Comments on: Hide Folders in Windows with a new Trick

By: Hunterwould

Hunterwould — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:48:44 +0000

For Linux you put a period in front of the folder name.
but this time use [Ctrl] + 'H' to show them

By: Hunterwould

Hunterwould — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:46:27 +0000

umm well it is still pretty easy to locate… just open an explorer window and goto
Tools > Folder Options…
> View > Click show hidden files and folders | also check show hidden system files and folders.

There

By: sekar

sekar — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:06:12 +0000

I was expecting a technique like this. Thanks for your idea. Its working great.

By: gk007

gk007 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:02:50 +0000

The whole point is that, under nomal circumstances, you cannot see the file in Windows Explorer…

By: Ace

Ace — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:33:34 +0000

I’m having trouble executing this…it says that the file can’t be found…

By: divya

divya — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:49:33 +0000

will this work on linux?

By: Haris

Haris — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:07:33 +0000

Nice one I really like this

Thanks for sharing

By: Fizzle

Fizzle — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:42:26 +0000

Is there a way to make this like naming a folder with .something on mac? This isn’t immediately apparent to the normal user, but anyone with sufficient system knowledge could find it.

By: yogaf

yogaf — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:08:56 +0000

I’m sorry, It’s just useless if I can still see it in Windows Explorer.

By: Bites85

Bites85 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:25:11 +0000

C0d3r Thanks for the comment. But, still the hidden folder is not revealed which is created by the user. Only system folders are revealed. So, your folder is still in privacy.

By: c0d3r

c0d3r — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:28:34 +0000

Its basically not a trick imho.. atleast not different than setting the hidden option in the properties box… the only thing is that adding a system property will not reveal the folder on simply “show hiden files” option, unless the “show system files” option is alos checked.

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By: Buster

Buster — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:34:21 +0000

The file/folder will be visible if you select “show system files” in Explorer’s folder view options no matter what the attributes are. This is useful for hiding stuff from someone with only basic computer knowledge but don’t think your IT department can’t find it. They can.

By: Bites85

Bites85 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:21:11 +0000

@Ashfame It do reveal the hidden system files. But not the folder, which contains all your private data. Enjoy

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:42:30 +0000

If you issue the command “dir /s” you can still see the all the files and folders that under the hidden parent directory. Is there a workaround for this? Thanks

By: Windy

Windy — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:40:36 +0000

Just for information, the file/folder can be seen with certain application like acdsee 8.0 or higher, filezilla…

By: Dj Flush

Dj Flush — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:50:06 +0000

Hey thanks for sharing that info Ash!

By: Ashfame

Ashfame — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:20:32 +0000

This trick also applies on files. Just make sure you hide your file in an unknown folder and that too on the drive on which Windows is installed. Let me explain. Lets assume you have windows installed in drive C so I can type attrib D:*.* -h -s -r /s and attributes(system, hidden, read only) of all files on Drive D will be removed.

This way your hidden file will be revealed. You wouldn’t want to execute that command on Drive C. Now would you?

By: Nic

Nic — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:29:06 +0000

You can still use the attrib command to search, albeit slowly, for hidden folders/files.