How to hide files and folders in Ubuntu

Although user management in Ubuntu is a very good thing, there is always that thing that someone can enter to see the files we have.

In Ubuntu, as in other operating systems, we can hide files and folders so they are not visible to intruders. The process to do this is very simple in Ubuntu, really simple. 

To hide a file or a folder, we must first rename the name. We can do this with the context menu or either selecting the file and pressing the F2 key. Once we are editing the file name, it will only suffice with add a period to the beginning of the file or folder. If we have a file that we want to hide that is called «Text.txt» to hide it by this method it would have to be called «.Text.txt».

Hiding files in Ubuntu is a simple thing that can be done with two mouse clicks

With this we will hide the files and folders, but surely many of you will continue to see the file or on the contrary, it has disappeared and you want to see it. For these cases, in Ubuntu we will only need to use two keys: Control + H. This key combination It will allow us to see and hide the files that we have hidden.

Another situation that can be given to you is that you want to hide enough files, dozens of them. For this there is a tool that is a Nautilus complement that works very well. It does the same but automatically. You will find more information about this tool in this article.

As you can see, hiding files and folders is really simple and fast to do. But it is also something that an expert can find out if it is done with the control of our user account. For these cases, they are good options file encryption using a password and the famous stenography, that is, hide files within other files. In any case, there is no reason to say that Ubuntu is less secure than other distributions or other operating systems. Do not you think?