TKO Folder Hider
Private file and folder protection for Windows
License: Freemium. Freemium licensing: the software is available to download and use for personal purposes. A paid license is available for commercial use and unlocks the licensed experience.
TKO Folder Hider is a free Windows utility designed to help you protect private files and folders by encrypting them and hiding them from normal view.
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Version: 2.4 (October 21, 2026)
Changes in v2.4: Increased speed of unhiding and dencryption.
What TKO Folder Hider does
- Password-protect, encrypt, and hide private files and folders
- Password-protected folder hiding
- Encrypt and hide files or folders
- AES-based encryption with SHA-256, HMAC-SHA256, and PBKDF2 key derivation
- Batch processing — encrypt selected or all items at once
- Import locker files for recovery
- Conflict handling on restore
- Free for personal use
Keep personal files out of sight
Not every photo, document, or personal folder needs to be visible to everyone who uses your computer. TKO Folder Hider helps keep the files you choose away from casual browsing, so private things aren't sitting in plain sight in File Explorer.
- Hide individual files or entire personal folders
- Keep private documents and photos away from casual browsing
Make your private folders less accessible to others
On a shared or family PC, privacy can be as simple as knowing your personal folders won't be opened by someone else out of curiosity. Password protection adds a barrier before hidden content can be brought back into view. You remain in control of when to restore it.
- Add password protection to hidden content
- Bring files back when you're ready to use them
More privacy than simply hiding a folder
Windows lets anyone turn on the display of hidden files. TKO Folder Hider goes further by storing your selected content in encrypted form, not just changing a folder's visibility setting. That's useful when you want more than an ordinary hidden checkbox for personal documents, photos, or other sensitive material.
- Encrypted content rather than a basic hidden-file setting
- Keep sensitive material out of ordinary File Explorer views
Get your files back whenever you need them
Private doesn't have to mean inconvenient. When you need a hidden file for work, a personal project, or an important document, you can restore access through the app. You can also import an existing protected locker file if you need to recover its contents later, provided you have the right password.
- Unhide a selected item or restore all managed items
- Import an existing locker when you need to recover it
Keep several private folders organized in one place
Family photos, financial documents, personal notes, and work-in-progress files often live in different places. Instead of remembering which ones you've hidden, see them together in one list. You can check which items are protected and decide what to hide or restore without hunting through folders.
- See which files and folders are currently protected
- Manage individual items or several together
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