Unhide Hidden System Folders Like AppData on Windows 8

Here’s a quick guide for beginners how to unhide hidden system folders like AppData on Windows 8

1. Step Open the Windows Explorer by holding Windows key + E

2. Step Go to the hidden system folder AppData by opening C:\Users\(your username) (replace yourusername with your own)

3. Step At the top of the explorer you can see multiple tabs, File, Home, Share, View – select View

4. Step Check the option Hidden Items

5. Step You can now see the folder AppData:

All of the steps above are possible with a simple double-click, using our registry tweak to unhide hidden folders