Hidden folder without name or icon

Quick little tutorial on how to make a hidden folder in Windows 7.
The folder will have no name and it will be completely invisible unless you highlight it.

What you need:

1) Windows 7

2) The Windows 7 sidebar (Preferably the Calender app)

3) Some computer knowledge

And that's about it!

Tutorial:

First, make a new folder on the desktop: [1]



Step 2): Right click on the Folder and go to customization: [2]

Step 3): Click on "Change Icon..." And scroll right till you see an icon with nothing like as shown: [3]

 

Step 4): Now click Ok then click Apply and you should get something like this: [4]

Step 5): Now click start then type in character map in the search bar. Open it and find a blank space. I will show you the slot to make it easier to find: [5] Click select then copy. You will see nothing in the "Characters to Copy" bar, that is perfectly fine.
 

Step 6): Now right click on the folder and click rename. Press CTRL + V and you will get nothing as the name. When you click apply, nothing should show up as the name: [6]


Step 7): Now find the folder and the calendar sidebar app. Drag the Calender out of the way and put the invisible folder where the Sidebar is. Drag the Calender app infront of the folder and you won't be able to see it anymore: [7]


And that's about it! Put whatever you want it in it and nobody but you should be able to find it unless they have a strong eye or they highlight everything and look closely. Hope you liked the tutorial!

Credits :  http://tips.paddyonline.net/ 

How to lock your folder without any software?

1. Open notepad.
2. Copy and paste the code highlighted below:
3. Save it as locker.bat
4. Open locker.bat. you'll see a folder namely "tellhowto"
5. Put all your things to be hidden in it.
6. Again go to locker.bat and lock the folder.
7. Voila you've done. Now you are free from anybody's interference from your data.

cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder tellhowto
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST tellhowto goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to lock the folder(Y/N). Y : Yes, N : No
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren tellhowto "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set /p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==password goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" tellhowto
echo Folder unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password 
goto UNLOCK2
:FAIL2
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md tellhowto
echo Folder created successfully
goto End
:UNLOCK2
echo Last chance to enter correct password to unlock folder
set /p "pass=>"
if not %pass%==mylocker goto FAIL2
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" tellhowto
echo Folder unlocked successfully
:End

REMEMBER : The by default password is mylocker . If you want to change the password simply search out for mylocker and replace it with your own.

 

From: tellhowto.blogspot.com. 

How to create an invisible folder in Windows XP?

This trick is neither protecting your folder with password nor making it hidden, but it's all about making it invisible.

1. Create a folder and name it "my folder".
2. Select that folder, press F2 and type Alt + 0160.
3. Hit enter.
4. Now right click on folder and go to properties.
5. Under "Customize" tab, click on change icon.
   
   
6. Now choose blank folder icon.
   
   
7. Click "OK" and apply changes.
8. Try to find the folder you made

From: tellhowto.blogspot.com.