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:
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.
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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SUMAN
Thanks for your solution....
catherine
hi, i downloaded internet explorer 8 and now i cant see the folder window when i want to make attachments or save programs when using internet explorer. can anyone help me out?
VG
^^ Sorry but I can't understand your problem. If you can't see the options, you can enable Menubar by pressing ALT key and it'll become visible.
ScrapCindy
OMGosh thank you SO much. The file folder names just dissapeared and I couldn't figure out what the heck happened. I've looked on many sites and I didn't understand what they wanted me to do. You explained it perfectly. thank you.
frost
damn maN.,
it'z awesome...
i've been downloading tonnes of antivirus s/w's for thiz problem..
but yu've solved thiz probs in seconds...
thankZ a lot dude....~~!
ChrisS
Thansk - this was a minor nuisance, but since the problem was with my pictures folder, it turned ito a major inconvenience. To got the fix to work, I had to toggle back to list view and then to thumbnail view, but the names are now there. thanks!!
willy
very easy, very usefull
shadylady
Thank you so much. This is the only place I could find that solved my frustrating problem.