Hidden files and folders problem

[ronjnk]

Hi Support,
This may or may not be a problem. When I go to my "home" folder, everything I see is proper. Hidden files and folders are hidden as they should be.

But if utilize my home folder from other programs, it displays all files and folders hidden and all.

For example: I open an image in GIMP and want to save to home folder, when I go to that folder, it displays every normal file and folder as well as all hidden files and folders. Seems to be true of any program that accesses my home folder. It never used to be that way and I have my doubts ubuntu or xubuntu has made that base change.

I'm wondering if anybody else sees this too. It all works and isn't a big deal and I can live with it but it's confusing to see all hidden system files and folders. Thanks for any input.

[torreydale]

I don't see that behavior.  If you do, hit Ctrl-H to toggle it from show all to hidden.

Also to help others to help you, fill out more of your forum profile.  The rest of us can't tell if you're on Linux Lite 1.x, 2.x, or 3.x, whether you're running 32-bit or 64-bit, how much memory you have, what type of processor or graphics card you're running, etc.  If you don't know that information, open a terminal and type in the following:

Code:

inxi -F

[ronjnk]

Torreydale... thank you so much. That solved that problem. It is no longer a problem system wide. I don't know if it remains solved after I turn the computer off and back on again, but easy enough to hit Ctrl-H.

I had trouble signing in this morning and the login did ask for some system input which I did but evidently it didn't update. I will update now. Thanks again. I hope your day goes well!