KDE Plasma basically just made the "Show Hidden Places" grayed out and i can't click on it to see hidden files

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So, i’m using arch linux (Not EndeavourOS, just simply pure, vanilla base arch. which i used archinstall to install it) and i’m using KDE Plasma, i open up Dolphin and i don’t know why but the show hidden places feature (y’know to show hidden files) is completely grayed out and i can’t click on it. (screenshot shown is taken with my phone cause i can’t screenshot while the context menu is opened)

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What happened?! (ignore the way it looks, i have a custom theme and an icon pack installed)

Hopefully someone at least provides a solution.

EDIT: forgot to mention, the reason why i posted this here instead of the actual arch forum is because at the time of writing this. arch’s website is down completely so i hope it’s okay to post something like this here instead considering since EndeavourOS and Arch are basically the same thing iirc)

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You can (spectacle)

I don’t have that option in dolphin, I did CTRL+H to show/hide hidden files

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Oh huh, CTRL+H does work

but still i’m a bit confused as to why the option in the context menu of all things is grayed out

Thanks for your reply btw, i’ll wait for more people to reply just in case anyone else knows why the option is grayed out in dolphin’s context menu

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You are looking at the wrong option ,show hidden places is used in case you have hidden a option in the left column of dolphin. If you go to the hamburger menu click at the last item on the next menu>view.

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…oh my god i’m dumb LMFAO

i didn’t even realize about that, thank you so much for replying

genuinely, thank you! i’ll be sure to try to remember where that option is

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