Most of you would have searched for a third party softwares like ‘Hide Folder‘, ‘lock folder‘ for hiding a folder which you want to protect from others. In Windows7 you can do it in just 3 easy steps,
Step1: Create a New folder
Step2: Rename it without a name!
a) Press num lock key
b) Hold alt key and press 255 using numeric keypad
c) You will be wondered to see at your new folder with no name” 😛
Step3: Make it invisible!
a) Right click on the folder & choose folder options
b) Switch to customize tab & press on change icon button
c) Select a invisible icon from the list of icons available
Now check the folder you have created it would have flattened with your background!
Check out the video of how to do the above steps
Now you are done!! Hide your secrets in this way!!! cheers 🙂
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzMYCmtWiEw[/youtube]
if i type in command prompt as “dir/ah”. will it show the folder name?
yes,It will show the folder if you see it in command prompt
When we press ctrl + a will it show a msg bar of hidden object warning?
Anyway its a very nice post! keep continuing these kind of posts!
Sure we will keeping on trying 🙂
this is not working……my friends……..please give other tips…….
it works ….