Play with Files and Folders

Hello CyboBytesies...
In this tutorial I shall be sharing a trick to create a file or folder with no name and also assign an invisible icon to them i.e without any icon. This trick is not only for fun but may also act as a security measure to protect those files and folders.

Also See: Password protect files and folders without any softwares

Create an icon with no name:

This tutorial is about creating a folder with no name which can be useful in preventing files from appearing in the search result thus securing it. 

To perform this trick a keyboard with numeric pad is required:
To create an icon without any name name:

Also See: Hide File or Folder icon

1) Select the Icon on which this trick is to be performed

2) Right-Mouse click and select Rename.

3) With NumLock on, hold the Alt key and type 0160.
 

To create multiple icons with no name:
1) Select one Icon at a time (on which this trick is to be performed

2) Right-Mouse click and select Rename

3) With NumLock on, hold the Alt key and type 0160

4) For the following icons, keep adding one white- space(space-bar) character after the 0160 number. i.e. "0160 ", "0160  " ... and so on to prevent a duplicate naming error.

Make an invisible icon:

This tutorial is about creating a folder with no icon which can be useful in preventing files from being searched easily or fall into some prying eyes thus securing it.  To perform this trick a keyboard with numeric pad is required.

1) Select folder and right click  on it and click on properties.
 

2) Select customize tab and then change icon option.



Also See: Colorize Folders with Different Colors in Microsoft Windows

3) Small window will appear in which you will see different icons there. Now select the 13th icon in 2nd row or in 3rd row or in 4th row. Or select 14th icon in 1st row.
 

4) Our folder icon is no more visible.


Also See: Add "Copy to" and "Move to" options for every file or folders in Context Menu

 

Hide Files or Folders:

Hiding important and personnel files and folders is a simple way of protecting them from loss of data or misuse. It's actually quite difficult to securely hide a folder in Windows without risking problems in the operating system itself. There are a number of commercial third party softwares for hiding files and folders but they end up being uninstalled.

Method 1: magic trick to hide files and folders

Method 2: using Microsoft Windows attributes

Instead of using complicated and expensive security utilities, try the simpler method of using the Windows "hidden" attribute which is a property of every file and folder that can be turned on or off.

Note: Hiding your folder like this is fine if you only want to keep information from prying eyes but if you really want to properly protect it you should encrypt it.
 
To hide a folder follow the following Steps:
 
1) Right Click on the file or folder to be hidden and open its properties
 
2) In the properties of the object check the Hidden attribute
 
3) Click on "Apply" and close the properties window
 
The folder has hidden itself.
 
Hiding folder is not a great idea as it will be immediately revealed should another user enable the display of hidden files. So try making an invisible folder.
 
To view the hidden folders follow the steps:
 
In versions before Microsoft Windows 8:
1) Open a windows explorer
 
2) From the tool tab in the menu bar, open Folder Options...

 

3) In this box click on view tab.
 

4) Click on the radio button "Show hidden files, folders and drive"
 

5) Apply and close the box.
 

In Microsoft Windows 8:
1) Click on view tab
 
2) Check the "hidden item" checkbox in the view ribbon

 

Doing so all the hidden folders and files will show up with transparent icon.

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