In KeeneticOS v4.3.6.2, all files and directories on external removable devices whose names begin with a dot (e.g., .git, .gitignore) are treated as system files and are therefore hidden. These files and directories become system files specifically when accessed via KeeneticOS. It doesn’t matter how these items ended up on the external removable device, because I uploaded some files and directories via the router running KeeneticOS, while others I copied directly by connecting the removable device to my computer. All of them became system files. Once they become system files, they are treated as such even when the external removable device is connected directly to the computer.
I performed all these operations on devices running the following file systems: Ext4, exFAT, and FAT32. In every case, these files and directories became hidden. The data transfer protocol did not affect this either, as I tested it using both SMB and SFTP. The result remained the same.
In Windows 11, when using the SMB protocol, I was only able to make files and directories visible after enabling the «Show hidden files, folders, and drives» option in File Explorer and disabling «Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)».
In Android 14, when using Cx File Explorer and the SFTP protocol, these files and directories are not displayed at all. If you look at the number of items in the parent directory containing such hidden elements, all files and directories are present and are copied correctly when copying the parent directory in which they are located, but there is no way to interact with them. You can find a file manager that can handle system hidden items, but the problem here is that user files and directories that shouldn’t be system files become system files.
At first, I thought that KeeneticOS simply wouldn't return them when requested and would say they were missing, but that's not the case. All the files and directories don't disappear but become system files, which makes it impossible to work with them normally.
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In KeeneticOS v4.3.6.2, all files and directories on external removable devices whose names begin with a dot (e.g., .git, .gitignore) are treated as system files and are therefore hidden. These files and directories become system files specifically when accessed via KeeneticOS. It doesn’t matter how these items ended up on the external removable device, because I uploaded some files and directories via the router running KeeneticOS, while others I copied directly by connecting the removable device to my computer. All of them became system files. Once they become system files, they are treated as such even when the external removable device is connected directly to the computer.
I performed all these operations on devices running the following file systems: Ext4, exFAT, and FAT32. In every case, these files and directories became hidden. The data transfer protocol did not affect this either, as I tested it using both SMB and SFTP. The result remained the same.
In Windows 11, when using the SMB protocol, I was only able to make files and directories visible after enabling the «Show hidden files, folders, and drives» option in File Explorer and disabling «Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)».
In Android 14, when using Cx File Explorer and the SFTP protocol, these files and directories are not displayed at all. If you look at the number of items in the parent directory containing such hidden elements, all files and directories are present and are copied correctly when copying the parent directory in which they are located, but there is no way to interact with them. You can find a file manager that can handle system hidden items, but the problem here is that user files and directories that shouldn’t be system files become system files.
At first, I thought that KeeneticOS simply wouldn't return them when requested and would say they were missing, but that's not the case. All the files and directories don't disappear but become system files, which makes it impossible to work with them normally.
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