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 ...

Hidden files are a standard feature in Linux. Some applications save configuration files and other data in hidden files or folders that aren't visible by default. Fortunately, Linux makes working with ...

Another place where hidden files lurk is within a Mac app's contents. To access them here, go to Finder and select Applications from the left side menu. Next, find the app you want to see the hidden ...

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 ...

Your Android phone's biggest space hogs aren't always the ones you can see. If your storage is filling up faster than it should, hidden files you've never touched might be the reason. Every app you ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Keep your private data hidden from anyone who may have access to your laptop. Keep your private data hidden from ...

Some files in macOS may not be necessary and can be safely removed from your Mac. Here's how to delete them. macOS is a UNIX-based system at its core, and as such, its filesystem arrangement is more ...

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 ...

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 ...