Facebook has a secret folder that’s full of messages it thinks its users don’t want to see. Last year, the company revamped its Messenger service to get rid of the old system, which categories ...

Your Mac is hiding things from you – files and folders, that is. The macOS file system allows most folders to be flagged as either visible or hidden. Many of the hidden ones are housekeeping or ...

There may be times when you have problems with hidden items on your computer. In some cases, various hidden items (mainly folders) may suddenly appear, but other times items that should be visible ...

Aside from the built-in secure folder and third-party launchers, users of Samsung smartphones and tablets can also hide confidential files and documents by creating a dedicated hidden folder. That ...

MacOS allows you to hide files and folders by adding a simple period (.) to the file name. This can be handy if you want to share your MacBook with others and hide personal folders that other users ...

Windows 11 is here and it’s brought some significant changes to the UI for the OS. And, as might be expected, that may make it a bit more difficult to accomplish the tasks you’re used to. Especially ...

Apple’s newest iOS 14 beta makes it so that the “hidden” folder inside the Photos app no longer appears by default. But there is a quick and easy way to get it back. We’ll show you how. Photos’ hidden ...

A common way to secure confidential information in computers and smartphones is through hidden folders. By hiding files, any unauthorized access to sensitive data is barred. There are many different ...

people are finding out that Instagram has a "hidden reject folder" where you can see every account that's ignored your follow request. You can actually view a list of Instagram accounts that have ...

This will output a list of the files and folders at the root of "Macintosh HD", and put slashes by the names of all directories. Users may wish to take advantage of the feature and create personal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. Whether deliberately or otherwise, it is possible to hide ...

Windows only: Tiny portable utility SpecialFoldersView displays a list of all of the built-in hidden Windows folders—giving you quick and easy access without having to remember the path. Using the ...