How to create an invisible folder

How to create an invisible folder

If there is a need to hide the contents of the folder from users who have access to a computer, this can be done using an invisible folder. It is not difficult to create it.

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Click on the desktop (where you plan to place a folder) right-click, select "Create", "folder".

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Click on the Right Mouse folder, select "Properties". Go to the Setup tab, on the left below, click the "Change icon" button. A window will appear with icons, among which you need to choose an empty, without an image. Then click "OK".

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As can be seen in the picture, the icon disappeared, only the name of the folder remains, but it can also be hidden.

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Highlight the name of the folder with the mouse (put the cursor to the beginning of the text and run to the end, without releasing the mouse button). Press the "ALT" key, enter the numbers 2 5 5 sequentially (on the right side of the keyboard, and not at the top above the letters).

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Now the folder can be detected only if you select the empty space on which it is located. The only drawback is the ability to create in this way only one invisible folder in the directory. When re-procedure, the system will notify that such a folder already exists and asks to rename it.

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There is a second way to create an invisible folder. To do this, use the Character Table. Click "Win" and "R" simultaneously, enter the "Charmap" command to the window that appears and click "OK".

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You can also go through "Start", "Search", select "Files and Folders", enter the name "Symbols Table", click the "Find" button. On the right in the window will display the search result. On the table found you just need to put the mouse.

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As a result, the characters window will appear, as shown in the figure. Choose from all the characters empty and click on it with the left mouse button. Then click "Select". Now select the name of your folder, click "Ctrl" + "V". For each new folder, you must use a separate empty symbol.

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Having created such a folder, you can not worry that anyone will see your documents or video materials.

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