Folder Guard makes it very easy to hide a folder: all you need to do is select the folder you want to hide in the Folder Guard window and assign the Hidden attribute to it (by pressing the Hidden button on the toolbar or by using the Protect – Visibility – Hidden command from the menu):
Now enable the protection as usual (by pressing the Toggle Protection button on the toolbar or by using the Enable Protection command on the Tools menu), and try to locate the folder with Windows Explorer. That is, click on the Windows Start button, then on Computer (or My Computer) on the Start menu, and try navigate to the folder you’ve just hidden: it should not be visible! However, when you disable the protection (by, for example, clicking on the Toggle Protection button again), the folder should become instantly visible. (You may need to press the F5 key within the Windows Explorer window, to make it refresh the list of folders it shows).
Note that you do not need run the main program of Folder Guard to enable or disable the protection: you have several other tools available:- You can use the Toggle protection link on the Windows Start – Program – Folder Guard menu.
- You may want to set up a hot key to give yourself quick access to the Toggle Protection command by pressing a key combination of your choice.
- You can also enable the option to display a Folder Guard icon on Windows taskbar next to the clock, and click on that icon to get access to the Toggle Protection command:
And more! Please feel free to download the fully functional evaluation version and give it a try. If you don’t like it, use Windows Control Panel to uninstall it: no strings attached.
See also:
- Lock files and folders with passwords
- Hide folders from prying eyes
- Restrict access to Control Panel
- Restrict Internet Explorer from downloading programs from the Internet
More information
- What people are saying about Folder Guard…
- A FREE 30-day license is included
- What’s new in the new version
- Folder Guard press release
- End User License Agreement (ELUA)
- Emergency Recovery Utility
- How to lock files and folders with passwords
- How to hide folders and files
- How to unhide a folder hidden with Folder Guard
- How to restrict access to Control Panel
- How to set up Folder Guard to stop downloading from the Internet
- Locking access to the external drives with Folder Guard
- How to make Folder Guard recognize network drives
- How to password-protect a USB flash drive (video)
- Always have a backup of your important files
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