Powertoys: [PowerToys Run] hidden files should be ignored in results

[JolyonJostar]

please don't scan my hidden files

I set those files hidden because they are private, don't want them to be shown in PowerToys Run

[crutkas]

agreed, should be an easy adjustment on the indexer plugin

[RobertBernstein]

This seems like it should be a option. I would prefer to change a setting for PT Run to either include my hidden files or not.

[crutkas]

This seems like it should be a option. I would prefer to change a setting for PT Run to either include my hidden files or not.

@RobertBernstein What is the scenario you would want these files scanned.

[htcfreek]

This seems like it should be a option. I would prefer to change a setting for PT Run to either include my hidden files or not.

@RobertBernstein What is the scenario you would want these files scanned.

When I need from %appdata% or something else.

I think we should have the option to enable it if wanted or should enable it automatically if the explorer setting is enabled.

[crutkas]

When I need from %appdata% or something else.

I think we should have the option to enable it if wanted or should enable it automatically if the explorer setting is enabled.

feels like this needs to be a forced query option, by the time you go in, turn on the option then requery, you could have just nav'ed to the file.

[RobertBernstein]

I can't think of a scenario where I'd want to search my hidden files right now, but there are times when I want a Windows search to turn up hidden or system files and it would be nice to have the option in PowerToys Run so it could be my single tool for locating files. I like the idea of having it use the Windows File Explorer setting for hidden files, but if that's not preferable then please include an option within PowerToys Run. Thanks!

[crutkas]

Maybe a command to force hidden to be searched as well. To me, having to turn on a setting to do it feels like you already lost any time savings and becomes a pain.

[htcfreek]

Maybe a command to force hidden to be searched as well. To me, having to turn on a setting to do it feels like you already lost any time savings and becomes a pain.

This idea sounds interesting.
Maybe like this:

ntuser.dat +Atrib:system,hidden

[crutkas]

Fixed in 0.19.0, please visit https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/ for the latest release