How to Make a System Hidden Folders or Files in Windows Without any Software?

Almost anyone knows how to make a “hidden” folder in Windows, but then again almost anyone knows how to make explorer show hidden folders. Let’s take a look at how to make a system hidden folder, only you will know its there.

Anyone that has used Windows for a while knows that they can right-click on a file or folder and edit its properties, more so its attributes to make it a so called "hidden" file or folder. The problem is that just as many people know you can show files and folders that have the "hidden" attribute by simply changing a radio button under the folder view options. The easiest way to make a real hidden file or folder is to mark it as an important operating system file, that way Windows won't display it even if explorer is set to display hidden files and folders.

To do this just follow given steps:
1. First, we need to launch a command prompt, so press the Win + R key
    combination and type cmd then hit the enter button.

2. Now we are going to use the attrib command, so go ahead and type:

• To make a system hidden folder: attrib +s +h "<address of folder>"

    For example i want to hide a folder "System Folder", and address of this

    folder is C:\System Folder then see below picture:

• To make a system hidden file: attrib "<address of file>" +s +h

    For example i want to hide a file "System File.txt", and address of this

    file is C:\System Folder\System File.txt then see below picture:

3. Now if I go look for the "System Folder or System File" in my C:\ Drive it is
    gone, even with explorer set to show hidden files and folders.

4. To make visibale hidden file or folder, you can run the same attib command,
    except this time use "-" instead of the "+" signs. see below pictures:
 

To make visible hidden folder

To make visible hidden file

  Like magic, my folder or file appeared again.

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