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How to disguise a folder

Disguise Folder in Easy Folder Guard is a simple way to protect your folders. Open a disguised folder, you cannot see the original content inside. Essentially, folder disguise is not an encryption method but a way to protect files in folders.

It is easy to use:

Method 1: Right-click the folder you want to disguise and choose “Protect Folder” in the pull-down menu. Then click the Disguise button and choose a disguise type. There are many types of folder disguise available, such as Control Panel. If a folder is disguised as Control Panel, open the folder and you will see the contents inside Control Panel, but not the folder.

Method 2: Start Easy Folder Guard, click the "Protect Folder" button. Select the folder you want to disguise, click the Disguise button, and choose a disguise type, then click OK.

To Open a Disguised Folder

Start Easy Folder Guard, select the disguise record from the sofware, and click "Open Folder". Then the folder is opened, and you can use files inside normally. The folder will be recovered to disguise after being closed.

To Remove the Folder Disguise

Start Easy Folder Guard, select the disguise record from the sofware, and then click "Unprotect".

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