How to Hide Files and Folders of your Smartphone Without any App:- Hello friends, in the article I am going to explain you the best way of hiding your Smartphone files and folders without installing any app. Yes this is very simple and effective way to Hide your private files and folders. There are many apps in Google play store which can do this job for you. But there are some problems to use any app to hide your personal files. The biggest problem is if you or someone else uninstall the app purposely or by mistake, you may lose your private files. So here I am going to show you a very simple process by which you can hide and unhide your private files and folders.
How to Hide Files and Folders of your Smartphone Without any App:
1. At first open the ‘File Manager’ or ‘My Files’ app on your Smartphone.
2. Now choose the folder or file you want to hide from your Smartphone’s gallery or somewhere else.
3. Long tap on that folder to select it.
4. Now tap on ‘More’ or menu option.
5. Choose ‘Rename’ from the menu.
6. Now just add a dot (.) at the beginning of your folder name.
7. Finally tap on Rename.
8. Your folder will be hidden from file manager and the files in it will not be shown on gallery.
How to Unhide Files or Folders:
1. To unhide your hidden folders or files, open your file manager app again.
2. Then open Device Storage or SD Card, where your hidden folder is.
3. Tap on ‘Menu’ or ‘More’ option.
4. Finally tap on ‘Show Hidden Files’.
5. You will see your hidden folders/files now.
6. Again go to Rename option and remove the dot(.) from the files name.
7. Done! Your folder is will be visible now.
8. You can hide and unhide your folders and files by repeating this process.
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