How to Hide a Folder in Windows 7 (100% genuine)

Hide a Folder in Window 7 for free by using this trick. Just follow the instructions as given below to hide your folder for free. You don't have to use software to hide folder. One can simply use Command Prompt to hide a folder for free.



Step 1: Open Command Prompt (cmd)

• Open "RUN" (Start> search for Run)  type "cmd" and Click Enter.

Step 2: In Command Prompt, navigate to you drive, in which you want to hide your folder.

• To Change drive, just type "cd.." and enter, till it only shows C-drive.
• To Change to D-drive (suppose), just type "d:" and enter.

Step 3: Now just type "attrib +s +h +r your folder path". 

• Suppose I want to hide "work" folder, which is in "project" folder of D-drive, then just type
   "attrib +s +h +r project/work
• Press Enter, and your folder is completely hidden now.

Step 4: To unhide it again, just reverse the process as "attrib -s -h -r project/work"

If you want to lock you folder with a password, then yo can read my post on lock a folder.

You can also watch my video on "how to hide a folder in window 7" here: