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POWER USERS’ CLINIC UNHIDING HIDDEN
FOLDERS

As sneaky and delightful as the hidden-folder trick is, it has a
distinct drawback—you can’t see your hidden folder from
across the network, either. Suppose you went to the upstairs PC

on the network and want to open something in your hidden My
Novel folder (which is downstairs in the kitchen).

Fortunately, you can—if you know the secret.

On the upstairs computer, press +R. In the Run dialog box,

type the path of the hidden folder, using the format \\Computer
Name\Folder Name. For example, enter \\kitchen\my novel$ to

get to the hidden folder called “My Novel$” on the PC called
“Kitchen.” (Capitalization doesn’t matter.) Click OK to open a
window showing the contents of your hidden folder.

If you don’t have an account on the PC you’re invading—an
account with the same name and password as you have on your

own PC—then the Connect To box now appears (Figure 19-5,
bottom).

Here you have to fill in the name and password of an account on

the other computer. This, of course, is a real drag, especially if you
access other people’s files frequently. Fortunately, if you turn on
“Remember my credentials,” you’ll never see this box again. The

next time you want to visit the other PC, you’ll be able to double-
click its icon for instant access.