24 July 2020Ashley S. Miller Specialist of Customer Service Dept.
Summary
Given to data security, some users will hide some files and folder, in order to protect them away from being deleted accidentally. Some users want to prevent their confidential files from being stolen. How to hide files in Windows 10? More details in this essay.
Windows 10 is not strange to us. If you want to hide files in Windows 10, we can use the function of File Explorer.
Here are the steps:
1. First, navigate to the folder you want to hide.
2. Right click at this item and select [Properties].
3. On the General tab, under Attributes, check the [Hidden] option.
How if you want to unhide the folders and files in Windows 10? Also, go to File Explorer from the taskbar and select [View] > [Options] > [Change folder and search options]. Click on the option [Show hidden files, folders, and drives].
We can see that it is not hard to hide files in Windows 10 File Explorer. However, it is also easy to unhide files. If you want to hide some important files, we don’t suggest you using the above method. Any other powerful ways?
Hide Files with Renee SecureSilo
Renee SecureSilo is dedicated to file and folder encryption. It can encrypt files, protect USB and hide files.
Hard to decrypt – Renee SecureSilo uses the virtual disk encryption technology. Due to the private format of virtual disk and the advanced AES256 encryption technology, it cannot be cracked by any software.
Highly confidential – You can hide the virtual disk to avoid malicious scan. In addition, you can open and exit the program at any time through the floating windows. That can greatly ensure your privacy.
Renee SecureSilo – Encrypt Confidential Data
Encrypt files in seconds Encrypt files with virtual encrypted disk and whole process can be finished in 1 second.
User friendly Concise interface helps users master the software in short time.
1. Download and install Renee SecureSilo. Open the software and set the login password. Next time when you open the software, you should enter the password.
2. Click on [Hide Files/Folders] to select the target files.
3. Set a password for the hidden files.
4. Then, you will see the status [Hide].
How to unhide the files?
1. Click on the hidden item and then click on [Show].
2. Enter the correct password.
3. Then, the status will be [Shown].
Encrypt Files with Renee File Protector
Renee File Protector is designed to encrypt files and folders in computer. It can lock files, folder and drives, but also supports to hide them, in order to protect away from being read and modified. Therefore, it is very convenient and safe to hide files with Renee File Protector.
Renee File Protector - Overall Protection to Your Data
Easy to use Few clicks for whole folder encryption process.
Overall protection Users can hide, lock or get other protection to files in local disk or USB disk.
High Security Classified encryption method prevents data from leakage.
Compression transfer Support to compress and encrypt any files to secure the file transfer security.
Advanced self protection Provide self
Easy to use Few clicks for whole folder encryption process.
Overall protection Users can hide, lock or get other protection to files in local disk or USB disk.
High Security Classified encryption method prevents data from leakage.
1. Download and install Renee File Protector. Set a login password.
2. Click on [Hide File] > [Hide Folder]. Then, select the files to be hidden.
3. After that, you will see the [Hidden] status.
4. If you want to view the hidden content, click on [Show].
5. Soon, the status will be normal. You can view the content.
Comparison between Encryption Software and Windows File Explorer
Easy to use: The encryption software, such as Renee SecureSilo and Renee File Protector, is very convenient. The process only contain several steps while the steps are more complicated if you use the function of File Explorer in Windows.
Highly confidential: If you want to view the files hidden by Renee SecureSilo and Renee File Protector, you should enter the password. Moreover, these two applications are under protection of the advanced encryption technology, hard to be cracked by the other software. If you hide files in Windows 10 File Explorer, you only modify the property and it can be restored by the other people.
Easy to manage: If you hide the files in Renee SecureSilo and Renee File Protector, the software will list the hidden files to you and make you manage them easily. However, Windows File Explorer will not do this part. You may forget these hidden files when they haven’t been used for a long time.
Summary
If you want to hide files in Windows 10 for protection away from being read and modified, we suggest using Renee SecureSilo and Renee File Protector.
