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WiseCleaner's Wise Folder Hider is a free tool that can secure your data by hiding important files or folders on your disk drive or portable drive, and protecting them with a password. And Wise Folder Hider lets you go a step further by requiring a double password for special items; nothing less than the legendary "double secret password."
We clicked Wise Folder Hider's desktop icon and created a password to start using the program. Wise Folder Hider's user interface is simple but attractive, with three items in the toolbar: Hide File, Hide Folder, and Hide USB. The main window displayed a drag-and-drop diagram, which switched to a list view sorted by column headings for Name, Lock, Status, and Operation. An online Help file offers a good introduction to this program, but it's hardly needed since there's little to configure with this simple tool: just tell it what to hide, and it hides it. (You'll need to put something in your folder before you hide it since Wise Folder Hider won't hide empty files -- which is wise, isn't it?)
We added files, folders, and our USB drive to Wise Folder Hider. Each appeared in due course in the list view, with a menu of options under Operations: Open, Unhide, and Set Password, which lets you set a second password for double password protection. When Wise Folder Hider is open, you can open any hidden item normally from within its interface, but double-password-protected items require an additional step. When a file, folder, or USB drive is open, Wise Folder Hider displays its status as Visible; closing it hides it again. Clicking Unhide restores an item's normal visibility and removes it from Wise Folder Hider's list.
Wise Folder Hider takes Windows' ability to hide files, folders, and drives and turns it into a neat, easy-to-use privacy tool. When Wise Folder Hider is active, hidden files, folders, and drives stay hidden. Wise Folder Hider works with Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8. We tried it in 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.
Publisher's Description
From WiseCleaner:
Wise Folder Hider is freeware. It can quickly and safely hide not only the files/folders on local partitions or removable devices but also USB drives or the files/folders on USB drives. The hidden files/folders will be safely hidden no matter whether the drive is accessed in another operating system on the same computer or reinstalled on another computer. The only way to access hidden files/folders/USB is to enter the valid password(s) correctly. Its double password protection can ensure the absolute safety of your files/folders/USB. Wise Folder Hider is very convenient. You can directly hide a file/folder/USB only by right click if you don't want to start up the program. It supports many languages such as English, Chinese Simplified, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, and Turkish.
What's new in this version: Version 1.35.71: Initiated official forum of WiseCleaner , and updated language packages.
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"Easy to use"
Version: Wise Folder Hider 1.26
Pros
I like this program, easy to use, one click to hide my private folders.
Cons
Nothing I can say.
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"Waste of time"
Version: Wise Folder Hider 1.25
Pros
Quite disappointing to say the least
Cons
Won't ever use it, even if it's for free!
Summary
I was searching on Google for folder hiding software so that I could hide my raunchy media. Unfortunately, I came across Wise Folder Hider. I downloaded this software hoping it would do the trick. Sadly, the user interface on this software is horribly designed, and instructions on this software seem like they've been written by a Tosser. The software is very frustrating to use, I almost lost bloody mind. Don't be fooled by the testimonials on their website, they are fake; the reviews have grammatical mistakes that anyone can spot.
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"My computer crashed after installing this software"
Version: Wise Folder Hider 1.25
Pros
Great software if you want your Windows corrupted.
Cons
Worst software ever
Summary
I would advise anyone against downloading this software; I initially downloaded this software so that I could hide some of my private files. However, once I hid my files, my Windows froze, I could not get it to unfreeze, consequently as a last resort I had to restart my laptop manually. This happens every time I try to hide my files using this software. I wasted a lot of time downloading this software, trusting it would work, boy was I wrong!
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"phan mem nay rat tien ich"
Version: Wise Folder Hider 1.24
Pros
nhanh, gon, de su dung, dat biet la dung tieng viet
Cons
Khi khoa USB xong, rut USB ra ngoai vaf cawm lai thi chua tim thay cho nao de mo lai
Summary
toi chon phan mem nay
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"Password not taken after month of use"
Version: Wise Folder Hider 1.23
Pros
fast right click hide option
Cons
after using for few weeks password did'nt worked ...this is freeware but need $9.99 to password recovery......i doubt the developer has something to do for my password not working cos they can make some money....i hope seyfi84 can help me to recover few files from this wise folder hider
Summary
@seyfi84 can u plz help me to recover files from this software
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"Efficient and functional"
Version: Wise Folder Hider 1.22
Pros
It really hides files and folders. Even if you format the PC files remain hidden
Cons
Sometimes, if you close the program without closing the folders they are visible.
Summary
RECOMMENDED
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"Seyfi's answer..."
Version: Wise Folder Hider 1.22
Pros
Seyfi's answer...
Cons
Seyfi's answer...
Summary
Here is what Seyfi84 answered to my question if Wise Folder Hider is a safe program...
http://download.cnet.com/WinMend-Folder-Hidden/9241-2248_4-12394820.html?messageID=10850487#commentList
wise folder hider is also the same crap. just use 7-zip File Manager and you'll see a 4 dot folder at the root, instead of 3 dot. Both tools are unreliable because they exploit an explorer bug and undefined behaviour of Win32 API. -
"Works just the way i want"
Version: Wise Folder Hider 1.22
Pros
Going through a ton of free software i finally found this.
*you can browse the folder from inside the application and by just closing the app yr files and folders are hidden.
*double password protection is great.
*has password recovery.
*context menu option works fine tooCons
none so far.
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"Great application. Easy to use."
Version: Wise Folder Hider 1.22
Pros
So easy to use. Help file is very simple, e asy to understand and not very long.
Cons
I clicked Hide USB Drive, to hide all my files I had on it. I then added another file to my USB drive and clicked Hide USE Drive again and it created a 2nd item on the list. I 'unhid' the first one and then tried to unhide the 2nd one, but it gave an error (because everything had been 'unhid' by doing the first one, I guess). However, this was simply resolved by restarting the software.
Summary
A great bit of software for general use.
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"Good program for hide file & folders."
Version: Wise Folder Hider 1.22
Pros
Double Password Protection, all free, Easy install & unistall
Fast and simple.
Files and folders shut closed effectively disappear from view.Cons
Nothing to say about cons at all.
Summary
Wise Folder Hider is effective and goes well on window 7 and XP.
There is a weakness in itself, but the program is simple for all users expert or not.
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