Open File Explorer from the taskbar. Select View > Show > Hidden items. Learn how to show hidden files, folders, and drives in Windows.

Find your files in Windows 10 using one of these methods. Search from the taskbar: Type the name of a document (or a keyword from it) into the search box on the taskbar. You'll see results for documents across your PC and OneDrive under Best match.

If you have hidden the left navigation pane and would like to make it visible in your File Explorer window, you can show it again using these steps: Select Start > File Explorer , or select the File Explorer icon in the taskbar. Select View from the Command Bar. Select Show, then select Navigation Pane.

Right-click on a file to access the new context menu. For more info, see Finding items in the File Explorer context menu. Find and open File Explorer in Windows 10 and Windows 11, and customize Quick access by pinning and removing files and folders.

Windows 10. To show libraries in File Explorer, select the View tab, and then select Navigation pane > Show libraries.

Go to the View tab, and then select Options. In the Privacy section, clear the check boxes and select Apply. Now Quick access will only show your pinned folders. (If you turn them back on, files you previously removed from Quick access might show up again.) You can also remove files from Quick access.

Select Task View icon on the taskbar, or press Windows logo key + Tab, and select an activity. Scroll down to see documents you have opened and websites you have browsed. Select to open, use the Search box, or tap on any blank area to close timeline. File Explorer. To open File Explorer, go to Start and type File Explorer in the search box.