
Information
When you copy or move a folder to a destination that already contains a folder with the same name, you can get a folder merge conflict for a Confirm Folder Replace dialog to confirm merging it with the folder at the destination.
Folder merge conflicts are hidden by default in Windows 10.
This tutorial will show you how to show or hide folder merge conflicts to Confirm Folder Replace for your account in Windows 10.

Note
Setting to show or hide folder merge conflicts will not affect file merge conflicts like below.
CONTENTS:
- Option One: To Show or Hide Folder Merge Conflicts using Folder Options
- Option Two: To Show or Hide Folder Merge Conflicts using a REG file
EXAMPLE: "Confirm Folder Replace" dialog from folder merge conflict

OPTION ONE
To Show or Hide Folder Merge Conflicts using Folder Options
1. Open
Folder Options.
2. Click/tap on the
View tab,
check (default) or
uncheck Hide folder merge conflicts in "Advanced settings" for what you want, and click/tap on
OK. (see screenshot below)

OPTION TWO
To Show or Hide Folder Merge Conflicts using a REG file

Note
The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
HideMergeConflicts DWORD
0 = Show
1 = Hide
1. Do
step 2 (show) or
step 3 (hide) below for what you would like to do.
2. To Show Folder Merge Conflicts
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to
step 4 below.
Show_folder_merge_conflicts.reg
Download
3. To Hide Folder Merge Conflicts
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to
step 4 below.
Hide_folder_merge_conflicts.reg
Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6. When prompted, click/tap on
Run,
Yes (
UAC),
Yes, and
OK to approve the merge.
7. If you like, you can now delete the downloaded .reg file.
That's it,
Shawn