diff --git a/src/main/java/directory/FileTreeItem.java b/src/main/java/directory/FileTreeItem.java
index e3f5c9a..e7d4902 100644
--- a/src/main/java/directory/FileTreeItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/directory/FileTreeItem.java
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ private ObservableList<FileTreeItem> buildChildren(TreeItem<IronFile> ironTreeIt
                 ObservableList<FileTreeItem> children = FXCollections.observableArrayList();
 
                 for (IronFile childFile : files) {
-                    if(childFile.filter.accept(childFile, childFile.getName())) {
+//                    if(childFile.filter.accept(childFile, childFile.getName())) { // saved for later
                         children.add(new FileTreeItem(childFile));
-                    }
+//                    }
                 }
                 return children;
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/directory/IronFile.java b/src/main/java/directory/IronFile.java
index ab849c9..754b9e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/directory/IronFile.java
+++ b/src/main/java/directory/IronFile.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class IronFile extends File {
     public IronFile(String pathname) {
         super(pathname);
         isRoot = (getParent() == null);
-//        filter = new IronFileFilter();
+        filter = new IronFileFilter();
     }
     /**
      * Construct an IronFile that extends File. This is an overloaded method
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public IronFile(String pathname) {
     public IronFile(File file) {
         super(file.getPath());
         isRoot = (getParent() == null);
-//        filter = new IronFileFilter();
+        filter = new IronFileFilter();
         fileAttributeView =  Files.getFileAttributeView(this.toPath(), UserDefinedFileAttributeView.class);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/utils/IronFileFilter.java b/src/main/java/utils/IronFileFilter.java
index 763d585..733c73f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/utils/IronFileFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/utils/IronFileFilter.java
@@ -19,13 +19,8 @@ public boolean accept(File file, String name) {
             isSymbolic = Files.isSymbolicLink(file.toPath());
             isRegularFile = Files.isRegularFile(file.toPath());
         } catch(Exception e) {
-
-        }
-
-        if(hidden || isSymbolic || (!isRegularFile && !file.isDirectory())) {
-            //System.out.println(name + " is hidden or a symbolic link, or just not a regular file");
-            return false;
+            System.out.println(e);
         }
-        return true;
+        return !(hidden || isSymbolic || (!isRegularFile && !file.isDirectory()));
     }
 }