How to make an invisible folder. Using the Command Line

If you are a frequent PC user and share it with someone else, you may need to hide some files from prying eyes. Instead of a password that is forgotten or lost, there is a more accessible, easier way - to hide the data. Whatever is in the file - video, text or photo - may require secrecy. Are you interested in how to make an invisible folder on a flash drive, on the PC itself, netbook, tablet? Due to the fact that people use different computers and versions of Windows, there are different ways to hide a collection of files.

How to make a folder invisible in Windows

Using a standard set of Windows tools, you can remember how to create an invisible folder and hide the necessary data there. Procedure:

1. A standard desktop/logical drive folder is created.
2. Before entering the name, press Alt, enter the combination 255 or 0160 (using the keys with individual numbers on the right side of the keyboard). Num Lock must be turned on when entering numbers.
3. Release Alt, press Enter. The file name will be empty.
4. Right-click on the icon and select “Properties”.
5. Go to Settings, then click on Change Icon. Scroll to find a blank sign, select it, click OK.
6. Click "Apply"/"Ok".

Did you complete all the steps in this order? After the entire procedure, the files should become hidden: remember their location, then you will not lose important data. You will achieve the desired result (check how to make a folder invisible), hide your information from prying eyes, and will not flinch in panic when someone opens your gadget.

How to hide a folder

Netbooks, laptops, and desktop PCs have been equipped with Windows XP and Windows 7 for the last ten years. These systems have their own special characteristics. Despite the limited internal reserves of a netbook compared to a desktop computer, even on such a gadget there is an option to create hidden folders in Windows 7. Since not all devices are equipped with a key block on the right, you have to get sophisticated and look for another way:

1. Hold down the Alt key together with Fn.
2. Instead of numbers we use k,l,u,j,i,o,m,7,8,9. The letter corresponds to a serial number.
3. Next, we do it by analogy with a PC.

How to make a folder name invisible

Windows 8 users are also interested in creating an invisible document for their files. Computers have one way to carry out this procedure, but netbooks and laptops have another additional option. When entering a name on a laptop:

1. Right-click to open the menu and look for “Insert unicode control character.”
2. In the open window, we allow the writing of Arabic characters.
3. Instead of the Arabic character, press space.

How to get a hidden folder back

You have already learned how to create an invisible folder on your desktop. Now the question has arisen: how to restore it? This method is simple and has several stages of implementation:

1. Open the disk/desktop where the hidden document is located.
2. In the upper right window, in the “Arrange” section, select “Search Options...”.
3. In the open window, go to the “View” tab, check “show hidden files...”.
4. Click "Apply"/"Ok".

How to see hidden folders

So, you have hidden the necessary documents, but the time comes when you need to return everything to its original state. How to view hidden folders or restore them? In order to display hidden files on Windows 10 and other OS variations, you will have to do a number of other operations:

1. Go to “My Computer”, select the service menu at the top (if it’s not there, press Alt).
2. Go to the “Properties” section.
3. Select "View".
4. “Advanced settings” / “Display system contents”.
5. Uncheck the “Hide protected system files” box.

How to make a hidden folder visible

You've already learned how to hide the icon, and now it's time to learn how to return it to its previous state. There is a simple way to enable visibility. Go to Start, then open the “Run” dialog tab, enter “attrib -h -r -s “C:\invisible” (invisible is the name, and C:\ is its location). Press Enter and the necessary information appears. Don’t forget the main parameters – name, location.

Video: how to make a folder invisible on the desktop

The question of how to securely hide data may be of interest to everyone. This applies not only to PCs, but to gadgets running on Android. You know about ways to hide information on a PC, but how to make an invisible folder without a name on a phone or tablet? Those who like to tinker with someone else's gadget should not see what you don't want. Watch the video, hide your secrets and don’t worry that hidden information will become visible to prying eyes.

Everyone has secrets, but not everyone has a personal computer to safely store them. Many will say that in this case you can download a special program for storing files, but why install something if there is a simple opportunity to make the folder invisible without resorting to third-party software.

There are several ways to create an invisible folder. We will reveal two of them.

First way

Let's write a sequential algorithm for turning a folder into an invisible object:

First, we select the location where our folder will be located.

We create or place a ready-made folder with classified materials there. In our case, we named the folder “Invisible” and placed it on the “D” drive.

Then open the command line using “Winkey + R”.

In the line we write the address of our folder and give it the necessary attributes that it must have in order to become invisible. Applicable to our case it will look like this

Press “Enter” and check the result.

Now let's decipher the attribute formula:

H – hidden;

R – read only;

S – systemic.

To quickly get to such a folder, you need to call the command line and enter the following

Second way

Making a folder invisible

Again, create a folder on the desktop. After that, right-click on it and select “Properties”. Next, go to the “Settings” tab, where we need to replace the folder display icon. To do this, click on “Change icon...”.

A window with a set of standard icons will appear on the screen. Among them there is a transparent one. That's what we need to find.

Then click the “Ok” button.

Now we make the folder name invisible

To do this, right-click on the folder and select “Rename”. Delete the old name, then press the key combination “Alt+255”. This will allow us to include a space character in the name. Naturally, such a name will not be displayed.

Numbers must be entered using the optional numeric keypad.

As you can see, you can use standard computer capabilities to do

Today you will see how to make a folder untitled in Windows 7, 8. The trick is mainly used to . Thus, the directory and its contents are hidden from prying eyes, but the level of security remains at the lowest level. To eliminate the threat, it is recommended.

Using the lesson, you can make a folder without a name, but there is one caveat. Your computer must have a numeric keypad, which is located on the right (if it doesn’t have one, read on). It usually contains 17 keys, including numbers from 0 to 9. If the keys cannot be pressed, click on Num Lock.

Basically, laptops and netbooks do not have keys on the right. So now it won't work remove folder name in Windows 7, 8? Of course, it will be possible if you include the numbers corresponding to the English letters MJKLUIO and the numbers 789. Familiarize yourself with your keyboard and highlight the necessary keys. To enable them, use the combination Fn + F11 (Shift + F11).

If it fails, then . On the main keyboard, hold down Fn, and on the on-screen keyboard, Num Lock.

By default, the right buttons are disabled. To enable them, click the “options” button (picture above), then check the “enable numeric keypad” checkbox and click OK. Before you begin, take care of this and follow the instructions.

Making the folder name invisible

It is advisable to make an empty directory name on the desktop. Presumably this will be pointless to look at in Explorer, but for practice you can do it here. If you try to put spaces in place of the name or leave an empty space, then after pressing Enter you will not succeed. To achieve your goal, follow the step-by-step algorithm of actions:

1. (go to step 3) or use an existing one.
2. Right-click on the catalog, select the “rename” section from the menu, or double-click with the left button with a delay of 2-3 seconds between clicks. You can also select “properties” from the menu, and on the “general” tab at the very top, select the current folder name.
3. Delete the previous name, hold down the ALT button, type 255 on the numeric keypad on the right (press KII on a netbook), release ALT and press enter.

After this approach, the folder will become untitled. In fact, the directory is assigned a non-displayable character that resembles a regular space.

By the way, using this principle you can remove the name of shortcuts and files. Make sure that it is disabled. This way you won’t accidentally delete the extension and it won’t appear on files.

Note: Please note that you cannot remove the names of a number of system folders or themes that are currently in use. The same applies to files and shortcuts.

Surely, a folder without a name will not look original. Therefore, I focus on setting distinctive features and attractiveness.

That's it, now you can make a folder untitled in Windows 7, 8 lightning fast. All you need is the practical application of this lesson in compliance with the recommended rules.

Invisible folders Windows 7

Some Windows OS users are not even aware that there are specific options for changing certain system parameters. Within this

In this article we are interested in the properties of folders, the possibility of changing their appearance and configuring access to them. Do you know what an invisible folder is? This is a folder whose name or shortcut is not displayed on the home screen. It is not found either through the search system or through the view hidden files function. An invisible folder is useful for storing confidential information on a shared device. This also applies to personal PCs. How to create an invisible folder in Windows 7 will be discussed below.

Method 1: In the workspace

In Windows 7, invisible folders on the desktop are created in the following way: go to the context menu, here select the “Create/Folder” item. Select the new folder and delete its name, then type the combination Alt+255 on the number pad of the keyboard. Our folder has become nameless, but its icon is still visible. In order to remove it, select it, right-click, and select the “Folder Options” section. Next - the "Settings/Change Icon" tab, select an empty square from the list, click "Apply". That's all, there is empty space where the folder should be, but it exists.

Method 2. How to create an invisible folder using special settings?

With certain OS settings, hidden and system documents, files and folders are not displayed. Therefore, we need to make a regular folder invisible by changing its parameters. On the root drive C (not necessarily on it, it is taken only as an example), create a new folder 123. Next, press Win + R, in the window that appears, type attrib + s +h C:\123. Thus, we make folder 123 system and hidden. A similar operation can be done through the "Folder Options" menu.

Method 3. How to create an invisible folder using a special utility?

There is a useful program called TrueCrypt that is designed to encrypt data. This utility has many advantages: it is free, open source, and works on different platforms - Linux, Mac OS, Windows. You can download it from the official developer portal. It is only available in English
language, but a clear and pleasant graphical interface compensates for this inconvenience. After installing the installation file, you must select the partition in which

our hidden folder will be located. You need to choose a data encryption method and come up with a password to access the partition, which will then be formatted. Confidential information will not be stored directly here, it is necessary to create another storage for it, which will be accessible only to one
person. Now let's proceed directly to creating a hidden volume: select its size, file system type (for Windows - FAT or NTFS). We come up with a more complex password (preferably at least 20 characters). The hidden volume will need to be mounted on a partition for further use. It will take 10 - 15 minutes to complete all the above actions, and the reliability of protecting your data is guaranteed to be almost one hundred percent. Therefore, if you are faced with the question: “How to create an invisible folder in Win 7?”, then feel free to choose the TrueCrypt utility.

There is often a need to create an invisible folder on the desktop. Today we will talk about how to create an invisible folder, as well as how to then find this and other invisible objects on the desktop and in hard drive partition directories.

Invisible folder- this is the same folder as all other Windows folders, but it is hidden from all PC users and only its creator knows about its existence.

The question of how to create an invisible folder may arise for various reasons. The main reason is, of course, hiding the content, for example, from the boss, if the computer is located in the office, or from other people who are not related to this content, if the PC is at home or in a public place. However, there are other reasons, let’s say of an everyday nature, when the need arises to create an invisible folder: preparing surprises, gifts, etc.

If you have such a need, but you don’t know how to implement your plan yourself, we will help you with this and tell you in detail how to create an invisible folder.

Invisible folder on Windows 7 desktop

To create an invisible folder on your desktop and use it as usual, but on the condition that it will be practically impossible for other users to see it, follow these steps.

• Right-click on an empty space on your desktop. In the context menu that appears, select “Create” and “Folder”.

• Now, open the “Start” menu and enter the phrase “character table” in the search field for your hard drive and system, and in the search results that appear, click on the line corresponding to your request.

• In the “Symbol Table” window that opens, use the mouse wheel to scroll the slider down, about five-sixths, until you see symbols in the window, as shown in the figure below. Then click on any empty cell where there is no symbol and click on the “Select” button. Then close the “Symbol Table” window.

• To make a folder invisible in Windows 7, return to the desktop, to the newly created folder and right-click on it. In the context menu that opens, select “Rename”. Now, press the key combination “Ctrl” + “V” to, instead of the folder name, insert the table symbol we previously selected (empty cell) and click “Enter”. As a result, you should end up with something like what is shown in the figure, that is, the folder with the name will turn into a folder without a name.

• To continue creating an invisible folder, right-click on the resulting folder without a name and click on “Properties” in the context menu that opens. In the folder properties dialog box, go to the “Settings” tab and click on the “Change icon...” button. In the folder icon selection window, move the slider a little to the right until there is free space between the icons. Double-click on the free space with the left mouse button to select it as an icon for the folder and click the “Ok” button (see the figure below).

After you click on the “Apply” button in the “Properties” window, the folder on the desktop will become invisible. Congratulations!

How to make invisible folders visible?

After the actions we took, the folder became invisible on the desktop. However, the question immediately arises - how to make invisible folders visible so that you can work in them?

Everything is quite simple, especially if you know about the coexistence of such folders. To easily find hidden directories, you need to click on an empty space on the desktop, then press the key combination “Ctrl” + “A”. The result of this action will be the selection of all folders and shortcuts on the desktop, including hidden ones.

Double-click on an invisible folder with the left mouse button, just like a regular one, and its contents will open on your screen, which can be deleted, moved, etc. and so on.

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