Although the methods of hiding personal files (and not only) that you want to keep secrets have diversified over the years and have become increasingly complex and efficient, there is still the risk that they can be accessed by people who know where and how to look.
Hide folders and personal files in Windows XP
If you count yourself among the many users Windows XP who share the computer with more people (family, friends friends) and you want to make sure that personal files are kept safe and hidden by the eyes of other users without having any possibility to find them, follow the instructions below to create your own secret folder, which can only be accessed with a help with a file .bat that you can name how you want and place it anywhere on HDD (this way - except – he will not know what "he knows" to do the file).
How can you create a secret folder in XP for personal files?
- Open one Notepad Then give Copy/Paste to the following text in it:
cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Stealth
if EXIST "Stealth.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Stealth goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure you want to Lock the folder?(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==N goto END
if %cho%==n goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Stealth "Stealth.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Stealth.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==[type_password_here] goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Stealth.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"
ren "Stealth.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}" Stealth
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Stealth
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:EndCareful! On the 23rd row from the text above (if NOT %pass%==[type_password_here] goto FAIL) enter the password for folder in place at [type_password_here]. When you want to unlock the folder, use the password entered by you.
- data Save to the document then change the termination of .txt in .bat (click pe Yes when confirmation will be asked)
- Give double-click on the newly created .bat file to create a new folder, called Stealth
- Move all your secret files and folders in the folder Stealth, then give double-click again on the .bat file
- taste Y In response to the question Are you sure you want to Lock the folder? to block and hide the secret folder
Even if the secret folder will be visible after locking and for other users when the option is checked Show hidden files and folders FROM Folder Options, those who want to access it will be "redirected" to My Computer. To be able to access the folder blocked You will have to give double-click again on the file .bat and enter the correct password (the one introduced by you in the .bat file).
Note: compatible with Vista or 7.
STEALTH SETTINGS – HOW TO REALLY HIDE FILES IN WINDOWS XP
