These days smartphone privacy is an important topic. From keeping our phones safe, to hiding things we don’t want out in the open. Everything from lock-screen security to hiding sensitive files and ...

A common way to secure confidential information in computers and smartphones is through hidden folders. By hiding files, any unauthorized access to sensitive data is barred. There are many different ...

If you want to keep certain files and folders out of people’s sight, it’s possible to hide those items on your Windows 11 PC. You have both built-in and third-party methods to do that, and I’ll show ...

Need to password-protect some files on your Mac? Want to stop them from being edited or deleted by mistake? Or do you just ...

If you’ve got something you want to hide away, then you’ve got plenty of options on Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS—options that we’ll run through here. Even if the kids or a stranger should get ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Everything on your smartphone should be protected behind a lock ...

A USB stick is small enough that a thief can walk away with one without you knowing until it is too late. In this situation, anger can quickly turn to horror if you use your USB stick to store ...

How to hide files from any file manager on the Linux desktop Your email has been sent Want to hide files and folders from your Linux desktop file manager? Jack Wallen shows you one handy method. You ...

Your Mac is hiding things from you – files and folders, that is. The macOS file system allows most folders to be flagged as either visible or hidden. Many of the hidden ones are housekeeping or ...

Of course, power users sometimes need access to hidden files and folders, like I did the other day when I went searching for an Outlook PST file. In the old XP days, I knew right where to find the ...