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Thisguidewill walk you through the easy steps to hide a file and folder on Windows 10.

In addition, you’ll learn the steps to access those hidden items as needed.

Windows 10 hide folders

Windows 10 hide folders

Then you could browse your hidden items as you normally do with other content.

In the command, replace"Secret Files"with the name of your folder or file.

Quotation marks are only necessary when there are spaces in the name.

Folder properties

After completing the steps, the items with the hidden attribute will no longer be visible.

File Explorer folder hidden attribute

Apply changes to this folder, subfolders and files

Show hidden files

Command Prompt hide file and folder

Hide files and subfolders

Command Prompt unhide folder

Command Prompt remove hidden attribute

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