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 Hide
a folder on your computer from your children
By Mitz
Free
computer Tips
This is a simple little trick that could save
you from a big headache when your children delete that very important folder
by accident.
Here's how to hide a folder
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Open Windows Explorer by pressing
Winkey and E on the keyboard.
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Browse to the folder you want
to hide.
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Right click on it and a menu
will appear.
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Choose properties from the
menu.
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Put a tick in the box that says
hidden.
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Press apply.
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You will be asked if you want to hide
all subfolders that are in the main folder. Choose to apply this
to the folder only. See Notes below..
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Your folder will now be invisible.
How to view your invisible hidden folder
To see the folder you just hid you need to show
hidden files. To do this, you need to follow a few more simple steps.
Here's how to show hidden files.
You can also type the path to your folder into
the address bar at the top of Windows Explorer. For example if my folders
name is Lawn mowing stuff and is in My documents the path would be
C:\Documents and Settings\your user name\My Documents\Lawn mowing stuff
Here is how to
find the path to a folder or file.
Notes:
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Copy the path to your folder before you hide
it. Here is
how to find the path to a folder or file.
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The easiest way is to get to your folder is
by typing its path into the address bar. Showing and then hiding files and
folders every time you want to use it is impractical.
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Don't hide all subfolders in your main hidden
folder. Therefore when you type your path in to access the folder, you
will be able to see the sub folders that are in there.
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