But this option is not available in Ubuntu. In Windows, you right-click on a file and choose the option of making it hidden.
Unfortunately/interestingly, there is no similar way as in Windows to hide a folder. If you are using a Linux desktop, right-click and choose the rename option and add the dot before the name.
#Windows explorer show hidden files how to
I hope you know how to rename files in Linux command line using mv command. MyFolder and it will be taken as a hidden file or folder. Now if you want to hide a file or folder, let’s say MyFolder, just rename it to. Show Hidden Files and Folders From Control Panel. To re-hide your items, deselect the Hidden items box in File Explorer. Now that you have learned to see hidden files in Ubuntu, let’s now see how you can hide files and folders in Linux. File Explorer will start displaying hidden files and folders on your computer. Now go to the top-right hamburger menu → Show hidden files: Show Hidden Files Hide files and folders in Ubuntu To see a hidden file or hidden folder in Ubuntu, go to the file manager (Ubuntu’s counterpart of Windows Explorer and the default is Nautilus). If you are not a fan of keyboard shortcuts, you can use the file manager GUI to display the hidden folders and files.
Pressing Ctrl+H again will hide the files. If you are in the file manager, you can use the Ctrl+H keyboard shortcut in Ubuntu and I presume other distributions also display all the files, including the hidden ones. Display hidden files in the file manager (for desktop users) If you use desktop Linux, you can still see hidden files easily. You can also use the -A option of the ls command to show hidden files but without the.
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