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Asked by skumaran

how to hide the folders and files in ubuntu?

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#1

add a . to the start of the file

e.g.

mv ~/Documents ~/.Documents

if you open nautilus the file is not shown. To reshow the file:

mv ~/.Documents ~/Documents

and it will reappear

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skumaran (skumaraneee) said :
#2

i need a steps for hide (or) hidden the folder (or) how to lock the folder

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skumaran (skumaraneee) said :
#3

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.