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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you are experiencing issues trying to find certain files on your Mac computer. You might be interested to know that by default Apple hides access to a number of different file types. To help ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...