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Hide folders containing your private information with just a click

Every day we trust our personal files to a computer. Most of us store various bits of personal or business-critical information on our hard drives. If you share your computer with co-workers, children, or a spouse, or your computer is always connected to the Internet, your private files are under threat of being disclosed. Hide Folders XP in innovative file and folder hiding and protection software which enables you to hide, lock and password protect all the private information on your hard drive once and for all! Hide Folders XP allows you to specify an unlimited number of files and folders on your hard drive that you wish to hide from prying eyes. With just a couple of mouse clicks, all desired folders are hidden and cannot be accessed, modified or removed by unauthorized users. Only a person who knows the original password will be able to reveal the hidden files and folders!

What's New:

2.4.6
Automatic and manual update search features added Bug reporting feature
added New options added Some minor bugs fixed

2.4
# x64 Platform support
Now Hide Folders XP works with Windows XP x64 and Windows Server
2003 x64 editions.

# Bugfix - Windows Explorer sometimes displayed a hidden folder in the tree
Hide & Lock protection method might work incorrectly with the previous
versions of Hied Folders XP. It locked folders correctly, but they
might remain visible for a time. The problem is fixed.

# New option - Enable protection when the computer is idle
Added an option letting you to protect your data automatically when
you leave your computer unattended.

2.3
- Automatic and manual update search features
- Added Bug reporting feature
- Added New options
- Some minor bugs fixed