How to Hide or Unhide a Folder using RUN Command in Windows

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You may have some personal and sensitive data stored in your Computer. That's why you have to ensure the security of the data so that another one  can't access that. There are lots of ways to hide or protect a folder or file with password or without password. Here you will learn to hide your data from Run Command. If you hide a folder or file from Run Command then nobody will be able to find out that folder if he/she doesn't know the name and location of that folder. The process is not the fact here.

Anyone may know the process of hiding folders from Run Command but he will be able to find out the folder only if he know the folder's name and the directory or location. Anyone may found or access your hidden data only if he/she re-install the operating system into your Computer System. So you may use password in your BIOS Settings. And then anyone can't change your BIOS Settings to boot from CD/DVD or from USB Disk Drive. However, lets see how to hide a folder from RUN Command.

 Step 01  Go to Windows Command Mode

Press Windows Key+R Button to open RUN Command. You may also open RUN Command Box clicking on Start Menu then clicking on RUN from the menu (In Windows Xp). After opening the RUN Command Box, you have to type cmd into the Text Input Box. And then press Enter Key from the keyboard or click on OK Button.

 Step 02  Hide the Folder by Command

Look, the cursor is blinking on the Command Prompt Box. Now type Attrib +h +s d:/FolderName. d:/ is for the directory and FolderName will be replaced by the folder name you want to hide. But remember the folder name should be in one word. That means Bangla Songs is not allowed as folder name. The name of the folder should be like BanglaSongs. After typing Attrib +h +s d:/FolderName, then press Enter Key from the keyboard. Now try to find out that folder. Look the folder is not there now. It's hidden already.

 Step 03  Unhide the Folder Now

Don't worry, now you will learn the way of getting back your hidden folder. Again open RUN Command Window and type Attrib -h -s d:/FolderName and press Enter Key from the keyboard. Hope you have got back that folder again. Thus you may hide or unhide any of your folders. Then nobody will be able to find out your hidden folders. But you have to remember the directory and the folder name.

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