Guide | How To Hide Files & Folders using CMD

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Shadow King

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Jun 11, 2012
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Hi friends! This trick will hide your private files and folders. Files will not be visible even if you search for it.
This trick is not similar to hiding files from folder options area which is not that secured compared to this.
This is kind of locker for you.
Only you can make it visible if you know the file name or folder name.
Just try it out.Only a two step process.


1) Press windowkey+R: Run command dialog box appears. or go to start and click run.

2) Now type "cmd" and hit enter. A command prompt window displays.
Now type attrib +s +h E:\myfolder and hit enter.
The folder "myfolder" will be hidden which cannot be viewed by any search options.

3) To view this folder again, use the same command but replace '+' with '-' on both flags 's' and 'h'
 
Shadow King said:
Hi friends! This trick will hide your private files and folders. Files will not be visible even if you search for it.
This trick is not similar to hiding files from folder options area which is not that secured compared to this.
This is kind of locker for you.
Only you can make it visible if you know the file name or folder name.
Just try it out.Only a two step process.


1) Press windowkey+R: Run command dialog box appears. or go to start and click run.

2) Now type "cmd" and hit enter. A command prompt window displays.
Now type attrib +s +h E:\myfolder and hit enter.
The folder "myfolder" will be hidden which cannot be viewed by any search options.

3) To view this folder again, use the same command but replace '+' with '-' on both flags 's' and 'h'

that's (for me) a new unique way of hiding files and folders. Thanks for sharing
 

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