Hiding files in a computer

What would be the safest way to hide your stuff in computer? Should I download a software like Folderlock or should I just shift the files I want to hide in say, a game folder?Or should I just create a whole new partition which is only accessible to me? I do have user password set but I had to share the password with family as in emergency, they may need to access the pc too.

Creating a new partition with limited access will be a viable option.
Though you hide your contents via folderlock or in hidden folder, a simple search with guessable words, can reveal your contents.

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use lockbox.

I ,usually compress them and unzip when needed again compress-unzip,.,though dont have too much to hide

No folder lock, no hiding files. Use TrueCrypt. Create an encrypted file container big enough to accommodate all your 'secret' files or use a dedicated partition. Mount the encrypted file or partition and use it just like an ordinary drive. Set a time so that truecrypt will dismount the drive after the set time of inactivity. Nothing can beat truecrypt when it comes to securing your files.

Use this code

Code:

if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==type your password here goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End

It will create a Locker Folder which would be a hidden and will be treated as system folder so won't show up in search results. Also if you enable showing system files then also the name wouldn't be locker so its hard to find.

Process
1. Create a txt file with any desired name
2. Copy paste this code in that file
3. Save the file with extension .bat
4. Double click that file you created with .bat
5. A new Folder would be created and shown to you
6. Copy the things you want to hide in that Locker Folder
7. Double click that .bat file again and press "y". Your Locker folder must be hidden now
8. If you want to make Locker visible then double click .bat file and press y then enter.

TIP - You can even hide that .bat file and use the address bar to access that and that way everything is a secret.

Nice method bro ..

this code is great . past three year ,i have been using this code . :-o

I don't remember from when I am using this code. Works on all MS OS till date.

good method but if " Show Hidden and Sstem File/Folders" options are enabled in folder options this gets kinda useless as the folder is always visible and accessible - so better use TrueCrypt.

Create a new partition, copy all your secret stuff into that partition, and use BitLocker to lock it. You can then hide that partition so that it may not appear in my computer.

^^ but that's not available for all of the windows versions ( and other OSes ) on the other TrueCrypt is a cross-platform app - works on mac, linux and windows flawlessly.

Ram Ram anarchy bhaiya

What is it that you want to hide ?
I mean whats the format of the file(s) ?

is that really important - any type of files and folders can be hiddn/password protected provided one is using appropriate app/hardware.

If suppose its a video and say, u play it using an xyz player which u have on ur taskbar. U right click on it and it ll show up even after u ve done so much. So u ll have to make sure ur file(s) arent seen in the recent file(s) list.
Correct ?

gameranand said:
Use this code

Code:

if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER :CONFIRM echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N) set/p "cho=>" if %cho%==Y goto LOCK if %cho%==y goto LOCK if %cho%==n goto END if %cho%==N goto END echo Invalid choice. goto CONFIRM :LOCK ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" echo Folder locked goto End :UNLOCK echo Enter password to Unlock folder set/p "pass=>" if NOT %pass%==type your password here goto FAIL attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker echo Folder Unlocked successfully goto End :FAIL echo Invalid password goto end :MDLOCKER md Locker echo Locker created successfully goto End :End

It will create a Locker Folder which would be a hidden and will be treated as system folder so won't show up in search results. Also if you enable showing system files then also the name wouldn't be locker so its hard to find.

Process
1. Create a txt file with any desired name
2. Copy paste this code in that file
3. Save the file with extension .bat
4. Double click that file you created with .bat
5. A new Folder would be created and shown to you
6. Copy the things you want to hide in that Locker Folder
7. Double click that .bat file again and press "y". Your Locker folder must be hidden now
8. If you want to make Locker visible then double click .bat file and press y then enter.

TIP - You can even hide that .bat file and use the address bar to access that and that way everything is a secret.

Does this really works??

A

Yes it does work.. Using it for quite sometime..

topgear said:
good method but if " Show Hidden and Sstem File/Folders" options are enabled in folder options this gets kinda useless as the folder is always visible and accessible - so better use TrueCrypt.

Not really as the name of the folder in that case is something like Control_panel and some random numbers and most would think that its a system folder and won't touch it anyway.

navpreetsingh459 said:
Does this really works??

If it doesn't work then why the hell on earth would I post here. Do I look some kind of idiot to you ??

here's another trick :

1. put all of your files ( yu want to hide into a folder say hidden ( the files you want to hide.)
2. Make a password protected zip archive of that folder say hidden.zip using winrar
3. Use an image file say something.jpg, the hidden.zip file should be in the same location as well
4. Now open a command prompt window in this folder - click on any blank area of this folder by holding the Shift button and choose Open Command Window Here use this command :

Code:

copy /b something.jpg+hidden.zip sweet.jpg

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5. this will create a new file called called sweet.jpg with the hidden.zip file embedded into it ( you can delete the something.jpg and hidden.zip now )
6. to get back the password protected zip file ie hidden.zip just rename sweet.jpg into sweet.zip and extract the files using winrar.

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^^ Nice trick.

A

Wow.. that's something new and nice..

topgear said:
here's another trick :

1. put all of your files ( yu want to hide into a folder say hidden ( the files you want to hide.)
2. Make a password protected zip archive of that folder say hidden.zip using winrar
3. Use an image file say something.jpg, the hidden.zip file should be in the same location as well
4. Now open a command prompt window in this folder - click on any blank area of this folder by holding the Shift button and choose Open Command Window Here use this command :

Code:

copy /b something.jpg+hidden.zip sweet.jpg

*i45.tinypic.com/2rp5fdi.png

5. this will create a new file called called sweet.jpg with the hidden.zip file embedded into it ( you can delete the something.jpg and hidden.zip now )
6. to get back the password protected zip file ie hidden.zip just rename sweet.jpg into sweet.zip and extract the files using winrar.

*i45.tinypic.com/f29g7p.png

in short,
Go to folder options --> View Tab --> Uncheck "Hide Extensions for known file types" --> Click OK.
To the rar file [trick.rar] rename it as "trick.jpg"
then go to folder options --> View Tab --> Check "Hide Extensions for known file types" --> Click OK [Optional, but u can see all files with there extensions]
Note: Zip or rar file needed not be protected

amjath said:
in short,
go to folder options --> view tab --> uncheck "hide extensions for known file types" --> click ok.
To the rar file [trick.rar] rename it as "trick.jpg"
then go to folder options --> view tab --> check "hide extensions for known file types" --> click ok [optional, but u can see all files with there extensions]
note: Zip or rar file needed not be protected

nice shortcut!!!

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I created a folder using the code mentioned earlier and then ran the .bat file again to hide the folder.
But only the folder's name change to "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" and is still visible.
does i have do something else too.

You must have properties to show system files and folders, Change that to default and you are good to go.

@ gameranand and astrokidvaibhav - thanks guys for the sweet comments.

@ amjath - thanks for those extra steps.

Why this much? Simply create another user account say a guest account or a limited account (that way, the user won't be able to change advanced permissions). That way, any files associated with your account (with proper user permissions using UAC) won't be accessible to anyone logging in from another account, neither anyone will get to see your activity history - be it a video clip, images, websites, etc...... :twisted:

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Creating a new account shows that you have something to hide..

restricting access to files or folders or drives doesn't?

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Check out this software ,i have made it it use the cmd hide command
File & Folder Hide V1.2 - YouTube