How do I make a hidden folder or file on my computer? Surely, many users are faced with the need to make a hidden folder or hide a file on their computer.
Sometimes you need to hide a folder or file for various reasons. In order not to accidentally delete an important folder or file, especially if other users have access to the computer. Also, a file or folder may be hidden due to confidential data that is not intended for public viewing.
A situation may simply occur when a folder or file needs to be urgently and quickly hidden from strangers, and you will not have time to launch special programs.
You can make a hidden folder using the operating system itself. You can also use programs specially designed for this, in addition, you can put a password on a folder or file, for example, using an archiver or.
Using Windows operating system tools, you can hide a folder or hide a file, and you can also create an invisible folder. Both methods work the same in Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP operating systems.
How to hide a folder on a computer in Windows
In order to make a hidden folder, first you need to right-click on the folder or file, and then select the "Properties" item in the context menu. In the "Properties: folder name" window, in the "General" tab, in the "Attributes" section, you will need to check the box next to the "Hidden" item, and then click on the "OK" button.
In order to hide the file, you need to do the same.
Next, the "Confirmation of Attribute Changes" window opens. In this window, you will need to select one of the options: "Apply changes to this folder only", or "To this folder and to all subfolders and files", and then click on the "OK" button.
- "Confirm changes to this folder only" - only this folder will be hidden.
- "To this folder and to all subfolders and files" - not only this folder will be hidden, but also its subfolders and files will be hidden.
By default, the item "To this folder and to all subfolders and files" is activated. In any case, this folder will be hidden and the folders and files located in it will not be visible.
After that, the folder or file will become hidden and disappear from view.
How to see hidden folders in Windows
In order to show hidden folders or files in Windows, you must enable the display of hidden folders and files in the operating system. This can be done from the "Control Panel" or from any folder. In the folder, you will need to click on the menu button "Organize" => "Folder and Search Options".
After that, the "Folder options" window will open, in which you will need to open the "View" tab, and in the "Additional options" field activate the "Show hidden files, folders and drives" item. Then click on the "OK" or "Apply" => "OK" button.
After that, you can see the hidden folders again.
How to make hidden folders visible
After the display of hidden folders and files has been enabled on your computer, you can open hidden folders and files in order to make them visible again.
In order to display hidden folders, you will need to right-click on a hidden file or hidden folder. Such hidden folders or hidden files will appear semi-transparent.
In the "Properties" window, in the "General" tab, you will need to uncheck the box next to the "Hidden" item, and then click on the "OK" button.
If it was a hidden folder, then in the next window you will need to click on the "OK" button.
Attention! After you finish operations with hidden folders or files, do not forget to activate the "Do not show hidden folders, files and drives" item again.
How to create an invisible folder
First, you will need to create a new folder, or use an existing one. Move the folder that you will make invisible from the center to the edge of the monitor screen so that it is not in the working area of the monitor.
In order to make a folder invisible, you need to right-click on it, and then click on the "Rename" context menu item. On the keyboard, press and hold the "Alt" key, and on the numeric block, enter the numbers "255" in turn. After that, on the "Desktop" you will see a folder with no name. This folder is not hidden yet.
Then the "Properties" window opens. In this window, in the "Settings" tab, you must click on the "Change icon ..." button.
In the "Change icon for a folder" window that opens, in the "Select an icon from the following list" field, you will need to find a free space with transparent icons, and then click on such a transparent icon. After that, in both windows, click on the "OK" button.
The folder disappears from the "Desktop", this folder has become invisible.
This method has disadvantages. Such an invisible folder will be visible when you drag another folder or file over this location, or when this part of the monitor screen is selected.
The invisible folder can also be seen using File Explorer. Open the Desktop folder in Explorer. In this folder, you will see a folder with a transparent icon, which you can open in order to view the contents of the invisible folder.
How to make an invisible folder a hidden folder
In order for the invisible folder to be invisible when you hover the mouse cursor over the screen area, or in a folder in Explorer, the invisible folder can be made hidden. As a result, the hidden folder will have additional protection against detection.
- Move the mouse cursor to the location of the invisible folder, right-click.
- Select Properties from the context menu.
- In the "Properties: folder name" window, in the "General" tab, in the "Attributes" section, check the box next to the "Hidden" item, and then click on the "OK" button.
An invisible folder will become hidden and will not be highlighted when you hover the mouse cursor over the folder location on the Desktop.
How to make an invisible folder visible
In the place where the invisible folder is located, right-click on the invisible folder. This will open the context menu. In the context menu, click on the "Properties" item.
In the "Properties" window, open the "Settings" tab, and then click on the "Change icon ..." button. In the "Change icon for folder" window, select the folder icon, and then in both windows, click on the "OK" button.
After that, the invisible folder becomes visible, only it does not yet have a name.
To name a folder, right-click on the folder and select "Rename" in the context menu. Then give this folder a new name.
Conclusions of the article
In the Windows operating system, you can quickly make a hidden folder, as well as create an invisible folder that disappears from view. With the help of a hidden or invisible folder, the user can hide data that is not intended for public viewing.
How to make a hidden folder in Windows (video)
Hello everyone, dear users! In today's post, we will consider a rather interesting, in my opinion, topic: ... The question immediately arises, for what purpose an invisible folder is created and in what cases it can be created.
I will tell you that an invisible folder is created in order to hide important information on your computer from other users. In general, of course, this method, I would say, is the easiest way to hide your files from other users.
For maximum and reliable protection of their data, an account is usually created for users who work at the same computer. Accordingly, the account is pre-protected with a password, and the level of access for users when working at a computer is set. If you are an active reader of this blog, then you probably know that in one of the previous articles, I covered the topic in detail:
The article outlined all the main nuances when creating an account. I recommend that you read this article for a more complete understanding of such basics as a system administrator and power users.
Also, for additional protection of your files, you can encrypt them by performing an encryption operation. You can find out how to encrypt data in my article.
In today's article, I suggest you consider one of the easiest ways to protect your files. It is worth noting that for novice users who have not encountered a similar process of protecting their files, this article will be very interesting and relevant. Indeed, in some cases, users with some experience when working with a computer hide files in this way, knowing that other novice users do not have sufficient skills and knowledge when working at a computer.
How do I create an invisible folder?
So how do you create an invisible folder? But in fact, everything is quite simple, I will briefly explain what we will have to do for this. First, you will need to create a folder, then use simple commands to make it invisible. Secondly, all that remains is to move the files to this folder.
1.Create a folder on the desktop by right-clicking on a free part of the screen and select "New - folder" from the context menu.
2. Now you need to rename the name of the folder, or rather remove the inscription "New folder". In the last article, I already told you how to do this using a real example, so I recommend that you familiarize yourself.
3. At the next step, you will need to change the picture of the folder, or rather replace the standard picture of the folder with an invisible folder. This is done very simply. To do this, right-click on the created folder and select "Properties" in the context menu. In the window that opens, go to the "Settings" section and in the "Folder icons" section, click "Change icon".
4. Now you just need to select the image of the invisible folder and click "OK". As a result, the folder created on the desktop will disappear. Next, copy your files to this folder.
Thus, your files are now hidden from other users.
The second method, which we will consider with you, allows you to hide a folder by setting the folder's attribute "hidden". In this case, you and I will not change the icon for the folder, and thanks to some settings, we will simply hide the folder. In general, in the operating system, many files have a hidden attribute, which means that they are not visible to users. After all, it happens that sometimes, a user mistakenly deletes system files, which subsequently causes a failure to boot the Windows system. In our case, you can hide the folder as follows.
Go to the properties of the created folder again and in the "General" tab you will need to check the "Hidden" attribute and click "OK".
As a result, the folder created earlier on the desktop will disappear. Accordingly, the question arises of how we can copy files to a hidden folder, because not only other users, but also ourselves, will not see it at the present time. There are several ways to access the hidden folder, or more precisely, to see the previously created folder.
The first way: Open "My Computer" and in the upper left menu click "Organize". Select the appropriate option from the drop-down list.
Now, in a new window that opens, go to the "View" tab and activate the parameter responsible for showing hidden files. Thus, after the above described operation, the hidden folder will be displayed on the desktop and you just have to copy or move your files and documents. Then, deactivate the hide files option again.
Second way is the most simple and allows you to display hidden files and folders on your computer in one click with a hotkey on the keyboard. If the Total Commander program is installed on your personal computer, then you just have to press the Ctrl + H key combination and the hidden folders and files will be shown. Pressing the hotkeys again will hide these folders and files.
Concluding today's article entitled How to Create an Invisible Folder, I would like to say once again that the considered methods of hiding folders do not guarantee you high reliability of protecting your data. After all, the created folder is hidden visually and this, in turn, suggests that a person who has knowledge when working at a computer, even at a low level, can very easily find your hidden folder. In this article I have given you, let's say, the simplest way in which a folder can be made invisible.
Currently, many different simple programs and utilities are distributed on the Internet, thanks to which you can make a folder invisible in two clicks.
In essence, I cannot tell you anything about such programs, since I did not resort to using them, especially since I am not a supporter of installing any little-known programs. After downloading a program from the Internet, you, first of all, risk your computer, or rather its performance.
I myself already know that such programs can hide viruses, malicious codes that rush to infect and cause serious damage to the entire operating system as a whole. And then users are already starting to have questions:
I have already covered these questions in previous articles, I recommend that you familiarize yourself with them if you have not read them before. Well, dear users, I hope today's article has brought you additional knowledge that you can already consolidate in practice.
That's all for today. See you in the next lesson =>
How to make a folder invisible or visible without any programs! In this way, you can hide whatever you want: photos, data, videos, etc.
How to make a folder invisible
To create invisible folder, first go to any drive and create a regular folder. In the example, we create on disk WITH: folder called invisible
Now press winkey + R (or start -> “Run”, into which we paste attrib + h + r + s "C: invisible" and press enter. Voila, the folder is gone =)
What happened. For creating invisible folder we just gave the folder attributes: + h - stealth + r - read only + s - system. Even if we set "show hidden files, folders and drives" in the folder parameter of our folders will not be seen
How to get into an invisible folder yourself
In order to get into the invisible folder, press winkey + R (or start -> run), enter C: invisible-> press Enter and you will find yourself inside this folder! Or just in the paths, in the address bar, specify this folder and click Enter... You can drop into it what you want, however you want, and hide it from anyone you want.
How to make an invisible folder visible
To make invisible folder visible, press winkey + R (or start -> run). You will see a window, “Run”, into which we paste “ attrib -h -r -s "C: invisible“(Where invisible is the name of the folder and C: is the path where it lies) and press enter. Voila, the folder appeared =)
Note: In this lesson, a folder located in C: invisible is used, in your case the paths will be relative to your folder
The folder is visible through the Total Commander program or Norton Commander, or if you remove it in the "Hide system files" folder option
And most importantly: do not forget yourself what the folder is called =)
Have you ever wondered how to create an invisible folder? Not hidden, but invisible. This option will be very useful if you need to keep confidential data safe. It is very easy to implement it on any version of Windows.
How to create an invisible folder in Windows.
This method works on any Microsoft Windows operating system. The folder becomes completely invisible with no discernible outline or any other external characteristic that might make it visible.To create an invisible folder in Windows, you need to do the following:
1. Create a new folder.
2. Right-click on the folder and select "rename".
3. Press and hold the Alt key and enter "0160" on the numeric keypad. A space appears in place of the name. Release the Alt key and release the mouse. The folder has been renamed. Explorer will display just a folder icon.
4. Right-click on the folder and select Properties.
5. Click the "Settings" tab.
6. Click Change Icon.
7. Select the blank icon (which is invisible) as shown below and save your changes.
The folder is now completely invisible. This method also works for shortcuts and apps.
Note: This method works best on the Windows XP operating system. In versions starting with Windows Vista, when you hover the mouse cursor over a folder or application, they are highlighted, which can give the location of the "invisible" folder. You can avoid this by hiding the folder and turning off the display of hidden files in the explorer.
Viewing hidden files
Windows 7
To enable viewing of hidden files, follow these steps:1. Click on the Start button. It's a small round button with the Windows flag in the lower left corner.
2. Press the menu button on the control panel.
3. When the control panel opens, click on "folder options".
4. In the "Folder Options" window, go to the "View" tab and check the box next to "Show hidden files and folders".
5. In the "Hidden files and folders" section, select the button labeled "Show hidden files, folders, or drives."
6. Uncheck the "Hide extensions for registered file types" checkbox.
7. Uncheck the box next to Hide protected system files (recommended).
8. Click the Apply button and then the OK button.
Windows 7 is now configured to show all hidden files.
Windows 8
To enable the display of hidden files in Windows 8, follow these steps:1. On the Windows 8 Start Screen, click on the Control Panel icon.
2. When the "Control Panel" opens, scroll to the bottom of the menu and click on the "More Settings" option.
3. The classic control panel will now open. After that click on the "Folder Options" menu.
Welcome friends to my site. I can safely say that every computer user had to hide files or make the folder invisible. In this article, I will show you how to make a folder invisible on the Windows desktop or hard drive partitions.
Many of you will think that now we are talking about a specific program. No friends, we will not talk about any program. Yes, of course, I agree with you there are a huge number of programs on the world wide web for hiding files and folders. But this method has its drawbacks and is very significant.
As I told in previous articles, when using various programs, you give part of the RAM to this program, i.e. these programs load the RAM which causes the computer to slow down. So I will introduce the built-in windows function,
which does not require installations and RAM. The invisible folder is our anonymous friend. When there are important files on the computer,
which should be hidden from prying eyes, you have to take some measures. In this situation, the invisible folder function is just right.
I will tell you about 3 effective and simplest ways to make a folder invisible.
Method number 1. This process is the same for all 3 methods, the essence is to create a standard folder. We go to the desired section or on the desktop we press the right mouse button, go to “create”, select “folder”, write the name, press “ok”.
Now go to "start" - "all programs" - "standard" - "run", or perform these actions by pressing two keys win + R. Next, which opens in the window, enter the following value
attrib + h + r + s "C: your folder name"
click ok, if you did everything correctly, the folder that we created will become invisible to the naked and armed eye.
If you put a check mark in the "show hidden files and folders" section in the folder parameters, the folder we have created will not be visible anyway. This method has an advantage over methods 2 and 3 in that it works on almost all operating systems.
Method number 2. In this method I will hide the folder piece by piece. First, we make the name invisible and then the label itself is invisible.
To hide the folder name, hover the mouse cursor over the folder, right-click and select "rename". Next, press alt while holding the numbers 255, release alt, press enter.
After such manipulations, the folder name will become invisible. Next, we need the folder shortcut itself to be invisible too.
To do this, hover the mouse cursor over the folder, right-click, go to the properties. Opening windows go to the settings section, click on the button to change the icon.
In the list of shortcuts, select an empty shortcut, that is, an invisible shortcut and click "ok".
Method number 3. This method is similar to method number 2. Create a folder, hold down alt, hold down, enter numbers 0160, release the alt key and press enter.
As in the second method, the folder name will become invisible and it remains to change the shortcut to invisible.
How to make an invisible folder visible and how to delete an invisible folder
To make the folder that we made invisible become visible, you need to perform all the actions that we performed when opening the folder. To do this, go to "start" - "all programs" - "standard" - "run" the windows that open, enter the command
attrib -h -r -s "C: your folder name"
in this case, instead of a plus, minuses are used, which is a process that makes an invisible folder visible. If, in some necessary cases, you have to delete an invisible folder, you can use the total commander or unlocker program. You will need these programs if you changed some attributes when creating a folder.
You will ask why? In my practice and to this day I use these methods because I have to hide certain files from unwanted eyes or just keep order on the desktop.
There was a case I created a folder on my desktop made invisible as mentioned above. Moved all the files that I used for a particular job there.
And on my desktop, when I perform certain tasks, there are temporary files, some I delete after the work is finished.
And then one day I selected all the files on the desktop, including the invisible folder, which I did not notice when selecting and deleted along with the files.
To avoid such incidents, always back up important files.
That's all friends, the process of how to make an invisible folder is over, I hope the information was useful. If you have any questions, write in the comments. Till!
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