In this article, we will show you how to create your files or folders Hidden or Read only on Windows 10 PC. When you set a file as Hidden, users will not be able to see the file or folder. When you set a file to Read only, users will be able to read the file, but they will not be able to make or save changes.
Hidden files are files with the & #39; Hidden & #39; attribute in the properties alight. These files are hidden because they are usually important files related to the operating system. These files are hidden from normal view so that they are not changed or deleted. While the Hidden can be applied to files and folders, the Read only The attribute only applies to files in a folder.
Make a file or folder hidden in Windows 1o
To set the attributes of the file or folder to hidden, follow these steps:
- Locate the file
- Right click on it
- Under Attributes, select Hidden.
- The file will be hidden.
To review it, you can use this method to display hidden files.
You should know one thing. If the checkbox displays a square inside, the folder properties, it means that some items inside are Hidden or Read only and some not.
An empty check box indicates that none of the items have this attribute, while a check mark indicates that this file or all files in the folder have this attribute.
Make a file read-only in Windows 1o
To set the attributes of the file or folder on Read only, Follow these steps:
- Locate the file
- Right click on it
- Under Attributes, select Read only.
- The file will now be Read only and the changes made will not be saved.
You can however save this file under a different name.
Click on the Advanced , as shown above in the first image, will open another box that allows you to compress or encrypt files and archive or index items.
I hope this basic tutorial will help you.