Hiding folders in Windows 10 is very easy by following these steps and you don't need to use third-party applications

Maybe at some point we have been interested in having information safe on our PC and the easiest method, although not the most effective, is the one that allows us to hide the folder to visitors and users who are too curious A process in which we can make use of the possibilities offered by the operating system without having to resort to third-party applications.

The steps to hide folders in Windows 10 are very affordable for all users and with them we can make the folders we want remain hidden from view in Windows File Explorer.It is a very interesting option, especially if we use a PC among several people.

Steps to follow

This system can be applied to already created folders or to others that we are about to create. In the same way, next to folders, also serves to hide files regardless of the extension they use and type that they are.

"If the folder that we are going to hide is already created, the first step is to locate it in the File Explorer. Once located, click on it with the right button of the trackpad or mouse."

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On the screen we will see how a pop-up menu with several options is displayed. We scroll down to the end of the list and click on the Properties option to access a window with different parameters."

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Of all the options and values ​​that we will see in the Properties window, we will focus first on the section General and within it we mark the option Hidden after which we click onApply"

If you notice, the tonality of the folder has changed, but it is still visible, so we proceed to finish the process .

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To do this we return to File Explorer and click on the option Viewfor the system to give us access to the different options."

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At that moment we must click on the option Show or hide in order to access a pop-up menu with three more options among which we must look and uncheck the box Hidden elements and close the window."

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Now we return to the and we will see how the File Explorer folders and files that we have marked as hidden are no longer shown. "

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