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AmirRazoR
Asked: 2012-12-09 21:17:04 +0800 CST

How to make folders like "System Volume Information" or "RECYCLER" hidden, just like it is on windows?

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I have this external hard drive, and I used it in windows, now that I use it on Ubuntu, and it is kind of annoying to see files like System Volume Information, so how can I make it hidden? Or how can I make any file hidden?

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3 Answers

  1. Just create text file .hidden on your external hard drive, and add folders you wish to hide, like this:

    found.000
$RECYCLE.BIN
RECYCLER
System Volume Information

    After that make sure to refresh the view (F5) and the folders should now be invisible.

    PS. if you wish to see/hide hidden files/folders press Ctrl+H.

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  2. Although you can make any file/folder hidden by prepending a dot to his name, it is not a good idea to do so on files/folders that belong to another operating system, and that could turn the alien system unstable.

    Nautilus, Ubuntu's file browser/manager, has a feature that allows hidding arbitrary files and folders without having to resort to changing their names:

    Simply create a .hidden file in the root of the affected partition or directory, and list in there the names of the files you want to be hidden on Nautilus user interface.

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  3. Best Answer

    The problem is in linux, hidden attribute of windows doesn't work.

    To hide a file/folder, you put a . infront of file name.

    But As those folder are system folder in windows, renaming them with . may cause damage to the OS stability or windows may create another folder with name which will be again visiable in linux

    So you have to live with that. :)

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