# Hide / Show Files

Based on specified criteria you can hide files which have been opened. Hidden files are completely transparent to all Yate functionality. You can successively hide files by specifying additional criteria. Files remain hidden until you select aFile>Show All Files menu item. All hidden files are automatically made visible when starting the batch processor or quitting the application. A hidden file may also be made visible if an attempt is made to reload the file.

When showing all files you have three options. As if Opening will add hidden files back in as if they were being opened. In Playlist mode the files will be placed at the end of the list. In Album mode, the default sort will be applied. With Last Applied Sort will add the files and resort with the last applied sort. By Adding at the End the files will be added at the end of the list.

Many of the menu items have different functionality when the Option (Alt) key is pressed. Some of the menu items are not available on the application's File menu.

Selected
  All selected files will be hidden.
Not Selected
  All visible files which are not selected will be hidden.
In the Same Folder
  All files which are in the same folder as any selected file, will be hidden.
In the Same Folder as Clicked Row (Option on Context menu only)
  All files which are in the same folder as the file associated with the clicked row, will be hidden.
Not in the Same Folder
  All files which are not in the same folder as any selected file, will be hidden.
Not in the Same Folder as Clicked Row (Option on Context menu only)
  All files which are not in the same folder as the file associated with the clicked row, will be hidden.
In the Same Album
  All files which are in the same album as any selected file, will be hidden. Note that the album comparisons are performed case insensitive.
In the Same Album as Clicked Row (Option on Context menu only)
  All files which are in the same album as the file associated with the clicked row, will be hidden. Note that the album comparisons are performed case insensitive.
Not in the Same Album
  All files which are not in the same album as any selected file, will be hidden. Note that the album comparisons are performed case insensitive.
Not in the Same Album as Clicked Row (Option on Context menu only)
  All files which are not in the same album as the file associated with the clicked row, will be hidden. Note that the album comparisons are performed case insensitive.
With Same Column Data (Context menu only)
  Data is matched based on a clicked column. The set of matching column data is extracted from all selected files. Any file which has column data found in the matching set, will be hidden.
With Same Column Data as Clicked Row (Option on Context menu only)
  Data is matched based on a clicked column. The set of matching column data is extracted from the file associated with the clicked row. Any file which has column data found in the matching set, will be hidden.
With Different Column Data (Context menu only)
  Data is matched based on a clicked column. The set of matching column data is extracted from all selected files. Any file which does not have column data found in the matching set, will be hidden.
With Different Column Data as Clicked Row (Option on Context menu only)
  Data is matched based on a clicked column. The set of matching column data is extracted from the file associated with the clicked row. Any file which does not have column data found in the matching set, will be hidden.
Matching Filter (Context menu only)
  The specified saved filter is applied. Any file matching the filter criteria is hidden.
Not Matching Filter (Context menu only)
  The specified saved filter is applied. Any file not matching the filter criteria is hidden.

Additional Information:

Filters

Close Files

Select Files