Android by default comes with the ability to hide folders. However, it requires you to use a file explorer to control the Android’s system from the backstage. If you don’t have a built-in File explorer, then you can also use a third-party file explorer. You can also connect your phone to a PC and follow the below mentioned steps from the PC and it will work.
In this tutorial, we are going to use the ES File Explorer to hide folders. It is quite simple to use and offers some really robust features while having a high rating on Google Play Store.
Open the file explorer and you will see all your android folders. Here, we need to create a new “hidden” folder in which you will add all your private photos (may be other data as well).
To create a Hidden folder, tap on new at the bottom of the screen and then tap on “Folder”. You will be prompted to give the folder a name. To hide the new folder, you need to add a “.” (without quotes) before the name of the folder and it will be marked as hidden for android system. So your new created folder should look something like this “.Hidden files”.
Once the folder is created, you can just move all your photos and data which you would like to hide to this new folder using the same file explorer and Android system will not be able to read this data.
This folder can only be accessed through the File manager and you can hide it in the file manager as well. Just tap on the main menu on the upper left corner and from there tap on “Settings” at the bottom.
In Settings, tap on “Display settings” and from there uncheck the “Show hidden files” option and they will be hidden in file manager as well. You will have to check the option again in order to open the hidden files.
In this tutorial, we are going to use the ES File Explorer to hide folders. It is quite simple to use and offers some really robust features while having a high rating on Google Play Store.
Open the file explorer and you will see all your android folders. Here, we need to create a new “hidden” folder in which you will add all your private photos (may be other data as well).
To create a Hidden folder, tap on new at the bottom of the screen and then tap on “Folder”. You will be prompted to give the folder a name. To hide the new folder, you need to add a “.” (without quotes) before the name of the folder and it will be marked as hidden for android system. So your new created folder should look something like this “.Hidden files”.
Once the folder is created, you can just move all your photos and data which you would like to hide to this new folder using the same file explorer and Android system will not be able to read this data.
This folder can only be accessed through the File manager and you can hide it in the file manager as well. Just tap on the main menu on the upper left corner and from there tap on “Settings” at the bottom.
In Settings, tap on “Display settings” and from there uncheck the “Show hidden files” option and they will be hidden in file manager as well. You will have to check the option again in order to open the hidden files.
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