Tuesday, November 11, 2014

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How to hide a folder and its name

Hello Friends,
     Have you ever tried to hide a folder? May be you have used the hide option. But unfortunately sometime it can be caught. So what to do in such a situation? Is there any other way to hide a folder? Well, yes there is a way which does not use any 3rd party software.
Just follow the steps given below:
At first remember the location of the folder.
Right-click the folder and go for rename option.
Now hold 'Alt' key and press '0160'.
     While typing the number you won't see any change.
Now release the 'Alt' key.
     The scene would be: 
     You will see that the folder has no name.
     (This is because a symbol is given instead of name which is not visible to user.)

Now right-click on that folder and select properties -> Customize -> Change icon.
     Here you can select any icon of your choice. But to make it invisible select the empty icon (scroll left-right) and click on OK.

Your folder is now invisible.

To access it:
 Go-to the location of the folder -> hold the left click and drag it throughout the screen.
You will see a small blue line.

 Double click on it, and your hidden folder is open for you.

Note: If your friend knows about this trick then hide it in such a folder were your friend can't check (eg. C-> Program Files).

Any queries / suggestions are welcomed.

-Kokalki Siddharth.

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