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Useful Apps: Make Hidden

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Suwon Yoon
Suwon Yoon
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What is Make Hidden?​

Make Hidden is a VS Code plugin that provides more control over your excluded items in your "Project Directory". You can perform actions such as show, hide, hide multiple on file and folders from the context menu. You can also keep track of these items their own window view pane.

How do you start using Make Hidden?​

Install​

Open up your VS Code application.

Go to Extensions, which can be found on the left sidebar.

Search for Make Hidden, and install.

Usage​

Hide

Right click on a file or folder in the projects directory. Then select Hide to exclude that item rendering it invisible.

Hide Multiple

Selecting Hide Multiple will bring up and multi selection window where you are able to choose the items you wish to hide.

Hide By

Right click on a file or folder in the projects directory. Then select Hide By and you will be presented with the following options:

  • By name: Hide all items that match the selected items name.
  • By extension: To only target & exclude items with the corresponding extension.
  • From root: Hide all files/folders from the root.
  • From current directory: Hide all from the directory the ite is in.
  • From current & child directories: Hide all matching items from the directory the item is in and all child.
  • Child directories only: Will hide all files/folders from the root.

How do I use Make Hidden?​

I usually use Make Hidden when doing website development, as there are many folders that I will simply never open. If you clear the workspace, it becomes really easy to find which folder or file you were looking for.