In the event that you have just recovered an LG W10 that was owned by a loved one, or that you have suspicion that someone around you is trying to hide things from you, be aware that there is a feature on Android which offers the possibility of hiding data or folders on a phone very easily. Today we will precisely explain to you how to find hidden files or folders on LG W10?
In this context, first, we will find out why it might be wise to hide or hide files or folders on an LG W10, then, using data management applications, first the native application, then Es File Explorer, which in our opinion is the best application for show hidden files on LG W10 .
For what reasons to hide files or folders on your LG W10?
First of the sections 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 prevent access to certain documents on their LG W10. It is an increasingly common technique which is mainly linked to the fact that we store more and more data on our smartphones and in particular sensitive data. Whether it's identity documents, bank documents or personal photos, there can be many reasons for wanting to hide data on your LG W10.
How to show hidden files or folders on LG W10 using an application?
It's time to learn how you are going to be able to recover these documents which are hidden from view of all, you will realize that hidden files are not that much hidden and are only hidden from view of all by simple adjustments. In the event that you really want to recover hidden data, you may need disable the encryption of your LG W10.
Find hidden files or folders on LG W10 via native data manager
We therefore begin the practical part of our tutorial by showing you the technique to learn all the data or hidden folders on your LG W10 via a file manager on your phone. This is the easiest solution that you can resort to, however, you may not be able to view all the hidden files or folders on your LG W10 by doing this.
We therefore advise you, if you have any doubts about having missed certain files, to go through the second option of this article to complete the process. We will find out how to do it below:
- Open the native file manager of your LG W10
- Go to the "Settings" of your application
- Go to the "Advanced" menu of this one
- Check the option "Show hidden files"
- You will now be able by browsing in your file manager to see all the files that are originally hidden, this also includes the hidden system files of your LG W10
Show hidden files or folders on LG W10 using Es File Explorer
Second alternative, even if the native file managers of smartphones are capable of a lot of things, they are most of the time less complete than applications dedicated to this functionality, this is notably the case of Es File Explorer, one of the managers that 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 LG W10. Follow these few instructions to use it:
- Download and install Es File Explorer on your LG W10
- Open the application
- Drag the menu bar down
- Go to the "Settings" of the application
- Check the “Show Hidden Files” option to show all the hidden files on your LG W10
If you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the LG W10, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: LG W10.
