Ways to hide a file

                                 Hiding your personal files
 there are many ways to protect or hide your files from other. some of these are :
*hiding:
 select file>right click on mouse>go to properties>select hidden attribute at bottom.

**Archieving&setting password:
select file>right click mouse>add to archive>select advanced option at top of the pen screen>select set password>enter password two times then click ok.
(In this process your files will be compressed in zip or rar format. if u wish to open that file you will have to extract the files.while extracting it will ask to enter the password.after entering password you will be able to see your files.

you can add multiple files at a time by selecting no of files at the begining itself.)

***Changing extension of file
3rd way is that you can change your your file name extension. this will not let windows to open the file as file type is decided by the extension.
first of all you will have to make extension visible for editing it.by default file extension is not visible for known file types.this can be done by: go to view>option>folder option>view>unselect the checkbox in advanced option "hide extension of known file types>
(make it off)when file name extension is visible..then rename the file with modified extension.
after this you will not be able to open your file..
for opening this file again modify the extension of file name to the previous one by this you will be able to open your file again..
 
****Setting custom permissions
select file>right click on mouse>properties>security>EDIT(to change permission)>select deny in all option>advanced>select the users u want to deny the permission> select remove>ok...
Then selected users will not be able to open the file..
but one can edit the permission again if the administrator is logged in,or by copying the files to another system and modifying the permission there...

the best suited method is the archieving and setting password.other ones are efective for beginners but advanced user may also not be able to open the files easily....
enjoy privacy....
***** Making folder invisible without name
 create a new folder where you want to hide your data
then rename it ''0160''   by pressing the alt button   
then right click with mouse select properties > select customize option >select change icon  from available icons there are some invisible icons also select it.
if you wish to open this folder there will be a vaccant space at the place of folder but if you move the curser there you can see the highlight click it...                                     
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