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Dec 19 2007, 06:16 AM
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![]() Bleepin' Night Watchman ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,762 Joined: 5-December 05 From: The City of Saint Francis, by the western sea Member No.: 43,307 |
With this method, you can hide your valuables in plain sight! It's like thos soda can safes you see at gas stations. First, create a new folder on your desktop. Name it My Documents. Now, inside your new My Documents folder, create a text file named desktop.ini. Open desktop.ini in notepad and paste the following into it, then save. CODE [.ShellClassInfo] CLSID={450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} CLSID2={0AFACED1-E828-11D1-9187-B532F1E9575D} Now you'll need to create a shortcut to your actual My Documents folder. You can accomplish this by right-clicking on your real My Documents folder and selecting Create Shortcut or Send To ->Desktop (Create Shortcut). Now copy this shortcut into your fake Mu Documents folder and rename it target. Now, save all your secret documents to your fake My Documents folder. Now launch the command shell (Start->Run... type cmd and press enter) cd to you Desktop folder (usually C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop). At the command prompt type the following: CODE attrib "My Documents" +s Your fake My Documents folder will now act like a real shortcut to the real My Documents folder and the contents of your fake folder will be completely invisible; they won't even show up in a search! To access your files again, you'll need to repeat the last step but enter CODE attrib "My Documents" -s PS You can replace the CLSID= value with any of these (but don't change the CLSID2=): Inbox: {00020D76-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} Cabinet File: {0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262} Taskbar and Start Menu: {0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1} Favorites: {1A9BA3A0-143A-11CF-8350-444553540000} Assembly: {1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43} Computer Search Results Folder: {1f4de370-d627-11d1-ba4f-00a0c91eedba} My Network Places: {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} My Computer: {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} Control Panel: {21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} Printers: {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} Internet: {2559a1f4-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0} E-Mail: {2559a1f5-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0} The Internet: {3DC7A020-0ACD-11CF-A9BB-00AA004AE837} My Documents: {450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} Start Menu Folder: {48e7caab-b918-4e58-a94d-505519c795dc} FTP Folder: {63da6ec0-2e98-11cf-8d82-444553540000} Recycle Bin: {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} Extensions Manager Folder: {692F0339-CBAA-47e6-B5B5-3B84DB604E87} Folder Options: {6DFD7C5C-2451-11d3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF} Network Connections: {7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E} Programs Folder: {7be9d83c-a729-4d97-b5a7-1b7313c39e0a} Briefcase: {85BBD920-42A0-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D} Briefcase Folder: {86747AC0-42A0-1069-A2E6-08002B30309D} Internet Explorer: {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} Setup MSN Internet Access: {88667D10-10F0-11D0-8150-00AA00BF8457} Downloaded Program Files: {88C6C381-2E85-11d0-94DE-444553540000} Network Connections: {992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48} Home Networking Wizard: {B45EE8BF-8131-47A3-8E6D-92252F331CFF} Web Folders: {BDEADF00-C265-11d0-BCED-00A0C90AB50F} Add Network Place: {D4480A50-BA28-11d1-8E75-00C04FA31A86} Tasks: {d6277990-4c6a-11cf-8d87-00aa0060f5bf} Search Results Folder: {e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849} Scanners and Camera's: {E211B736-43FD-11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD} Offline Web Pages: {F5175861-2688-11d0-9C5E-00AA00A45957} Scanners and Camera's: {FB0C9C8A-6C50-11D1-9F1D-0000F8757FCD} Composite Folder: {FEF10DED-355E-4e06-9381-9B24D7F7CC88} History: {FF393560-C2A7-11CF-BFF4-444553540000} Fonts: {BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948F534} Temporary Internet Files: {7BD29E00-76C1-11CF-9DD0-00A0C9034933} McAfee Fortress 2.0: {0ce45360-6245-11d0-b599-10005a11ba95} McAfee ZIP Manager 1.03: {be504840-6d2e-11d0-a40f-10005a641926} McAfee File Shredder 2.0: {dd7450c0-3e14-11d0-b599-10005a11ba95} McAfee Quick Copy: {f59f3760-6fae-11d1-b87d-444553540000} This post has been edited by Amazing Andrew: Dec 19 2007, 06:18 AM -------------------- |
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Dec 19 2007, 05:34 PM
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New Member ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 14-October 07 Member No.: 162,981 |
hmm didnt work for me? i guess i am a idiot.
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Dec 19 2007, 11:57 PM
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 15-December 07 From: Jaxsonville AR Member No.: 176,802 |
did not work for me either i tried it excatly copied and pasted everything but... does you acutual my documents need to be named my documents for it to work
-------------------- Joshua Gretzmier
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Dec 20 2007, 12:38 AM
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![]() Bleepin' Night Watchman ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,762 Joined: 5-December 05 From: The City of Saint Francis, by the western sea Member No.: 43,307 |
I threw together a little automated program to do it for you:
http://www.boredomsoft.com/Files/hideandseek.html -------------------- |
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Dec 20 2007, 04:54 AM
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![]() Forum Regular ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 1-September 07 From: Croatia Member No.: 154,066 |
That's very interesting, thanks.
-------------------- People live to learn, and learn to live...
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Jul 7 2008, 08:04 PM
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New Member ![]() Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 5-July 08 Member No.: 220,653 |
Hey Andrew thats really cool.
It works for me! Tons of thanks man!! |
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Jul 7 2008, 11:09 PM
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![]() Forum Member ![]() Group: Banned Posts: 1,614 Joined: 20-September 07 Member No.: 157,913 |
Forgot about this tip
It's a good one |
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Jul 24 2008, 03:48 PM
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![]() Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 15-May 08 From: Funky Town Member No.: 209,197 |
Is it possible to do this on a Mac?
-------------------- If one does not mistakes, then one is not perfect--for one can never learn from them
It is not impossible if you can imagine it being possible... |
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Jul 25 2008, 09:45 PM
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![]() Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 27-January 08 Member No.: 186,447 |
ha! nice tip. thanks.
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Jul 26 2008, 07:08 PM
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![]() Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 123 Joined: 27-October 05 Member No.: 38,883 |
So is this better than FolderLock?
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Jul 27 2008, 03:28 PM
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![]() Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 19 Joined: 25-July 08 From: South Shields Member No.: 225,136 |
to make a secret folder just make a new folder delete its name then hold down alt thn press 0160 on the num pad then change icon to a blank space and its invisible
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Jul 27 2008, 09:00 PM
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![]() Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 123 Joined: 27-October 05 Member No.: 38,883 |
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Jul 30 2008, 07:12 AM
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New Member ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 30-July 08 Member No.: 226,275 |
I can still see the folder, but it has an Icon of a, hmm, how am I gonna describe this..
an Icon that usually appears when your computer does not recognize it.. |
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Jul 30 2008, 07:16 AM
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New Member ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 30-July 08 Member No.: 226,275 |
oh, there you go..
please edit the software.. it doesn't copy the shortcut to the FAKE my documents.. ^_^ |
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Jul 31 2008, 03:28 PM
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![]() Bleepin Elf ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: HJT Team Coach Posts: 605 Joined: 11-November 04 From: Missouri, USA Member No.: 4,912 |
For those who said it wouldn't work for them.... after following the procedure outlined above. Check to see if you don't happen to have system files visible?
Open My Computer - Tools in the menu. Folder Options. View tab. Display the contents of System Folders - Uncheck and apply. Try again. See if it works now. -------------------- I amar prestar aen. Han mathon ne nen. Han mathon ne chae. A han noston ne 'wilith. - Galadriel
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