If you have ever just recovered a Samsung Galaxy A20 that was owned by a loved one, or you have suspicion that someone around you is trying to hide things from you, you should know that there is a function on Android which allows you to simply hide files or folders on a smartphone. We will precisely, in this guide, teach you how to find hidden files or folders on Samsung Galaxy A20?
To do this, first, we will find out why it can be useful to hide or hide files or folders on a Samsung Galaxy A20, then, using file management applications, first of all the native application, then Es File Explorer, which we think is the best application for show hidden files on a Samsung Galaxy A20 .
Why hide files or folders on your Samsung Galaxy A20?
First of the parts of this guide, in this last, we will try to discover with you why it may be rational for some people to want to make certain documents inaccessible on their Samsung Galaxy A20. This is an increasingly common practice which is essentially linked to the fact that we accumulate more and more data on our mobile phones 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 files on your Samsung Galaxy A20.
How to display hidden files or folders on Samsung Galaxy A20 using an application?
Now is the time to find out how you can recover those documents which are hidden from view, you will notice that hidden files are not that much hidden and are only hidden from view by simple settings. If you ever really want to recover hidden data you may need disable the encryption of your Samsung Galaxy A20.
Find hidden files or folders on Samsung Galaxy A20 using native file manager
We begin the practical part of our guide by showing you the procedure to see all of the hidden files or folders on your Samsung Galaxy A20 using the file manager of your smartphone. 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 Samsung Galaxy A20 using this procedure.
We therefore recommend that you, if you have any doubts about having missed certain files, to go through the second part of this guide to complete the process. We will see below how to accomplish it:
- Open the native file manager of your Samsung Galaxy A20
- 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 in your file manager to see all the files which are originally hidden, this also includes the hidden system files of your Samsung Galaxy A20
Show hidden files or folders on Samsung Galaxy A20 using Es File Explorer
Second alternative, even if the native file managers of mobile phones are capable of a lot of things, they are generally less complete than applications dedicated to this function, this is notably the case of Es File Explorer, one of the managers which for us is one of the most complete and which will simply allow you to have access to hidden files on your Samsung Galaxy A20. Follow these few guidelines to use it:
- Download and install Es File Explorer on your Samsung Galaxy A20
- Open the application
- Drag the menu bar down
- Go to the "Settings" of the application
- Check the “Show Hidden Files” option to display all of the hidden files on your Samsung Galaxy A20
In the event that you want a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy A20, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A20.
