In the event that you have just bought a Samsung Galaxy A42 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 that makes it very easy to hide files or folders on a phone. In this article, we are going to teach you how to find hidden files or folders on Samsung Galaxy A42?
For this, to begin with, we are going to see for what reasons it can be useful to hide or hide files or folders on a Samsung Galaxy A42, then, through file management applications, first the native application , then Es File Explorer, which we believe is the best application for show hidden files on a Samsung Galaxy A42 .
For what reasons to hide files or folders on your Samsung Galaxy A42?
First of the parts of this article, in this one, we will try to understand with you why it can be useful for some people to want to make certain documents inaccessible on their Samsung Galaxy A42. This is an increasingly common technique which is mainly due to the fact that we store 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 many reasons for wanting to hide files on your Samsung Galaxy A42.
How to show hidden files or folders on Samsung Galaxy A42 using an application?
It's time to find out how you're going to be able to get your hands on those documents that are hidden from view, you're going to notice that hidden files aren't that much hidden and are just hidden from view by simple options. In the event that you really want to get your hands on camouflaged files, you may need disable the encryption of your Samsung Galaxy A42.
Find hidden files or folders on Samsung Galaxy A42 via native file manager
We therefore start the practical part of our guide by revealing the technique for seeing all the hidden files or folders on your Samsung Galaxy A42 via your phone's file manager. This is the simplest solution you can use, however, you may not be able to view all hidden files or folders on your Samsung Galaxy A42 using this manipulation.
We therefore advise you, if you ever have any doubts that you have missed certain files, to go through the second part of this article to complete the procedure. We will find out how to do it below:
- Open the native file manager of your Samsung Galaxy A42
- 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 that are originally hidden, this also includes the hidden system files of your Samsung Galaxy A42
Show hidden files or folders on Samsung Galaxy A42 using Es File Explorer
Second alternative, although the native file managers of smartphones are capable of many things, they are in most cases less complete than applications dedicated to this functionality, this is particularly the case of Es File Explorer, one of the file managers which for us is one of the most complete and which will give you the possibility of very easily having access to hidden files on your Samsung Galaxy A42. Follow these few instructions to use it:
- Download and install Es File Explorer on your Samsung Galaxy A42
- 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 A42
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