‘How can I hide my files and folders’ is one of the very common questions often asked on technology help forums. Today, every person hooked on to computer wants to hide a few of his/her confidential files and folders and restrict access of other users. Unfortunately, no built-in tools are available in any of the Windows operating systems that allows you to hide files or folders. However, there are a dozen of third-party softwares that let you hide files and folders. And as a matter of fact, almost all of these file/folder hide softwares require you to shell out a few bucks.
Today we are reviewing here a free file and folder hide software for our readers, WinMend Folder Hidden. We have tested this software and have found it to be one of the best folder hide softwares available today. We believe it to be at par with other file/folder hide commercial softwares. WinMend Folder Hidden makes it very easy for you to hide and unhide folders swiftly. It hides your files as well as folders and cannot be viewed via any tweaks until and unless you unhide them. What’s more… WinMend Folder Hidden can even hide files and folders on your USB drive. These files and folders then not only remain hidden on your system but on any system, no matter whether it has WinMend Folder Hidden installed on it or not.
Techlisher.com Ratings: 8/10.
You can download this software over here .
A few FAQs that you would like us to answer !
Q. Which is a better option, to ‘lock’ or to ‘hide’ file and folders?
It’s always better to hide file and folders rather than lock them since locking/unlocking file and folders takes in more time and sometimes even carries a risk of corrupting them.
Q. What if someone uninstalls WinMend Folder Hidden from my system? Can he/she then access my hidden files and folders?
That’s where WinMend Folder Hidden wins over other softwares available in its category. If someone uninstalls WinMend Folder Hidden from your system, your files and folders will remain hidden and cannot be accessed by that person. To unhide those files and folders, the software needs to be reinstalled and requires the password that you earlier set for accessing WinMend Folder Hidden.
Q. Is this software 100 % free?
Yes. WinMend Folder Hidden is 100% free.
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