diff --git a/interface/app/$libraryId/Explorer/store.ts b/interface/app/$libraryId/Explorer/store.ts
index 315bad05120c..34a2effb8d5e 100644
--- a/interface/app/$libraryId/Explorer/store.ts
+++ b/interface/app/$libraryId/Explorer/store.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export const createDefaultExplorerSettings = <TOrder extends Ordering>(args?: {
 		layoutMode: 'grid' as ExplorerLayout,
 		gridItemSize: 110 as number,
 		showBytesInGridView: true as boolean,
-		showHiddenFiles: true as boolean,
+		showHiddenFiles: false as boolean,
 		mediaColumns: 8 as number,
 		mediaAspectSquare: false as boolean,
 		mediaViewWithDescendants: true as boolean,