You can also open File Explorer by typing file explorer into Start and then clicking File Explorer in the resulting pop-up menu.

For example, to create a new folder in the Documents folder, you’d click Documents here.

If you have files or folders inside of the folder you’re hiding, you’ll be prompted to select either Apply changes to this folder only or Apply changes to this folder, subfolders and files and then click OK before continuing.

Click the View tab at the top of the File Explorer window. Uncheck the “Hidden items” box in the “Show/hide” section of the View tab.

For example, you’d click Documents to open the Documents folder.

For example, if you’re hiding a folder named “Rutabaga” on your Mac’s desktop, you’ll see something like this: chflags hidden /Users/name/Desktop/Rutabaga

To remove hidden folders from view, open the Finder and then press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+. .

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If you don’t know which folder to choose, tap the Documents folder.

Tap New. Tap Folder in the pop-up menu. Enter a name for your folder. Tap OK.

Long-press the folder to select it. Tap Rename at the bottom of the screen. Place your cursor before the first letter in the folder’s name (for example, if the folder is named “Hidden”, you would have the cursor to the left of the “H”). Add a period before the name (e. g. , the “Hidden” folder would become “. Hidden”). Tap OK.

Tap ☰ in the upper-left side of the screen to prompt a pop-out menu. Tap Show hidden files near the bottom of the menu. Go back to the location of the hidden folder.

This will most likely take a few tries to get right, as the timing of swiping away your apps’ folder while opening Siri requires some practice. If you don’t have Siri enabled on your iPhone, enable Siri before proceeding. You cannot use this method to hide photos on your iPhone.

Lightly tap and hold an app until it starts shaking. Tap and drag the app onto another app, then release the app after a second. Drag other apps into the folder that formed when you dropped the first app.

On an iPhone X, you’ll hold down the side button to launch Siri.

You can press the Home button (or swipe up on an iPhone X) to close Siri after this point. If your folder is still on the Home Screen, try again.

Swipe down from the middle of your iPhone’s screen to bring up Spotlight Search. Type in the name of the hidden app that you want to open. Tap the app’s name in the “APPLICATIONS” section of results.

It’s best to power down your iPhone by holding the Power button, then swiping right the slide to power off switch, and then holding the Power button to turn it back on. Your iPhone may overheat if you force-restart it instead. Your apps will also be unhidden if your iPhone updates.