In the event that you have just purchased a HUAWEI Mate Xs 2 that belonged to someone close to you, or that you have suspicions that someone around you is trying to hide things from you, note that there is a function on Android that provides the ability to simply hide data or folders on a mobile phone. We will precisely, in this article, explain to you how to find hidden files or folders on a HUAWEI Mate Xs 2?
For this, first of all, we are going to find out why it can be a good idea to hide or hide files or folders on a HUAWEI Mate Xs 2, then, by means of the data management applications, first the native application, then Es File Explorer, which in our opinion is the best application for show hidden files on a HUAWEI Mate Xs 2 .
Why hide files or folders on your HUAWEI Mate Xs 2?
First of the parts of this article, in this one, we will try to find out with you why it may be wise for some people to want to make certain documents inaccessible on their HUAWEI Mate Xs 2. This is an increasingly common practice. which is mainly linked to the fact that we accumulate more and more files on our smartphones and among other sensitive files. Whether it's identity documents, bank documents or personal photos, there can be various reasons for wanting to hide data on your HUAWEI Mate Xs 2.
How to show hidden files or folders on HUAWEI Mate Xs 2 using an app?
It's time to learn 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 simply hidden from view of all by simple options. In the event that you really want to recover camouflaged files, you may need deactivate the encryption of your HUAWEI Mate Xs 2.
Find hidden files or folders on a HUAWEI Mate Xs 2 using the native data manager
We therefore start the practical part of our article by showing you the procedure for discovering all the hidden data or folders on your HUAWEI Mate Xs 2 using the file manager of your mobile phone. This is the easiest solution you can use, however, you may not be able to view all hidden files or folders on your HUAWEI Mate Xs 2 using this solution.
We therefore advise you, in the event that you have doubts that you have missed certain files, to go through the second option of this article to complete the process. Find out how to do it below:
- Open the native file manager of your HUAWEI Mate Xs 2
- Go to the "Settings" of your application
- Access the "Advanced" menu of the latter
- Activate the option "Show hidden files"
- You will now be able by browsing your file manager to see all the files that are originally hidden, this also contains the hidden system files of your HUAWEI Mate Xs 2
Show hidden files or folders on HUAWEI Mate Xs 2 using Es File Explorer
Second alternative, although the native file managers of smartphones are capable of many things, they are generally less complete than applications dedicated to this function, this is for example the case of Es File Explorer, one of the managers in our opinion the most complete and which will simply allow you to have access to hidden files on your HUAWEI Mate Xs 2. Apply the following few instructions to use it:
- Download and install Es File Explorer on your HUAWEI Mate Xs 2
- 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 HUAWEI Mate Xs 2
If you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the HUAWEI Mate Xs 2, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Huawei Mate XS 2.
