Why doesn't DIR show C:\Users\Yours Truly\AppData?

Solution 1:

It's marked as hidden. You can view it if you do dir /ah "C:\Users\Yours Truly"... or dir /ad "C:\Users\Yours Truly". (ah = all hidden files, ad = all directories including hidden)

Another quick shortcut to get there is: use

CD %appdata%\..

%appdata% is an environment variable that defaults to your current appdata folder. In Windows, this can be roaming, local, or localnew. Almost everything uses C:\Users\Yours Truly\AppData\Roaming... so in most cases it's probably better just to use the %appdata% variable instead of the parent directory of %appdata%.

Solution 2:

They are hidden folders. You need to go into the Organize Menu > Folder and Search Options > View Tab > Show hidden files and folders. Then you will be able to see them.

Solution 3:

Is your AppData folder set to be hidden? If you can see it in Explorer (which you say you can), right click on it and uncheck the Hidden option. Then you should be able to see it with dir.

edit: if it was hidden, the reason you can see it in Explorer is because of your Folder Options for Explorer for "View Hidden Files and Folders"

edit2: I misread your post and assumed you COULD see AppData, but you were just talking about the path. If you go to C:\Users\YoursTruly and you cannot see the AppData folder, then you need to change your Folder Options to view it as a hidden folder. Then you can make AppData a visible folder and it won't matter.