How To Hide A Folder In Windows Using CMD (Geeky Trick)

Data privacy is the biggest concern among all the ages of users when it comes to Windows Operating System and especially when a single PC is going to use by multiple users then data privacy has become a nightmare for the users. Deletion of the data from your jealous colleagues is something very least you can expect and it is the easiest way to make trouble for you. Sometime your files contain confidential data that you don't like to share with someone and want to hide from your colleagues as well.

Therefore, in order to save your private and confidential data I’m going to share a simple CMD command that you most probably don’t know. This is my favorite command that I’ve been using from last 6 years on XP and Windows 7.

As an example I’m going to hide folder named as Geeky-Portal in my E drive. First of all open the Command Prompt and go to E drive by typing the command below:
E:

Now to hide the folder Geeky-Portal uses the command below:

ATTRIB +H +S Geeky-Portal

Bingo! And folder is hidden.

In order to unhide the folder, use the same above command, but replace the – with +. The command is:

ATTRIB -H -S Geeky-Portal

The best thing about this trick is that the folder that you hide would not appear in search results even if you check the option to search the hidden files too. Unique and uncommon name of the folder will make this trick more secure. Hopefully you liked this post, keep visiting us and follow us on Facebook, Google Plus, and Twitter for more useful tips and tricks.

How To Protect Your Private Data Using Secret Geeky Folder