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How to create secret, blank folders on

Windows to store private files
Here's how you can create a secret blank folder on Windows machines to hide files and folders.

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To create a folder with a blank name, create a new folder on your Windows
desktop by rick-clicking anywhere on the desktop and choosing New>Folder. When
the folder is made, right-click on it again and choose Rename in the contextual
options.

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You will need a full-size keyboard (a keyboard with a Numpad on the right) for
what’s next. Type in Alt+0160 (the Alt-code shortcut for a no-break space) and hit PHOTOS
enter. You should now have a folder with no name.

Removing the icon

To remove the icon of the folder, right-click on the folder again and go to
properties. Here, you can navigate to the last tab titled ‘Customise’ and then choose
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