Make a hidden folder on your Windows in less than 15 seconds

In this short tutorial I will tell you a cool tip to be able to hide your secure data without any software.

As you know, there are some softwares that can help you to make a hidden folder and there are many tricks that can help you to do this. While softwares need to the money and many tricks require complex manipulating to your registry.

In this short visual tutorial you will learn a simple trick to be able to make hidden folders and save your private files into invisible folders to keep them safe.

Just follow these 4 steps to make a hidden folder less than 15 seconds:

1. Make a new folder:
   • Right click any where you like. Then select: New -> Folder
2. Rename your new folder:
   • As you know, Windows does not let you to have a nameless directory. But you can follow these steps to make a folder that has no name:
     • Right click on your new folder and select Rename (or select your folder and press F2 key).
     • Then press alt+255 or alt+0160 to have a nameless folder (like the picture below):
       
3. Change the folder icon to a transparent one:
   • Right click on the folder and select Properties to properties window appears.
   • Click Customize tab and under Folder icons category press Change Icon button.
   • Select a transparent icon and then press OK. (like the picture below):
     

Congratulation! Now you have a hidden directory on your Windows and others can not find it on your computer because it has no name and others can not see it because it is not visible now!

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