Hide File or Folder using cmd

This is a very simple method for hiding files or folders on your system.The following steps will guide to the process of hiding.

Note:It is necessary that you have some basic knowledge about directories command used in cmd.

1. Goto "START".
2. select "run".
3. Type "cmd".
4. First of all check the directory in which your file resides.If it resides in C directory then type "c:" in cmd. If in D directory then type "d:" in cmd.

Note: The command "cd.." exits you out of a directory.
5. Suppose if the file/folder you want to hide resides in directory "C" not in any folder, then type
   "attrib filename +s +h". Now, check the c directory and you will find that the file is not there.
6. Now to unhide the file, type "attrib filename -s -h". Now, the file is replaced.

Consider the following example:

• Suppose the name of the file/folder to be hidden is trial in D directory within a folder named test.Open cmd type "d:".
• Now type "cd test".
• Now type "attrib trial +s +h" to hide the trial file/folder .
• If you want to unhide type"attrib trial -s -h". Remember that while unhiding the file/folder goto the exact location in directory to unhide else it wont unhide the file.Here the location of file/folder is c:\trial.