 "2024-02-05T23:31:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@XOR42](https://resource.dopus.com/u/XOR42)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/my-op-v12-13-treat-all-files-as-hidden/48683/1 "2024-02-05T23:31:15Z")
Any time I start DO, ZERO files are shown but the lower window margin shows some number of "hidden" files. That is the same number as all the files in each folder.
I searched for this bug in the forum but was unable to find a reference.
Of course, I can enable "Show Everything" but that is a workaround - not a fix.
I have literally millions of files but only an astronomically few are hidden.
So, in effect, I always cannot see my files until I pretend they are actually hidden and set the window to show Everything.
Home I am missing something obvious.
And, yes, I have verifie. the actual attributes and early are are NOT hidden.
Thanks in advance/
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### Author:  [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/my-op-v12-13-treat-all-files-as-hidden/48683/2 "2024-02-05T23:43:33Z")
What's set under Preferences / Filtering and Sorting / Global Filters?
Also Folder \> Folder Format \> Hide Filters and Show Filters.
("Folder Format" may be called "Folder Options" if using toolbars from Opus 12.)
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### Author:  [@XOR42](https://resource.dopus.com/u/XOR42)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2024, 12:36am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/my-op-v12-13-treat-all-files-as-hidden/48683/3 "2024-02-06T00:36:43Z")
Thanks for the quick response, Leo.
Nothing is set in Global Filters. All unchecked.
The problem is really simple.
All of my files (millions) that are _NOT_ set to hidden are listed as hidden by DO.
I have to force DO to display EVERYTHING when I should not need to.
It's tedious, confusing, and really baffling 😉
Dr. Tom
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### Author:  [@XOR42](https://resource.dopus.com/u/XOR42)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2024, 12:40am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/my-op-v12-13-treat-all-files-as-hidden/48683/4 "2024-02-06T00:40:49Z")
Ps. Re your 2nd note about "Folder \> Folder Format \> Hide Filters and Show Filters"
Can't find that preferences path in my v13.1.
Can you elucidate that more for my tired eyes?
Tx Dr Tom
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### Author:  [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/my-op-v12-13-treat-all-files-as-hidden/48683/5 "2024-02-06T00:50:26Z")
Sorry, I should've said the other one was back in the main window. Here's a screenshot of what it looks like.
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### Author:  [@XOR42](https://resource.dopus.com/u/XOR42)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/my-op-v12-13-treat-all-files-as-hidden/48683/6 "2024-02-06T01:16:39Z")
Thanks again, Leo.
Alas, I see nothing under [folder] in top bar that could force DO to treat regular files as hidden when they are not.
It's a head scratcher.
Dr. Tom
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### Author:  [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/my-op-v12-13-treat-all-files-as-hidden/48683/7 "2024-02-06T01:40:04Z")
Did you look in the Folder Format, filter tabs that I mentioned?
They look like this:
Are you seeing nothing even if you go to C:\ ? Not even the Windows folder?