How to Hide Files on your Mac If You Arn’t Security Concious
February 2nd, 2009
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The average Mac user (I’m guessing) has no idea what a dotfile is. In Unix-like operating systems, hidden files’ and directories’ names begin with a period (e.g. /Users/username/.Trash). These are aptly called dotfiles.
So assuming that most of the people who get a hold of your computer arn’t going to know what a dotfile is, using them is a great way to hide things. Here’s how to do it.
- Open the Terminal
- Navigate to a folder you want to store files in (Use cd and ls)
- Type mkdir .foldername to create a new hidden folder
- Open Finder and hit Command + Shift + G
- Type the full path to the folder you want to open
There you go, you can save all your secret files in this folder and your significant other or kid won’t be able to find it! (maybe)
