How to hide private Files

CA Mani (Credit Analyst) (2809 Points)

05 November 2009  

You can hide ur private files in an invisible subfolder in any folder

 1. Right click where ever you want the invisible folder to be and select create a new folder.

2. Right Click on the folder and hit rename. Erase the name of the folder so there is nothing there.

3. If you try to stop here windows will tell you that you need to provide a name. So to get around this… with the name field still active hold down ALT and press 0160 on the number pad (make sure Num Lock is on), release alt

4. Now click on the nameless folder and right click. Select Properties.

5. Go to the Customize tab

6. Find and press the Change Icon button. Scroll through the icons until you find one that has no image.( it will be in 13th Column)

4. Hit OK and you have an invisible folder!

The folder will show up for a brief second if you put it on your desktop. For that reason it might be smart to place it inside a folder or amongst a group of folders.

Happy Hiding!