Command Prompt and file explorer don't show the same folders [closed]





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When I create a folder in cmd using mkdir it doesn't show up in file explorer and vice versa. I've checked show hidden files in file explorer but still no luck. Anyone got any ideas?










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closed as too broad by Ramhound, DrMoishe Pippik, fixer1234, bertieb, music2myear Jan 31 at 17:20


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  • Are you looking in the same directory working in cmd? If so what is it

    – Elie
    Jan 28 at 22:46











  • Can you do the following. Open a CMD prompt and change to C: by typing CD then type mkdir testing. Then cd testing followed by start . Do you enter the directory in Explorer? Can you go into the directories in Explorer or can you just not see them. In this case can you see the testing directory in explorer when in C:

    – HelpingHand
    Jan 28 at 22:51













  • Did you press F5 in the Explorer?

    – zx485
    Jan 28 at 22:54











  • Ahhhhhh sorted, it was making folders in the wrong place, two of my folders were too similarly named so I was looking in one and not the other! Thanks so much both of you

    – Rosa Scully
    Jan 28 at 22:54











  • I'm voting to close this question because OP indicated it was due to not spotting two similarly named directories

    – bertieb
    Jan 30 at 19:31


















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When I create a folder in cmd using mkdir it doesn't show up in file explorer and vice versa. I've checked show hidden files in file explorer but still no luck. Anyone got any ideas?










share|improve this question













closed as too broad by Ramhound, DrMoishe Pippik, fixer1234, bertieb, music2myear Jan 31 at 17:20


Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.



















  • Are you looking in the same directory working in cmd? If so what is it

    – Elie
    Jan 28 at 22:46











  • Can you do the following. Open a CMD prompt and change to C: by typing CD then type mkdir testing. Then cd testing followed by start . Do you enter the directory in Explorer? Can you go into the directories in Explorer or can you just not see them. In this case can you see the testing directory in explorer when in C:

    – HelpingHand
    Jan 28 at 22:51













  • Did you press F5 in the Explorer?

    – zx485
    Jan 28 at 22:54











  • Ahhhhhh sorted, it was making folders in the wrong place, two of my folders were too similarly named so I was looking in one and not the other! Thanks so much both of you

    – Rosa Scully
    Jan 28 at 22:54











  • I'm voting to close this question because OP indicated it was due to not spotting two similarly named directories

    – bertieb
    Jan 30 at 19:31














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When I create a folder in cmd using mkdir it doesn't show up in file explorer and vice versa. I've checked show hidden files in file explorer but still no luck. Anyone got any ideas?










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When I create a folder in cmd using mkdir it doesn't show up in file explorer and vice versa. I've checked show hidden files in file explorer but still no luck. Anyone got any ideas?







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closed as too broad by Ramhound, DrMoishe Pippik, fixer1234, bertieb, music2myear Jan 31 at 17:20


Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.









closed as too broad by Ramhound, DrMoishe Pippik, fixer1234, bertieb, music2myear Jan 31 at 17:20


Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.















  • Are you looking in the same directory working in cmd? If so what is it

    – Elie
    Jan 28 at 22:46











  • Can you do the following. Open a CMD prompt and change to C: by typing CD then type mkdir testing. Then cd testing followed by start . Do you enter the directory in Explorer? Can you go into the directories in Explorer or can you just not see them. In this case can you see the testing directory in explorer when in C:

    – HelpingHand
    Jan 28 at 22:51













  • Did you press F5 in the Explorer?

    – zx485
    Jan 28 at 22:54











  • Ahhhhhh sorted, it was making folders in the wrong place, two of my folders were too similarly named so I was looking in one and not the other! Thanks so much both of you

    – Rosa Scully
    Jan 28 at 22:54











  • I'm voting to close this question because OP indicated it was due to not spotting two similarly named directories

    – bertieb
    Jan 30 at 19:31



















  • Are you looking in the same directory working in cmd? If so what is it

    – Elie
    Jan 28 at 22:46











  • Can you do the following. Open a CMD prompt and change to C: by typing CD then type mkdir testing. Then cd testing followed by start . Do you enter the directory in Explorer? Can you go into the directories in Explorer or can you just not see them. In this case can you see the testing directory in explorer when in C:

    – HelpingHand
    Jan 28 at 22:51













  • Did you press F5 in the Explorer?

    – zx485
    Jan 28 at 22:54











  • Ahhhhhh sorted, it was making folders in the wrong place, two of my folders were too similarly named so I was looking in one and not the other! Thanks so much both of you

    – Rosa Scully
    Jan 28 at 22:54











  • I'm voting to close this question because OP indicated it was due to not spotting two similarly named directories

    – bertieb
    Jan 30 at 19:31

















Are you looking in the same directory working in cmd? If so what is it

– Elie
Jan 28 at 22:46





Are you looking in the same directory working in cmd? If so what is it

– Elie
Jan 28 at 22:46













Can you do the following. Open a CMD prompt and change to C: by typing CD then type mkdir testing. Then cd testing followed by start . Do you enter the directory in Explorer? Can you go into the directories in Explorer or can you just not see them. In this case can you see the testing directory in explorer when in C:

– HelpingHand
Jan 28 at 22:51







Can you do the following. Open a CMD prompt and change to C: by typing CD then type mkdir testing. Then cd testing followed by start . Do you enter the directory in Explorer? Can you go into the directories in Explorer or can you just not see them. In this case can you see the testing directory in explorer when in C:

– HelpingHand
Jan 28 at 22:51















Did you press F5 in the Explorer?

– zx485
Jan 28 at 22:54





Did you press F5 in the Explorer?

– zx485
Jan 28 at 22:54













Ahhhhhh sorted, it was making folders in the wrong place, two of my folders were too similarly named so I was looking in one and not the other! Thanks so much both of you

– Rosa Scully
Jan 28 at 22:54





Ahhhhhh sorted, it was making folders in the wrong place, two of my folders were too similarly named so I was looking in one and not the other! Thanks so much both of you

– Rosa Scully
Jan 28 at 22:54













I'm voting to close this question because OP indicated it was due to not spotting two similarly named directories

– bertieb
Jan 30 at 19:31





I'm voting to close this question because OP indicated it was due to not spotting two similarly named directories

– bertieb
Jan 30 at 19:31










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