Hide your data in notepad (text data only)

It is a pretty unknown trick to create hidden text files using nothing but Notepad, you can use this simple trick to hide plain text data without using any third-party utility.The text files created using the method below won't show anywhere in DOS or Windows irrespective of the hidden and system display file-settings, the files created using this can only be accessed if you know the correct file-name used while creating the file.




Follow the steps :

->Launch Windows command prompt

->Using DOS commands navigate to the any desired folder where you want to hide your data.

Now type  "notepad VisibleFile.txt:HiddenFile.txt" (without quotes) and hit Enter, you can
change VisibleFile.txt and HiddenFile.txt to names of your choice (but :  between both file-names should be inserted compulsory), You will be prompted to Create a New file click Yes.

Now enter data you want to hide, save the file and close notepad.

Visit the file-save location, you will see your VisibleFile.txt file (non-hidden) there, you can open the file and enter any text of your choice as any other normal text file.

The hidden file HiddenFile.txt will not be visible under Windows Explorer or DOS, its always hidden.

To open & read/write your hidden file, type in the command prompt,
"notepad VisibleFile.txt:HiddenFile.txt" (change filenames with your own used during Step 3 above) at DOS command prompt and hit Enter.

Note : If the visible file (VisibleFile.txt) is deleted your hidden file (HiddenFile.txt) will also get deleted.