You can also rename your folder by highlighting it, pressing Cmd+I and then
typing a name in the ‘Name & Extension’ box. Close the window to apply.If you gave your folder a name (or left it
as the default title) earlier then only the
name will be visible on your desktop. You
can now make the folder totally invisible
by renaming it. The downside of this is
that the folder will be hard to locate again
unless you know where to look (this also
underlines what a good security measure
it is). You can get around this by clicking,
holding and dragging over the area where
the folder is.Make the folder
totally invisible
1
Rename your folder
Click to highlight the folder and then click
again on the name. Type alternate text in. To
make the folder completely invisible, name it
by tapping Space three times.2
Finding the folder
Drag the folder into place on the desktop
and click elsewhere on the folder to make
it invisible. Locate it again by clicking and
holding near the folder and dragging over it.Step-by-step Create a hidden folder
1
Create a folder
Click on your desktop and go to
File>New Folder or press Shift+Cmd+N to
create a new folder. When the folder has been
created, give it a name.4
Copy and paste
With the screenshot still open, press
Cmd+A again to ‘Select All’, in this case the
empty grey void, then press Cmd+C to copy
it to your clipboard. Close the screenshot.2
Take a screenshot
The next step involves opening any
image in the Preview app, so to speed things
up, just take a screenshot (Shift+Cmd+3) of
your desktop and then double-click it.5
Get folder info
Click on your folder and press Cmd+I to
‘Get Info’. In the pop-up window that appears
you will see a thumbnail of the folder in the
top-left corner. Click to highlight it.3
Delete image
When your screenshot has opened in
Preview, press Cmd+A to ‘Select All’, in this
case all of the image, and then press Delete.
The image should now become a grey void.6
Paste image
With the folder icon highlighted, press
Cmd+V to paste the grey void onto the folder
thumbnail. As you will see, both the icon and
the physical folder will vanish – like magic!You can also rename your folder by highlighting it, pressing Cmd+I and then
typing a name in the ‘Name & Extension’ box. Close the window to apply.If yougaveyourfoldera name(orleftit
asthedefaulttitle)earlierthenonlythe
namewillbevisibleonyourdesktop.You
cannowmakethefoldertotallyinvisible
byrenamingit. Thedownsideof thisis
thatthefolderwillbehardtolocateagain
unlessyouknowwheretolook(thisalso
underlineswhata goodsecuritymeasure
it is).Youcangetaroundthisbyclicking,
holdinganddraggingovertheareawhere
thefolderis.Make the folder
totally invisible
1
Rename your folder
Click to highlight the folder and then click
again on the name. Type alternate text in. To
make the folder completely invisible, name it
by tapping Space three times.2
Finding the folder
Drag the folder into place on the desktop
and click elsewhere on the folder to make
it invisible. Locate it again by clicking and
holding near the folder and dragging over it.Step-by-step Create a hidden folder
1
Create a folder
Click on your desktop and go to
File>New Folder or press Shift+Cmd+N to
create a new folder. When the folder has been
created, give it a name.4
Copy and paste
With the screenshot still open, press
Cmd+A again to ‘Select All’, in this case the
empty grey void, then press Cmd+C to copy
it to your clipboard. Close the screenshot.2
Take a screenshot
The next step involves opening any
image in the Preview app, so to speed things
up, just take a screenshot (Shift+Cmd+3) of
your desktop and then double-click it.5
Get folder info
Click on your folder and press Cmd+I to
‘Get Info’. In the pop-up window that appears
you will see a thumbnail of the folder in the
top-left corner. Click to highlight it.3
Delete image
When your screenshot has opened in
Preview, press Cmd+A to ‘Select All’, in this
case all of the image, and then press Delete.
The image should now become a grey void.6
Paste image
With the folder icon highlighted, press
Cmd+V to paste the grey void onto the folder
thumbnail. As you will see, both the icon and
the physical folder will vanish – like magic!