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1. 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
2. Make Folders Invisible
This method will make your folder invisible and not hidden. On the one hand you won’t have to go through folder options to unhide your folder, on the other someone may discover your invisible folder by accident. To make an invisible folder, you have to do two things: first remove the folder name and second make the folder icon transparent. To hide the folder name…
* …select the questionable folder and click F2.
* Then hold the > ALT key while typing the numbers > 0160 using the number pad.
* Hit > Enter and the folder name should be gone.
Next, you need to make the folder icon invisible:
* Right-click your folder and select > Properties.
* Switch to the > Customize tab and click the > Change Icon… button.
* Several blank icons can be found in the default Windows 7 icon collection. Find one, select it and click > OK.
3. Hide Folders With My Lockbox
My Lockbox is a utility to lock and hide folders. When you first launch the tool, you need to create a password. Next, you can assign a Lockbox folder. In the free version, the amount of folders is limited to one, although you can change the folder anytime. When you launch My Lockbox, you can lock (hide) and unlock (unhide) your Lockbox folder. Unlike Free Folder Hide, My Lockbox will also hide your folder when the folder options are set to show hidden files, folders, and drives.
In the advanced view, you can access additional options, for example to set trusted applications allowed to access your folder or to create hotkeys.
