Windows XP & Invisible Folder

[b3nje]

You've heard of hidden files and folders but they're easy to find

I like this little simple trick...you've all probably known it for ages or come across it or even think its pointless but it works wonders for those at work!

I'll give you a little step by step to doing it

Right Click>New>Folder

Right Click the new folder and press rename.

Then hold "ALT" and press 2 then 5 then 5 on the num pad.

This will give you an "alternative" space

Now Right Click>Properties> Customize Tab> Change icon..

Scroll along a few and there are 3 blank icons!!! Pick 1!!

And there you go - you'll only really see it if you click and hold your mouse over it which will select it!

hope this helps a bit

 

[FiDoDiDo]

Interesting idea.

 

[Timmay]

good place to hide p**n?

 

[ollie]

lol whats in your hidden folder then>?

 

[-Leigh-]

Fantastic. I can now store all my p**n at work.

 

[b3nje]

This is just at work - music and pictures from nights out. nothing crazyly worth hiding but still

 

[JoelDee]

ha ha thats class

 

[Chris1.4RT]

Would be useful but dunno what I'm doing wrong.

When I press Alt then 2, 5, 5 I get cursor going to the end of the name New Folder and it stays there. When I press return it's still called new folder.

When I do click rename, name new folder goes blue but soon as I press Alt 2, 5, 5 the cursor goes to the end of the name new folder.

I'm following it exactly as you say.

 

[kneebs76]

Would be useful but dunno what I'm doing wrong.

When I press Alt then 2, 5, 5 I get cursor going to the end of the name New Folder and it stays there. When I press return it's still called new folder.

When I do click rename, name new folder goes blue but soon as I press Alt 2, 5, 5 the cursor goes to the end of the name new folder.

I'm following it exactly as you say.

Are you keeping ALT pressed down when you type the 2,5,5? If you are then you need type the 2 5 5 quicker. (you need to use the number pad keys tho)

 

[b3nje]

this does not work on vista by the way

and yes as of ^^

KEEP ALT HELD DOWN AND PRESS 2 THEN 5 THEN 5 then release alt

 

[Stuart.Atkinson]

Works a treat !

 

[Chris1.4RT]

Not working. I either end up with it still being called New Folder or (if num lock is turned on) 255.

Dammit! I've Gb's of filth to hide!

 

[b3nje]

numlock needs to be on and make sure you're holding ALT not ALT GR.

what OS you using??

 

[Andy.]

The only trouble is when you goes to a folder list for the desktop, you see a gap.... another option is to change the icon to match any one of the executables on the pc. Most people will overlook it if you give it a boring name... shell.dll or something.

 

[G_F]

Good little trick, only problem if you are doing it in work, from Net Admin side of it, its still viewable under Explorer, it just show a gap

 

[FiDoDiDo]

^^^ and if you searched for the files such as *.jpg it would still search that folder if you did a search on the directory it was sitting in like the desktop folder.

 

[Adamio]

This is a better way of hiding files

http://www.thetechtray.net/article-hidingfiles.html

 

[b3nje]

i didnt say it was fool proof

just its a nice little trick

 

[KDF]

or you could just create a folder as normal and no other user that logs on can get into it... and hide the folder from peoples view by putting a . at the front of the folder name.. oh wait thats linux

 

[b3nje]

Linux - aren't they owned by a detergant company!!

 

[KDF]

Ye, but dont waste your time.... I threw a copy of Red Hat down the bog but it still smelt of sugar puffs..

 

[b3nje]

i have free bsd on a box somewhere - not sure where though lol

 

[David]

heheh thats really really handy

 

[xtreme_boi]

That is well cool, tried it & it worked! Result!

 

[Chris1.4RT]

Dammit, it works on my lasses pc but not mine. The irony is it's stuff I want to hide from her but on my pc!

 

[FiDoDiDo]

Dammit, it works on my lasses pc but not mine. The irony is it's stuff I want to hide from her but on my pc!

You must have done it wrong on your computer then, it should be fine.

 

[Daz]

or you could just create a folder as normal and no other user that logs on can get into it... and hide the folder from peoples view by putting a . at the front of the folder name.. oh wait thats linux

Until someone does an ls -a or makes whatever file manager they're using show dot files? :rasp:

This is just the same as making a folder hidden in XP.. it's fine until someone tells it to show the damn file

 

[KDF]

Ye but if you think they are gonna sus there is a hidden folder then just chmod it so only one account can access it... chmod 600.. job done

 

[Daz]

Ye but if you think they are gonna sus there is a hidden folder then just chmod it so only one account can access it... chmod 600.. job done

LMAO. I did write a whole paragraph of chown, chmod etc.. but deleted it as I thought "not even KDF is that pedantic!" :rasp:

Oh, and on the subject of being pedantic, you need 700 on a folder.. else not even the owner will be able to cd into it :nono: :lolup:

 

[KDF]

Sorry, chmod 700..

Are you calling me pedantic

 

[sneeks]

Fortunately with OSX I can make a folder invisible and have all my personal folders & files hidden within my own account, prob very similar to Linux.

 

[Chris1.4RT]

Dammit, it works on my lasses pc but not mine. The irony is it's stuff I want to hide from her but on my pc!

You must have done it wrong on your computer then, it should be fine.

lol I know why it wont work!!

A while back I took all my keys off to clean them but Ive put the alt and windows keys the wrong round! so i was pressing windows and 2 5 5 .

LOL!!

 

[FiDoDiDo]

:lolup:

 

[TimR26]

The only trouble is when you goes to a folder list for the desktop, you see a gap.... another option is to change the icon to match any one of the executables on the pc. Most people will overlook it if you give it a boring name... shell.dll or something.

Just drag it to the end then there's no gap.