Privacy
is hard to come by these days. Whether you are sharing a computer or are
generally suspicious of peers who occasionally have access to your computer,
you may have the desire to store sensitive information or private files in a
safe place. This article provides a summary of three quick and easy ways to
hide folders in Windows 7.
Note
that none of these solutions will effectively hide your data from knowledgeable
users. For truly sensitive and confidential data, I recommend more advanced
solutions, which not only hide or luck, but also encrypt your data. For
pointers, please see the additional resources section below.
HIDE FOLDERS
Windows
offers an easy way to quickly hide folders from unsuspecting eyes. This method
requires that Windows does not show hidden files and folders. So to begin with,
you have to check this setting:
- Open Windows Explorer (open any folder) and go to > Tools > Folder options…
- Within Folder Options switch to the > View tab.
- Under > Files and Folders find the option > Hidden files and folders and select > Don’t show hidden files, folders, or drives.
- Click > OK and proceed to hiding a folder.
To
hide a folder do the following:
- Right-click the folder you want to hide and select > Properties.
- In the > General tab check the option > Hidden.
- Go to > Advanced change archive and index attributes.
- Click > OK to save your changes.
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