Hello! Privacy is a fundamental aspect in any area of life. This fact becomes more relevant at the computer level. Since more and more time is spent using it. For this reason, it is very likely that you keep personal and work items on your hard drive. In any case, it is always advisable to keep this data out of the reach of curious people. Now, Windows offers methods to limit the access to folders of certain users. However, these are steps that require some knowledge on the part of the users. Consequently, today we will see a visual procedure that allows almost completely hiding a folder. And by moving it to a hidden location, it makes access as difficult as possible. Today we will see how to create invisible folders in Windows 10.
Learn how to hide the folder easily
As mentioned, the change concerns the appearance of the folder. This will make it practically invisible. In fact, all you have to do is modify the main icon. Then replace it with one of the icons provided by the system. With this in mind, right-click on the folder to enter Properties.
The properties window will be displayed immediately. If you have used Windows since previous versions, then you will be familiar with this environment. The first thing you have to do is click on the Customization tab. And then click on Change Icon.
We have reached the central point of the tutorial. Since the wizard shows a list of available icons. Well, just select a blank icon. That is, transparent looking. To do this, just select the blank space between the icons. As shown in the image below.
Please note that when you click on the white space, it will turn blue. So press OK to return to the properties window. Finally, press OK to set the changes.
Back to the folder location, you can see the established change.
Ultimately we have seen how to create invisible folders in Windows 10. Or move it to a location that is difficult to access. Then you can increase the privacy control of your content. All right, that’s it for now. Before I say goodbye I invite you to see our post about how to add a Gmail account to Windows 10. Bye!
