Locate the file Right-click on it Under Attributes, select Hidden. The file will get hidden. To see it again, you can use this method to show Hidden files. You should know one thing. If the checkbox ...

Lock Folders When you lock a file or folder, it becomes invisible to Windows and all Windows program. From the Lock Folders page you can unlock items or, more likely, temporarily remove protection so ...

Need to password-protect some files on your Mac? Want to stop them from being edited or deleted by mistake? Or do you just ...

There are many ways to protect Files or Folders from being deleted accidentally in Windows 11/10, and this post will help you with that. However, having a backup system for important files is always a ...

File locking has a long tradition in computing: you or independently running software wants to make sure that a file isn’t modified or deleted when it’s needed or in use. Because macOS is Unix based, ...

The Get Info window’s Locked option prevents changes on a single Mac, and modifies the item’s Finder icon. Macworld reader Jeff noted that when he uses the Locked option, files stored in iCloud Drive ...

A computer's file permission settings determine who is able to access its files and who can make changes to them. The owner or administrator of a Mac computer can specify the permissions for any file, ...

Microsoft Excel lets you embed content from other applications, including PDF files. You can embed a PDF file into a cell of an Excel worksheet and then use Excel's security features to lock the ...