create a hidden & unsearchable folder in windows XP, Vista and Seven

PROCESS -1 (For Windows XP)

 “recycler” – it is a folder which is hidden and unsearchable.Its location is just inside the drive except c: (windows installation drive)

Type “d:\recycler” (excluding quotes) in the address bar it opens a folder with name “recycler” in d drive. You  Can also change the drive letter. Put your data there & come out. It don’t show anything in d Drive and no one can search the contents.

To reach that folder “recycler” only way is type the address in the address bar i.e. d:\recycler or any other drive letter in place of d. if you have created the recycler folder in any other drive.

PROCESS -2
                  
Create a folder with any name anywhere inside your system.
Then change the attribute of the folder to hidden and unsearchable by command prompt.
 Suppose there is a folder named “founted” inside the folder “mobile” in d: drive. We have to make hidden and Unsearchable to that folder using command “attrib +s +h” in command prompt.

Step1:-
          Open command prompt (window logo key + R- > type “cmd”- > hit enter)
          E.g. It will display the command prompt screen-
                       C :\>
Step2:-
             Type attrib +s +h [folder path] ->hit enter
            e.g. c :\> attrib +s +h d:\mobile\founted

This will make the folder “founted” hidden and unsearchable
NOTE:-
   1. We can reach the content of that folder by typing the full path of the folder (i.e. d:\mobile\ founted) in the Address bar.
   2. For change its attribute to unhidden and searchable use the command attrib “–s –h” in step2.
 e.g.
         C :\> attrib -s -h d:\mobile\founted

NOTE:-
1. +s makes the attribute of the file & folder to system
2. +h makes the attribute of the file & folder to hidden.
3. –s removes the attribute of the file & folder from system to general.
4. –h makes the attribute of the file & folder to un hidden.

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