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Hide and Lock - File Hider on Windows Pc

Developed By: SocioSoft

License: Free

Rating: 3,7/5 - 1.720 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	1.88
Size	2.1 MB
Release Date	November 04, 16
Category	Tools Apps
App Permissions: Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (4)]
What's New: 1.88- Crash fixes1.87- Less permissions required- Crash fix1.86- Improved Android marhsmallow file support- Fixed a bug with the storage dropdown on the file... [see more]
Description from Developer: Hide files and folders and lock them with a password. The file hider is powerful, efficient and secure. Hide files now! All features are enabled without limitations. This is the f... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Hide and Lock - File Hider and install on Windows PC. Hide and Lock - File Hider is free Tools app, developed by SocioSoft. Latest version of Hide and Lock - File Hider is 1.88, was released on 2016-11-04 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500,000. Overall rating of Hide and Lock - File Hider is 3,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1,720 users, 900 users had rated it 5*, 378 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Hide and Lock - File Hider on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Hide and Lock - File Hider on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Hide and Lock - File Hider on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Hide and Lock - File Hider using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "Hide and Lock - File Hider" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Hide and Lock - File Hider on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Hide and Lock - File Hider" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 1.88.

Download Hide and Lock - File Hider 1.88 on Windows PC – 2.1 MB

Hide files and folders and lock them with a password. The file hider is powerful, efficient and secure. Hide files now!

All features are enabled without limitations. This is the full version, free!

Features:
✔ Hide files or folders of any type
✔ Full Gallery support. Images are safely hidden from the Gallery without causing damage like other apps.
✔ Instantly restore hidden files or folders
✔ Password lock and protection
✔ Supports hiding pictures, images, photos and videos (all media)
✔ Fast and reliable file and image hider
✔ Hide files from Gallery and other applications
✔ Lightweight
✔ Instantly hides or restores files or images of any size
✔ Filtering, sorting and searching of secret, hidden or restored files
✔ Photo thumbnail support - so you can see which photos you hide or restore
✔ Smooth and clean interface

Here's why Hide and Lock is the expert image and file hider on the market:
You can hide folders and files like images, videos, documents, music or any other type. All file types are reliably supported.
Hide and Lock is an expert image hider. Experts use it to secretly and securely hide any of your pictures or photos.
There's no waiting time at all. Any file is instantly hidden so you can go on doing whatever you were doing. It's expertly fast!
Experts trust the reliability and speed of hide and lock to hide their files in seconds
All folders and files can be locked and password protected using a password of your choice.
Hide files in secret from anyone you don't want looking at your photos, pictures or documents like experts.
Thumbnails expertly show which images, pictures or photos you hide and lock
Hides files and folders in secret without limit
Expertly hide folders or restore them at the push of a button. It happens in less than a few seconds. All secret files in the folder will also be restored
Hide files or restore files as many times as you want, just like the experts
Secure and safe techniques are used when hiding media from the Gallery, so your Gallery never gets corrupted.
Become a file hide expert and manage all your hidden files quickly and reliably. You don't need to be an Android expert to become a file hide expert!

Please read the help and tips sections. Feel free to contact us via email if you have any questions for our file transfer experts.

Get Hide and Lock and start hiding your files and folders safely, securely and secretly for FREE.

1.88
- Crash fixes
1.87
- Less permissions required
- Crash fix
1.86
- Improved Android marhsmallow file support
- Fixed a bug with the storage dropdown on the file chooser screen
1.85
- Stability enhancements
- Performance improvements
1.8
- Reduced size
- Reduced permission requirements

Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.