How To Create Folder In Samsung J5

You don't want someone to stumble upon a folder or a file and you want to lock them. Indeed files can be sensitive. How to hide a file or a folder on Samsung Galaxy J5? In this article we will explain to you how to hide a file or a folder from the explorer of your Android phone. In the second place we will discover some applications allowing to create protected files on Samsung Galaxy J5. Secondly, we will find out how to find a hidden file.

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How to hide files or folders on Samsung Galaxy J5?

At the level of most Android laptops, you will be able to secure a file and thus hide it. For example, there is a very easy technique, which we will detail below:

Go to file explorer of your Samsung Galaxy J5
Find the folder to hide
You can do a long press on the file or the folder to hide
Choose reappoint
Then add a point at the beginning of the file name or folder
Confirm : we will thus detail the folder disappearing from the screen. It will be considered as a system folder .

If you want to hide photos or videos on your Samsung Galaxy J5, have a look at our article which explains the procedure.

Best applications to hide folders or documents on Samsung Galaxy J5

In case you have failed to hide a file as a system file, it is possible to use an application that will hide the folder for you.

File Hide Expert, to hide files

This application allows you to hide files or entire folders. This app protects your personal activity. Indeed you can hide photos, small videos, entire folders,… Download File Hide Expert from Google Playstore, and then install it. Once installed, go to the application, as a last step:

Choose the 3 points at the top right
Then click on settings
Check Enable password, then click Change password
Choose your password: it will block access to the app

To hide the files to hide:

Go to the File Hide Expert app
Enter your password
Choose the blue folder at the top right
Secondly select the file or folder to hide on your Samsung Galaxy J5
To confirm click on OK : you will return to the home page of the app
To push on Hide all : all the files or folders in this welcome will be hidden. The orange box will be checked for each folder.

How to hide messages in your Samsung Galaxy J5?

Privary, safe to hide all of your images and folder on XX

With our Privary all of your files or images will be safe from the eyes of others. Your information turns out to be encrypted. During configuration you can set up a password or a fingerprint. The app is hidden. During the installation, it will be necessary to set up a code and then add your email for the backups. Secondly, once in the app you will have to click on the + to add other folders to hide, you will have at this moment several solutions:

Or create a new folder
Either import the files from your Samsung Galaxy J5
Or to take a snapshot or a video directly: these photo or video files will be directly in the app and are not accessible in your explorer

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How to find files that you have hidden on your Samsung Galaxy J5?

most often the hidden folder will have become a system folder in Android. To make this hidden folder reappear, all you need to do is follow these instructions:

Go to file manager settings of your Samsung Galaxy J5
Uncheck Hide system files
Go back to the manager level: you should see the file or folder appear

If the file or the folder has ever been hidden by an application, you will need to open this application and remove the files in order to restore them in the file explorer of your Samsung Galaxy J5.

If I delete the application that hides my files, will they be automatically restored to my Samsung Galaxy J5?

In theory, NO you will not be able to find deleted files if you delete the app. However, most apps are linked to backups. You can download the app again and then find your records by performing a cloud restore linked to the app and your account. If you ever need to remove an application that allowed you to hide files, remember to restore them to your Samsung Galaxy J5 first.

If you are looking for other tutorials on your Samsung Galaxy J5, we invite you to consult the tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy J5.