Your Mac is hiding things from you – files and folders, that is. The macOS file system allows most folders to be flagged as either visible or hidden. Many of the hidden ones are housekeeping or ...

There may be times when you have problems with hidden items on your computer. In some cases, various hidden items (mainly folders) may suddenly appear, but other times items that should be visible ...

Whether you're organizing files and folders or just need to free up space on your hard drive, there will likely come a point when you'll want to dig into some of the deeper areas of your Mac. The ...

MacOS allows you to hide files and folders by adding a simple period (.) to the file name. This can be handy if you want to share your MacBook with others and hide personal folders that other users ...

While macOS allows users to see the majority of the files their Mac holds, not all files are immediately accessible in Finder, with some kept from view to prevent inadvertent changes or deletion.

Windows 11 is here and it’s brought some significant changes to the UI for the OS. And, as might be expected, that may make it a bit more difficult to accomplish the tasks you’re used to. Especially ...

It’s uncommon, but you should be worried if you cannot find your files and folders on your Windows 11/10 PC. Usually, it happens because you may have moved to another folder and deleted it. But if ...

Aside from the built-in secure folder and third-party launchers, users of Samsung smartphones and tablets can also hide confidential files and documents by creating a dedicated hidden folder. That ...

Of course, power users sometimes need access to hidden files and folders, like I did the other day when I went searching for an Outlook PST file. In the old XP days, I knew right where to find the ...

One of the easiest ways to render your computer unusable is to mess with the operating system’s files and settings–one accidental deletion of a single file can ...

You can take advantage of the OS X Finder's ability to hide files to create hidden files and folders of your own. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has ...