Windows command-line command to list hidden folders

Use the following command:

dir /a:hd C:\folder\

The difference between what you were typing and this command is that you were using a - to indicate the switch, not a /. In most windows command line applications, this doesn't matter, but in the case of the dir command, you must use a slash, not a dash.

The /a switch changes which attributes are displayed. h shows hidden files and d shows just directories. Make sure you keep the trailing slash on the end of the folder path. I just tested, and it worked fine.

• dir/a should show hidden folders.
• dir /a:d shows all directories.
• dir /a:h shows all hidden files.

Try dir /adh (without the colon) to combine.

To list all files and folders, including hidden and system ones, use dir with /a flag:

dir /a C:\