bootTel.dat file can't be copied, but also doesn't exist

[octomobiki]

Secondary question for the night:

Freefilesync sees boottel.dat on my T: drive.

if I go on my T: and open the view for 'all hidden files' this file doesn't show up.
if I go into an elevated CMD prompt window and head over to T: and do a search it doesn't show up.

It seems to only show up in freefilesync and is 'unable to be copied' (well I can't see the file so that makes sense)

so then how is freefilesync seeing this file? is it possible that boottel.dat exists still as an inode but not a physical file so it's kinda just stuck out there?

[xCSxXenon]

Viewing hidden files doesn't include hidden system files. It will probably show up if you uncheck "Hide protected operating system files" in File Explorer settings.

[octomobiki]

FREEDOM! it worked! it's gone! thank you so much.

I had forgotten that there were two levels to 'hidden' essentially. thank you!!