Solution: File & Folder Names are not Visible in Windows Explorer

After received a few mails about this problem, today I decided to write this small tutorial.

Many Windows users face a problem in Windows Explorer, when they can’t see file or folder names under a specific folder. Only file and folder icons are visible but their names are hidden.

Here is a small step-by-step tutorial to fix this problem:

For Windows XP:

Open the problematic folder, Press and hold SHIFT key, right-click in empty area and select “View -> Thumbnails“. It’ll toggle the file/folder names.

Actually its a feature to show/hide file names while in Thumbnails mode.

For Windows Vista:

Open the problematic folder, right-click in empty area and de-select “View -> Hide File names“. If the option is not available, then press and hold SHIFT key, right-click in empty area and select “View -> Medium Icons“.

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