How to hide and show hidden (UN_hide) file or folder in Android Phone

How to hide file or folder in Android Phone -

It is super easy to hide a file or folder. You have to do same task to hide file or folder.

[I am using iPhone theme. So appearance of your phone may different]

First - Go to Application menu and open “My Files” or you can open any other file explorer like “ES File Explorer”. [Application menu appears on right side, in the screenshot it appears on middle because of using theme]

 

Second - Tap and hold a file or folder which you want to hide. Now Select “Rename” option. (Here I renamed an image file which name was “Facebook-cover” You should select a file or folder as you like).

 

Third - Now the main task you have to do. Just Type a dot (.) before the name of the file or folder and click OK. (If you use ES File Explorer don’t change the extension of file like .jpg or .mp4 etc. Folder has no extension).

 

You have done. Your File or folder is now hidden. But remember that some media player may find your hidden media like image or videos. So after hiding media you should try to open them from media player if you can’t open them you are fully success.

Now if you wish to make it a normal file or folder, first see the “How to show hidden files or folder” from below -

How to show hidden (UN-Hide) files or folder on Android Phone –

1. Open “My Files” and press menu button (Left button of Android front panel).

2. Select “More” option and select “Settings”.

  

3. Now check (√) the “Show hidden files” menu and go back.

  

4. Now you can see your hidden folders or file.

 

All Done.

If you wish to hide them again, just un-check the “Show hidden files” menu. Don’t do it now if you want to make it a normal file or folder.

 

How to make it normal ? It’s very easy after showing hidden files or folder.

Just rename the file or folder without dot (.) which you want to UN-hide and click OK. It is now a normal file or folder.

Caution: After showing the hidden files or folders you can see some hidden folders with dot (.) which you didn’t see before. Never try to delete or rename these unknown files or folders. Only rename known files or folder to hide and rename them to un-hide. If you remove or rename them you may re-install some application which you installed on your SD card.