How to Hide the files in Android device without using any App

We generally hide the files to secure some important files or maintain privacy for the personal information. Today technology become handy and we save all the personal and important information in our mobiles. We Knew that there are some software’s/tools to hide the files in our computer. So how to secure the files in our mobile. As same as like computer, there are some Apps are available in the app market to hide the files in our mobile. But installing these Apps in our mobile will occupy the storage space and may occur performance issues. In order to overcome this constraints, I am going to share you one of the unknown feature existed in ES file Explorer to hide the files in our mobile.

ES file explorer is the one of the most using application in everyone's mobile in the app market.

If you don't have ES file explorer in your mobile then Go to App Store and install. There are many other uses with ES File explorer.

Follow below procedure to hide your files

Step 1: Create any folder with any name.  For example Create a folder "HideTest"

Step 2: Now save all your important files in that it. for example, save all the important files in  "HideTest" 

Ste 3: Go to Setting then select Rename. Now add "." (dot) infront of the name and click OK.

In our instance  rename HideTest  with .HideTest

Now if we see in the File Manager, folder will be hidden

To Un hide this file follow the below step

Step 4: Go to Settings --> Display settings and Un mark  the Show hidden files option.

All the folders that are hidden earlier will be appear again.

Since folder is hidden, it appearance color will change. the folder Icon will be faded. If you remove the dot ( . ) then it will appear like normal folder.

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