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Here's a BETTER way to hide your 'special' files and not have anyone access it.
1. Put all the files you want to hide in a folder, in your My Documents folder. I will name it 'Stuff', without the quotes.
2. Open up the command prompt. For those who do not know how to do this, go to Start -> Run, and type 'cmd' without the quotes, and hit enter. A black box should pop up.
3. Now, for those who do not know the command prompt, this might be a bit tricky. You will need to navigate to the folder that contains the folder that you want to hide. To do this, input this command:
dir
You will see a list of folders. You will probably be most likely on your C:\Documents and Settings\[username] (it says which folder you are currently in right next to the blinking cursor).
If it's not, you will need to use this command:
cd [folder name]
cd stands for "call directory".
Remember, in case there is a space in the folder name, you will need to add quotes around it.
For example, if I were in the C: drive, and I wanted to navigate to "Documents and Settings", I would input:
cd "Documents and Settings"
Get it? So if I were in C:, to navigate to "My Documents", I would type (my username is TEMP):
cd "C:\Documents and Settings\TEMP\My Documents"
Or, if you want shorter commands (remember I'm in the C: drive),
cd "Documents and Settings" cd TEMP cd "My Documents"
Each separate line signifies an individual command. In other words, I would write the first line, hit 'enter', then write the second line, hit 'enter'.
Then, type in this command (remember my folder is named Stuff):
attrib +s +h Stuff
In case you named your folder differently, replace 'Stuff' with the appropriate folder name. If it's successful, nothing will seem to happen and another line appears in command prompt.
What does this do? It sets the folder 'Stuff' as a system folder, and then it hides it. As a result, you will not see the folder even if you select 'View Hidden Files'.
You access the file by typing in the location of the folder in Windows Explorer
So, open up Windows Explorer and navigate to the My Documents folder.
Then, go to the address bar, and at the VERY end of it, type in 'Stuff', without the quotes, so it would look like:
C:\Documents and Settings\TEMP\My Documents\Stuff
And bam! Your folder is now hidden to those who do not know the folder name. Now, it's not the SAFEST if you want encryption, but this does fine just in case you want to hide it.
If you want to make it appear again, use this command (make sure you navigate to the directory that the folder Stuff is in):
attrib -s -h Stuff
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