how to list hidden folders in windows command line

For showing all the folders which are hidden we can use the dir command in the windows command line

 dir /a:dh /s d:\


 the above command will show all the hidden directories in the drive D:\, it will also show the sub directories. Change the last string to the specified drive or folder where you want to search

for writing these output to a file , use the below command

dir /a:dh /s d:\ > FilesName.txt

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windows 7 opening command prompt to start with the folder selected

windows 7 opening command prompt to start with a folder we have selected

1. Go to the folder you want the command prompt to start with
2. press shift + right click the mouse 
3. you can see an option "Open command window here" 
4.  click on it and command prompt will open with the path you right clicked