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Configure Windows to treat '.' directories as hidden

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Mar 15, 2026479 views
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Many cross platform tools use the unix convention of prefixing directory names with a period to indicate they are meta directories and should not be included in file listings and directory searches. Is there a way to configure Windows so that it treats directories with a leading period as if they h…

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Fix for: Configure Windows to treat '.' directories as hidden

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You can't do that by normal way. Perhaps with some software... Below, you can see an way - not the best, but to do manually for your particular case. For both cases, you must hide files with hidden attribute in Windows Explorer > Tools > View mode: …

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