In the event that you have just recovered an Honor X8 that has belonged to someone close to you, or that you have doubts about someone around you trying to hide things from you, note that there is a function on Android which provides the ability to simply hide data or folders on a mobile phone. We will precisely, in this guide, teach you how to find hidden files or folders on an Honor X8?
In this context, to begin with, we are going to see for what reasons it may be wise to hide or hide files or folders on an Honor X8, then, through 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 Honor X8 .
Why hide files or folders on your Honor X8?
First of the parts of this guide, in the latter, we will try to find out with you why it may be rational for some people to want to prevent access to certain documents on their Honor X8. This is an increasingly common practice which is mainly due to the fact that we store more and more files on our smartphones and in particular sensitive files. Whether it's identity documents, bank documents or personal photos, there can be many reasons for wanting to hide data on your Honor X8.
How to show hidden files or folders on Honor X8 using an app?
It's time to find out how it is possible to recover these documents which are hidden from view of all, you will realize that hidden files are not so much hidden as that and are only hidden from view of all by simple options. In the event that you really want to recover camouflaged files, you may need to deactivate the encryption of your Honor X8.
Find hidden files or folders on an Honor X8 via a native data manager
We therefore start the practical part of our guide by showing you the solution to see all the hidden data or folders on your Honor X8 via a file manager on your mobile phone. This is the simplest option you can use, however, you may not be able to view all of the hidden files or folders on your Honor X8 using this procedure.
We recommend that you therefore, if you ever have any doubts that you have missed certain files, go through the second option of this guide to complete the procedure. We will see below how to achieve this:
- Open the native file manager of your Honor X8
- Go to the "Settings" of your application
- Access the "Advanced" menu of it
- Check the option "Show hidden files"
- You can now by browsing in your file manager see all the files that are originally hidden, this also includes the hidden system files of your Honor X8
Show hidden files or folders on Honor X8 using Es File Explorer
Second option, although the native file managers of smartphones are capable of many 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 in our opinion the most efficient and which will simply allow you to have access to hidden files on your Honor X8. Apply the few instructions below to use it:
- Download and install Es File Explorer on your Honor X8
- Open the application
- Drag the menu bar down
- Access the "Settings" of the application
- Check the “Show Hidden Files” option to display all hidden files on your Honor X8
In the event that you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the king of the Honor X8, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Honor X8.
