Couldn't find "Hidden" categories

[Samurai 47]

Recently I found an annoying problem and it bugs me little bit. I found that I couldn't find Hidden categories in my Steam.
http://i.imgur.com/YDo0fXv.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/XVIP9MT.jpg

You may say you won't have Hidden unless you hide a game. But I DID hide a game before, it's a free weekend game. Now it causes that even I hide a new game, still there is no Hidden to let me unhide them.
The only way I could SEE them is from Big Picture Mode, but I can't unhide game in that mode.
http://i.imgur.com/qjmCgr0.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Wh9nUIL.jpg

I dunno this was caused because I hided a free weekend game, or it is a bug or something? Is there a way to solve it?

[Samurai 47]

Still no help?

[Tev]

It's likely the Free Weekend game, yes.

Same thing happens if you favorite/categorize it and it goes off the free weekend list (if uninstalled); you can remove it once it becomes free weekend again (or you buy it; or someone Family Shares it to you.)

Now it causes that even I hide a new game, still there is no Hidden to let me unhide them.

So you tried another game; now it's stuck to Hidden (2) ?

EDIT

What's the game you've hidden? You can see its APP-ID from the URL.

i.e. http://steamcommunity.com/app/XXXXXX (Game hub)

Navigate yourself to

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<user-ID>\7\remote\sharedconfig.vdf

Your user-ID is 120763122

Open it up with WordPad; hit CTRL+F and type in the APP-ID.
Now change the value "Hidden" "1" to "Hidden" "0".
Save the file and try re-launching the Steam -client.

[Samurai 47]

Originally posted by Teutep:

It's likely the Free Weekend game, yes.

Same thing happens if you favorite/categorize it and it goes off the free weekend list (if uninstalled); you can remove it once it becomes free weekend again (or you buy it; or someone Family Shares it to you.)

Now it causes that even I hide a new game, still there is no Hidden to let me unhide them.

So you tried another game; now it's stuck to Hidden (2) ?

EDIT

What's the game you've hidden? You can see its APP-ID from the URL.

i.e. http://steamcommunity.com/app/XXXXXX (Game hub)

Navigate yourself to

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<user-ID>\7\remote\sharedconfig.vdf

Your user-ID is 120763122

Open it up with WordPad; hit CTRL+F and type in the APP-ID.
Now change the value "Hidden" "1" to "Hidden" "0".
Save the file and try re-launching the Steam -client.

Thanks for reply. Yes, I tried any way to access "Hidden" in library, still I couldn't. I searched for answer that tells me it should be in there (categorizes), but whatever I did, even I tried to hide another game.

[76561198153558496]

Originally posted by Teutep:
It's likely the Free Weekend game, yes.

Same thing happens if you favorite/categorize it and it goes off the free weekend list (if uninstalled); you can remove it once it becomes free weekend again (or you buy it; or someone Family Shares it to you.)

Now it causes that even I hide a new game, still there is no Hidden to let me unhide them.

So you tried another game; now it's stuck to Hidden (2) ?

EDIT

What's the game you've hidden? You can see its APP-ID from the URL.

i.e. http://steamcommunity.com/app/XXXXXX (Game hub)

Navigate yourself to
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<user-ID>\7\remote\sharedconfig.vdf
Your user-ID is 120763122

Open it up with WordPad; hit CTRL+F and type in the APP-ID.
Now change the value "Hidden" "1" to "Hidden" "0".
Save the file and try re-launching the Steam -client.
Thanks for reply. Yes, I tried any way to access "Hidden" in library, still I couldn't. I searched for answer that tells me it should be in there (categorizes), but whatever I did, even I tried to hide another game.Originally posted by Teutep:
It's likely the Free Weekend game, yes.

Same thing happens if you favorite/categorize it and it goes off the free weekend list (if uninstalled); you can remove it once it becomes free weekend again (or you buy it; or someone Family Shares it to you.)

Now it causes that even I hide a new game, still there is no Hidden to let me unhide them.

So you tried another game; now it's stuck to Hidden (2) ?

EDIT

What's the game you've hidden? You can see its APP-ID from the URL.

i.e. http://steamcommunity.com/app/XXXXXX (Game hub)

Navigate yourself to
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<user-ID>\7\remote\sharedconfig.vdf
Your user-ID is 120763122

Open it up with WordPad; hit CTRL+F and type in the APP-ID.
Now change the value "Hidden" "1" to "Hidden" "0".
Save the file and try re-launching the Steam -client.
Thanks for reply. Yes, I tried any way to access "Hidden" in library, still I couldn't. I searched for answer that tells me it should be in there (categorizes), but whatever I did, even I tried to hide another game.

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[Samurai 47]

Originally posted by Nightenhelser:

If Teutep's method didn't work then you don't have that free weekend game in your library anymore

I understand, but right now the problem is I can't find "Hidden" in my categories even I hide another game. It means that I can't unhide the game in normal way.

[Tev]

Originally posted by riap0526:

Originally posted by Nightenhelser:

If Teutep's method didn't work then you don't have that free weekend game in your library anymore

I understand, but right now the problem is I can't find "Hidden" in my categories even I hide another game. It means that I can't unhide the game in normal way.

So the said APP-ID wasn't in the .vdf -file?

[Samurai 47]

Originally posted by Teutep:

Originally posted by riap0526:

I understand, but right now the problem is I can't find "Hidden" in my categories even I hide another game. It means that I can't unhide the game in normal way.

So the said APP-ID wasn't in the .vdf -file?

Just did the way you said. Now everything is fine, I can unhide and find "Hidden", but I lose all categories I had set.

[Tev]

It shouldn't have reset your categories if you only set the 1 to 0 though? Either way, glad to hear if it otherwise works.

Sorry for the hassle!

[Samurai 47]

Originally posted by Teutep:

It shouldn't have reset your categories if you only set the 1 to 0 though? Either way, glad to hear if it otherwise works.

Sorry for the hassle!

Yeah, I just set the 1 to 0, and then found that all categories gone. Anyway, it works, thanks again. I'm glad that I only have 200 games to set categories.

[Tev]

If it means anything. You can hold down CTRL while you click the games to select multiple games at once.

If you need to set a range of games from Point A to B, you can hold down both CTRL and SHIFT and then click the first and the last entry to select everything in between.

[Samurai 47]

Originally posted by Teutep:

If it means anything. You can hold down CTRL while you click the games to select multiple games at once.

If you need to set a range of games from Point A to B, you can hold down both CTRL and SHIFT and then click the first and the last entry to select everything in between.

Didn't know that. Thanks for the imformation.