How-to: Create invisible folders in Windows 7

When multiple people work with your computer, they don’t have to see what you’re working on immediately.  You could protect the corresponding folder with a password—but that would only make your co-workers nosey.  It is more simple and effective to make the folder invisible.

To create an invisible folder on your desktop, follow these steps:

• Right-click the desktop.

• Pick the New, Folder command.

• Call the Character map program (Start, All programs, Accessories, System programs).

• Scroll down in the appearing list of characters.

• Mark one of the empty boxes.

• Click Select to copy the invisible character to your clipboard.

• Now, right-click the new folder on your desktop and choose Rename.

• Press Ctrl+V to overwrite the existing default name with the invisible character.

• Now, right-click the folder and choose Properties.

• Switch to the Customize tab.

• Click the Change icon… button.

• Scroll two display pages to the right, until a hole in the icon set appears.  Click it.

• Confirm your changes by clicking OK.

• The folder has disappeared!
  To access the invisible folder, click the desktop and press Ctrl+A to select all icons.  The empty selection shows the position of the invisible folder.