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How to hide any folder or files in android without any third party app?

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Credit:Racchio

Howdy! Finally the exams are over, and thanks to our holy goat it wasn't too bad you know! So I decided to stop wasting time with those shits and do my job, i.e. blogging. Today I'm gonna discuss the easiest way to hide folders or files in android. You may need to hide folders because of your nasty cousin or because of ultra-personal stuffs (you know what I mean). And the best part about the process is that you don't need any third party app. Sounds interesting, no? So alright let the mission begin.


Stuffs You're Gonna Need:
  1. A working android device.
  2. A File Manager (default).
  3. Few fingers to work with.
  4. A Goat (optional).

First of all switch on your phone and unlock it (just kidding). Now open your file manager. For this tutorial, I'm using the default file manager of my Galaxy Y (don't laugh, old is gold).

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Next go to your file manager settings and look for the term, Show Hidden Files/Folders. And enable/mark it as shown in the figure below. Then save your settings.

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Now rename the existing folder you want to hide or create a new one. I'm gonna hide a pre-created folder named techabrel. While renaming the folder just add an extra dot (.) right before all the characters. And save it. Refer to the following screenshot for better understanding.


renameing-a-folder-screenshot

After that go to the file manager settings again and disable/unmark  the option Show Hidden Files/Folders. You're all done. The files at the folder will not be viewable at Gallery. Now you don't need to think twice before giving your handheld to your nasty cousin (only if s/he's not reading this article at the same time). But remember, the folder will be noticeable on a computer easily. However, you may also like an awesome article on "Android Super-Ultra-Cool Hidden Secret Codes". For any help don't hesitate to comment or ask me on Google+. Respect all goats. #Peace

Update: You can also hide files from a particular folder, just by adding a .nomedia file in that folder. See: How to create a .nomedia file in android and hide any files.

The cover photo is taken from flickr and it is created by Racchio.

Comments

  1. Rahul Modak12/17/2013

    Cool! So easily folders are hidden. And I respect your goat.

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  2. VaiBhav12/17/2013

    really awesome ,, nd its damn easy too :)

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  3. Sudip Dhibar12/18/2013

    Really nice bro..Post more tricks like this!

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  4. thanks for reading, bro :)

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  5. Thanks. Keep respecting the holy goat.

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  6. keep reading. thousands of tricks are coming soon..

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  7. Faiz Akram3/28/2014

    Thanks a tons for sharing the trick. It'll help me awesomely!!

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  8. Faiz Akram3/28/2014

    Simply Amazing! I used to use heavy apps, and it hanged mah phone. But now it's great. Hats off!

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  9. welcome! keep going after our site for more tricks.

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  10. John Edward3/30/2014

    Nice! Never thought of it before..

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  11. Evolver x4/05/2014

    woo!! never tried that settings section before! thanks bro!

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  12. Sayantika4/05/2014

    Thanks for sharing. I'd a question, would it remain hidden on PCs?

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  13. Mayur Avanti4/05/2014

    thanks, helped me a lot. :)

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  14. Did not work pic still shows up in gallery
    Droid RAZR maxx

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  15. really? it shouldn't be so. gimme some time to have a check over it. till then use any third party app from the store. cheers.

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  16. nope! in pc it will still show up. cheers!

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  17. After inserting a (.) I m not able to rename and save. It says file /folder name can not be empty

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  18. but it should have worked. make sure that to insert the dot before the file name. Another thing can be done. Just open that folder or file in pc, rename it and save it. It should work then. :)

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  19. Great...thanx for the info..now i dont have to worry about anyone looking in my gallery....

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  20. Ahmed Ghidan5/29/2014

    hhhhhhhhhh thanx for the method and ur sense of humor :D

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  21. thanks for the complement, Ahmed!!

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  22. Welcome Mayur, happy to help!! :D

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  23. Rakshith Kumar6/18/2014

    I doubt whether it'll work the same with the videos on Android KitKat 4.4.2

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  24. rejeesh6/21/2014

    The idea is is great ..hats's off you..but one doubt how we can open the hided files later. bcz i tried this and after that the files is not in my phone...

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  25. I've mentioned about this in the article. You can simply see the hidden folders and files by performing: menu > settings > show hidden files. Look at this pic for better understanding.

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  26. You can simply see the hidden files by performing: menu > settings > show hidden files. Thanks for commenting.

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  27. Well, I haven't yet tried this process on KitKat. But I think it should work.

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  28. karthick6/24/2014

    awesome man..., thank u soo much

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  29. Fadhli6/26/2014

    Files are hidden but still appear in gallery, and by files I mean video files.

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  30. Yupzie!! That too works pretty well! Thanks for stopping while passing by :D

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  31. It worked genius!!!! Awsome- thanks:-)

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  32. nice n cool trick but pics and video files are still visible in gallery....am using galaxy core(jelly bean)....any other solution for this?????

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  33. To be frankly abhi, I've never tried it on Jelly Bean (actually I don't have that much money, you know). Anyway there's another way. Just put a file named .nomedia in the folder you wanna hide. It might work :)

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  34. Thanks Kamal. Keep coming ;)

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  35. Strange. There should have been a file manager (my files) by default. Anyway you may try third party file managers like Astro or ES File Explorer.

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  36. Gargee Sanyal9/03/2014

    Thanks a lot...do come up wid more such tricks...wi6 cn help us all youngsters!

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  37. Dennis9/18/2014

    Damn, doesnt work with samsung galaxy grand 2, 4.4 android

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  38. Yep, sure..!! Keep coming . . :)

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  39. Try an alternative process. Add a .nomedia file in the folder you wanna hide (create a text file and name it .nomedia). Hope it helped :)

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  40. Really its very easy. Just a dot and you're done. Thankz

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  41. Umer Arain2/08/2015

    hello my sweet frnd.... i wana hide some apps icon from my android menu,,, bcz i dnt have permission to lock them or lock cell phone,,, wana hide fb, messenger, skype, etc aaps icon, i hope u will helpful for me,,, plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz solve my prblm as soon as possible

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  42. Install a launcher (Nova or Go) and look for an option called Hide Apps in the launcher settings. It'll do the job. Cheers. :)

    Check this link for some damn awesome launchers

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  43. SMAASH2/24/2015

    Thnxx bro it was really easy ...It works in am grand 2 thnxxx once more

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  44. UrGoblinkingXP3/09/2015

    Thanxx bro, i do appreciate it.

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  45. Dariya3/10/2015

    Doesn't work in Android 4.2.2

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  46. It should have worked. Works fine on some devices with same android version. Well, for now try using any other file manager from PlayStore.

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  47. AyaM Sakata3/18/2015

    Very nice.. However I have to connect it to my PC so that I could rename My folder.. but it works.. Thanks..

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  48. You're most welcome Ayam :)

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  49. AKRAM SNIPER3/30/2015

    thx friend but how can i hide pix from my file i mean i wanna hide some thing and when i search for it in my file i dont wanna found it without do something

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  50. Well in that case, if you turn off the "Show hidden files" option in the file manager settings, you won't be seeing any hidden files while searching in 'My Files'.

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