In the event that you have just bought an Alcatel 1S which was owned by a relative, or that you have doubts about someone around you trying to hide things from you, note that there is a function on Android which makes it very easy to hide data or folders on a mobile phone. We will precisely, in this article, teach you how to find hidden files or folders on Alcatel 1S?

To do this, first, we will see why it can be useful to hide or hide files or folders on an Alcatel 1S, then, using data management applications, first the native application, then Es File Explorer, which in our opinion is the best application for display hidden files on an Alcatel 1S .

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Why hide files or folders on your Alcatel 1S?

First of the parts of this guide, in this one, we will try to discover with you why it may be wise for some people to want to make certain documents inaccessible on their Alcatel 1S. It is an increasingly common technique which is mainly linked to the fact that we store more and more data on our smartphones and, among other things, sensitive data. Whether it's identity documents, bank documents or personal photos, there can be many reasons for wanting to hide data on your Alcatel 1S.

How to view hidden files or folders on Alcatel 1S using an application?

Now is the time to learn how you can recover those documents which are hidden from sight, you will find that hidden files are not that much hidden and are only hidden from sight by others. simple settings. In the event that you really want to recover camouflaged data, you may need to disable the encryption of your Alcatel 1S.

Find hidden files or folders on an Alcatel 1S via the native data manager

We therefore start the practical part of our tutorial by showing you the technique to learn all the data or hidden folders on your Alcatel 1S via the file manager of your mobile phone. This is the easiest option that you can use, however, you may not be able to view all the hidden files or folders on your Alcatel 1S using this solution.

We therefore suggest that you, if you are not sure that you have discovered all the files, go through the second option of this guide to complete the procedure. We will see below how to accomplish it:

  • Open the native file manager of your Alcatel 1S
  • Go to the "Settings" of your application
  • Go to the "Advanced" menu of this one
  • Activate the option "Show hidden files"
  • You will now be able by browsing in your file manager to see all the files which are originally hidden, this also contains the hidden system files of your Alcatel 1S

Show hidden files or folders on Alcatel 1S using Es File Explorer

Second alternative, even if the native file managers of smartphones are capable of a lot of things, they are in most cases less complete than applications dedicated to this function, this is among others the case of Es File Explorer, one of the manager which for us is one of the most efficient and which will give you the possibility of very easily to have access to hidden files on your Alcatel 1S. Follow the few guidelines below to use it:

  • Download and install Es File Explorer on your Alcatel 1S
  • Open the application
  • Drag the menu bar down
  • Go to the "Settings" of the application
  • Check the “Show Hidden Files” option to display all the hidden files on your Alcatel 1S

In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Alcatel 1S, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Alcatel 1S.