Hide or Unhide Drives in Windows

If you are a Windows user, you would probably know about hiding or locking a folder or file which has confidential data. We generally, use some folder encryption software to do these tasks. But, if you have many such folders and files, it is not a good idea to lock each folder. A better option would be to move all such files and folders which you want to hide or do not want others to know about their existence, to some drive on your PC. Then, hide that entire drive so that it is not visible to anyone.

Steps to Hide Drives

• Right-click on the My Computer icon.
• Click on Manage from the pop-up menu.
• Click on Disk Management on the left side of the opened window.

• Select the Drive which you want to hide.
• Right-click on it and select Change Drive Letter and Path...
• Click on Remove from the pop-up window.

• Click OK. Now your drive is Hidden from My Computer.

Steps to Un-Hide Drive

• Right-click on the My Computer icon.
• Click on Manage from the pop-up menu.
• Click on Disk Management on the left side of the opened window.

• Select the Drive which you want to unhide.
• Right-click on it and select Change Drive Letter and Path... 
• Click on add from the pop-up window.
• Assign the drive letter that you want. e.g. F:

• Click OK. Now your drive is visible on My Computer.

Video Tutorial 

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