# Viewing Windows Documents and Settings sub-folders

**URL:** https://resource.dopus.com/t/viewing-windows-documents-and-settings-sub-folders/6791
**Category:** Help & Support
**Created:** [September 23, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/viewing-windows-documents-and-settings-sub-folders/6791 "2008-09-23T18:31:44Z")
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### Author: ![gmoline](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/bc79bd/32.png) [@gmoline](https://resource.dopus.com/u/gmoline)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/viewing-windows-documents-and-settings-sub-folders/6791/1 "2008-09-23T18:31:44Z")

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How do I configure Directory Opus to display all of the sub-folders in the Windows "Documents and Settings" folder? Currently some folders are missing, such as Application Data and Local Settings. These folders are viewable in Windows Explorer.

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### Author: ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/viewing-windows-documents-and-settings-sub-folders/6791/2 "2008-09-23T18:47:36Z")

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You must have Opus set not to show Hidden files/folders.

If you want them shown all the time then go through all of your [Folder Formats](https://resource.dopus.com/t/folder-formats-quick-guide/1313/1) and make sure they do not have the H checkbox set under Filters / Hide Filter (see below).

If you only want to see the hidden items temporarily, hiding them normally, then you can make a toolbar button or hotkey which runs this command:

```auto
Set HIDEFILTERATTR=h
```

(That command will act as a toggle automatically.)  
 ![](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/9/c969e216b526640de769c4e08084d43e30489254.png)

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### Author: ![Jon](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/jon/32/12713_2.png) [@Jon](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Jon)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/viewing-windows-documents-and-settings-sub-folders/6791/3 "2008-09-23T20:04:33Z")

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Also check that Preferences -\> Folders -\> Options -\> Hide protected operating system files is not turned on.