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No files displayed at root of W8 drive
I have just made a clean install of W8 Pro. Then I installed a couple of apps.
I noticed that at the root of W8 drive there are only folders and no files shown such as bootmgr, BOOTNXT, etc.
What could be wrong?
OS
W10 Pro/W8.1 Pro/ W7 Ult
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Self Built
CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six-Core
Motherboard
Gigabyte X570 AORUS Ultra 1.1/1.2 BIOS v.F32
Memory
16GBx2 DDR4 3600 G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Sound Card
-
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UP2720Q
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
1TB SATA SSD(OS) SSung 870 EVO, 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD(OS) SSung 970 EVO Plus, 4TB SATA SSD(Data)
PSU
Corsair RM650 650W
Case
Fractal Design Focus G Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, FD-CA-FOCUS-BK-W
Cooling
Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 120 AIO CPU Liquid Cooler
Keyboard
DURGOD TAURUS K320 Mechanical Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Model 1049
Internet Speed
600Mbps/25Mbps
Browser
Firefox & IE
Antivirus
Microsoft Defender
Other Info
ICY DOCK 4 x 2.5 SSD to 5.25 Drive Bay - ExpressCage MR324SP-B
ICY DOCK M.2 NVMe Mobile Rack for External 3.5" Bay - MB834M2K-B
Older - But No Wiser
Pro User
OS
Win 7 Ult SP1 + Win 10 Pro - (x64)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Alienware® ALX X58
CPU
Intel® Core i7-975 Extreme 3.86 GHz 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 Socket 1366 Core i7, Dual Triple Channel DDR3 Mem
Memory
24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
Graphics Card(s)
1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295/Hauppauge HVR2250 TV Tuner
Sound Card
Onboard Soundmax® High definition Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung XL2370 LED
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080P
Hard Drives
2 X 500gb SATA
1 X 1TB SATA
1 X 3TB external eSATA
(Non-RAID)
PSU
Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
Case
Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis with AlienIce 3.0 Video Cooling
Cooling
Alienware® High-Perf. Liquid Cooling + Acoustic Dampening
Keyboard
Microsoft® Wireless Entertainment 8000 + Logitech® G15 Wired
Mouse
Microsoft® Wireless Laser 8000 + Logitech® G9 Wired
Internet Speed
1tbs
Other Info
Using non-RAID on purpose as I find it too fussy and temperamental.
I tried the check mark but it has no effect. Please see the following:
OS
W10 Pro/W8.1 Pro/ W7 Ult
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Self Built
CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six-Core
Motherboard
Gigabyte X570 AORUS Ultra 1.1/1.2 BIOS v.F32
Memory
16GBx2 DDR4 3600 G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Sound Card
-
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UP2720Q
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
1TB SATA SSD(OS) SSung 870 EVO, 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD(OS) SSung 970 EVO Plus, 4TB SATA SSD(Data)
PSU
Corsair RM650 650W
Case
Fractal Design Focus G Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, FD-CA-FOCUS-BK-W
Cooling
Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 120 AIO CPU Liquid Cooler
Keyboard
DURGOD TAURUS K320 Mechanical Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Model 1049
Internet Speed
600Mbps/25Mbps
Browser
Firefox & IE
Antivirus
Microsoft Defender
Other Info
ICY DOCK 4 x 2.5 SSD to 5.25 Drive Bay - ExpressCage MR324SP-B
ICY DOCK M.2 NVMe Mobile Rack for External 3.5" Bay - MB834M2K-B
Older - But No Wiser
Pro User
OS
Win 7 Ult SP1 + Win 10 Pro - (x64)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Alienware® ALX X58
CPU
Intel® Core i7-975 Extreme 3.86 GHz 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 Socket 1366 Core i7, Dual Triple Channel DDR3 Mem
Memory
24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
Graphics Card(s)
1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295/Hauppauge HVR2250 TV Tuner
Sound Card
Onboard Soundmax® High definition Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung XL2370 LED
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080P
Hard Drives
2 X 500gb SATA
1 X 1TB SATA
1 X 3TB external eSATA
(Non-RAID)
PSU
Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
Case
Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis with AlienIce 3.0 Video Cooling
Cooling
Alienware® High-Perf. Liquid Cooling + Acoustic Dampening
Keyboard
Microsoft® Wireless Entertainment 8000 + Logitech® G15 Wired
Mouse
Microsoft® Wireless Laser 8000 + Logitech® G9 Wired
Internet Speed
1tbs
Other Info
Using non-RAID on purpose as I find it too fussy and temperamental.
Older - But No Wiser
Pro User
OS
Win 7 Ult SP1 + Win 10 Pro - (x64)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Alienware® ALX X58
CPU
Intel® Core i7-975 Extreme 3.86 GHz 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 Socket 1366 Core i7, Dual Triple Channel DDR3 Mem
Memory
24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
Graphics Card(s)
1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295/Hauppauge HVR2250 TV Tuner
Sound Card
Onboard Soundmax® High definition Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung XL2370 LED
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080P
Hard Drives
2 X 500gb SATA
1 X 1TB SATA
1 X 3TB external eSATA
(Non-RAID)
PSU
Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
Case
Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis with AlienIce 3.0 Video Cooling
Cooling
Alienware® High-Perf. Liquid Cooling + Acoustic Dampening
Keyboard
Microsoft® Wireless Entertainment 8000 + Logitech® G15 Wired
Mouse
Microsoft® Wireless Laser 8000 + Logitech® G9 Wired
Internet Speed
1tbs
Other Info
Using non-RAID on purpose as I find it too fussy and temperamental.
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Team Member
Go to folder options in search menu - then View>Show protected os files
OS
7/8/ubuntu/Linux Deepin
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Folder Option solved the problem. I thought putting check marks on the ribbon graphical interface would do that.
Thanks everyone responded.
OS
W10 Pro/W8.1 Pro/ W7 Ult
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Self Built
CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six-Core
Motherboard
Gigabyte X570 AORUS Ultra 1.1/1.2 BIOS v.F32
Memory
16GBx2 DDR4 3600 G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Sound Card
-
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UP2720Q
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
1TB SATA SSD(OS) SSung 870 EVO, 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD(OS) SSung 970 EVO Plus, 4TB SATA SSD(Data)
PSU
Corsair RM650 650W
Case
Fractal Design Focus G Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, FD-CA-FOCUS-BK-W
Cooling
Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 120 AIO CPU Liquid Cooler
Keyboard
DURGOD TAURUS K320 Mechanical Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Model 1049
Internet Speed
600Mbps/25Mbps
Browser
Firefox & IE
Antivirus
Microsoft Defender
Other Info
ICY DOCK 4 x 2.5 SSD to 5.25 Drive Bay - ExpressCage MR324SP-B
ICY DOCK M.2 NVMe Mobile Rack for External 3.5" Bay - MB834M2K-B
Older - But No Wiser
Pro User
OS
Win 7 Ult SP1 + Win 10 Pro - (x64)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Alienware® ALX X58
CPU
Intel® Core i7-975 Extreme 3.86 GHz 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 Socket 1366 Core i7, Dual Triple Channel DDR3 Mem
Memory
24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
Graphics Card(s)
1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295/Hauppauge HVR2250 TV Tuner
Sound Card
Onboard Soundmax® High definition Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung XL2370 LED
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080P
Hard Drives
2 X 500gb SATA
1 X 1TB SATA
1 X 3TB external eSATA
(Non-RAID)
PSU
Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
Case
Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis with AlienIce 3.0 Video Cooling
Cooling
Alienware® High-Perf. Liquid Cooling + Acoustic Dampening
Keyboard
Microsoft® Wireless Entertainment 8000 + Logitech® G15 Wired
Mouse
Microsoft® Wireless Laser 8000 + Logitech® G9 Wired
Internet Speed
1tbs
Other Info
Using non-RAID on purpose as I find it too fussy and temperamental.