How to Hide Files and Folders in Windows using Command Prompt

Many from you want to hide any file or folder in windows to protect their important business or private data form children. Many use software to hide files and folders. But, here I want to tell you a trick of Command Prompt in Windows to hide files and folders. How is it possible? Let's find out.
           
Mostly we use to hide any folder by going to its 'Properties' and click on 'Hidden' option.And then we go to 'Folder Options' and click on 'Don't Show Files and Folders'. This method is very old and weak method. Try the following code to hide file and folder. This is a very powerful method.
           
The most important thing of command is that, once you hide and file or folder, the folder cannot be viewed by any search option. Even if you click on 'Show Files and Folder Option.' In this trick no software is used. This is very easy and simple trick of Command Prompt. You can also impress your friends by this trick.

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Steps to hide file or folder:

If you want to hide a folder with name ABC and this folder is stored in Local Disk D. Then how we can hide this folder in windows. 

• Click on Start → Run and type cmd in it and hit Enter.
• Now copy and paste the below code in command prompt.

attrib +s +h D:\ABC 

          and hit Enter.
         (+s stands for super hidden and +h stands for hidden)

• Now change D with your Drive Name and ABC with your File or Folder name.

Steps to Show file or folder:

• Now copy and paste the below code in command prompt.

attrib -s -h D:\ABC

       and hit Enter.

• We change (+) sign with (-) sign.

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