Perfect ways to hide folder with out any software

To hide files, we use some softwares like FolderLock, Locker, Folderhide, etc.,. But you get mostly trail version free on the internet. Why not try some free tweaks, i will show you some alternatives that work on Windows. You dont have to install any software.
This video demonstrates you how to hide folders with out using Hide folder option. Some say that a file hidden this way(as shown in video) cannot be deleted, i havent tried this, so try for your self.
Using Batch files:
1. I want to hide a folder called Data in C drive. It should be like C:/Data. So i will go to C:drive and create a batch file. Batch file can be created using Notepad.
2. Open a new text file and add the following to it.
ren Data Data.{ 21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D }
In the above code Data is the filename that i want to hide. Save the text file as lock.bat
Note: This file always should be outside the folder that you want to lock , or it should be in the same directory of your folder that your are about to lock.
3. Now create another .bat file, by adding the following code to it.
ren Data.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} Data
In the above code Data is the folder name. Save the file as Key.bat
4. Now you should find Lock and Key files in the same directory of the folder that you want to lock. Simply to can say, there must be two batch files and a folder called Data, forget about remaining folders.
5. Now simply double click on the Lock.bat file to lock the folder, then it should turn as Control Panel shortcut. When you click on it, Control Panel will open.
6. To unlock it double click on the Key.bat file, it should be visible as folder again. That's it.
Note: You must not lock folders like My Documents,My Pictures....and all System folders and Program folders.
Note all Hex codes that are listed below in a paper, if somebody accidentally delete your batch files then these come in handy to open locked files.
You can use following Hex codes to change the icon to something other than the control panel. Here are the keys to do so:
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} - Explorer
{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1} - Start menu properties
{6DFD7C5C-2451-11d3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF} - Folder Options
{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E} - Network Connections
{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524152} - Fonts Folder
{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} - Shedule tasks
{E211B736-43FD-11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD} - Scanners & camera
{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} - Recycle bin
{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} - Printers Folder
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} - My Computer
{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E} - Network Neighbourhood
{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153} - Administration Tools
{BDEADF00-C265-11D0-BCED-00A0C90AB50F} - Web Folders
{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} - My Documents
{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} - Network Favorites
{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} - Default Navigator
{1F4DE370-D627-11D1-BA4F-00A0C91EEDBA} - Computer search results folder
{E17D4FC0-5564-11D1-83F2-00A0C90DC849} - Network Search Results computer
{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} - Printers and telecopiers
Using Registry Tweaks:
Here i will explain how to lock a drives. Generally everyone don’t usually prefer to lock their drives, but sometimes it becomes nesscary. Say for instance you might have stored your important documents in D:\ and you don’t want others to access them, in such case this technique can be useful for you. Please don’t try this tweak with your root drive (usually C:\ is the root drive) since root drives are not intended to be locked because they are mandatory for the system and application programs.
1. Go to Start & Run and type Regedit to open Registry editor.
2. Browse toHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer
3. Now create a new DWORD value NoViewOnDrive and set its value as
2^ (Alpha Number of Drive Letter-1) where Alpha number are simple counting of alphabets from A to Z as 1 - 26
For example: to lock C:\, Alpha number of C is 3 so 2^ (3-1) = 4 (decimal value)
4. To lock more drives, calculate the value of each drive and then set sum of those numbers as value.
5. To unlock your drive just delete the key from the registry.
Note: Dont lock your drive where your Operating System resides.
Using Command Prompt:
1. Go to Start,Run and then type CMD to open Command Prompt window.
2. In the command prompt, go to the drive where your folder is present. For example, i want to hide some folder called Data which is present in C:/Data . Go to C:/ .
3. Now type the command attrib Data +s +h and press ENTER. Here 'Data' is the folder name. Now the entire folder is hidden.
4. To unhide the folder, simply type attrib Data -s -h and press ENTER.
You can apply this method for both files and folders. You have to remember the folder or file name and its location. Since there is no other method to find hidden folder or file. So note down and keep it in a safe place.