In the event that you have just recovered a Vivo V21 that has 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 which provides the ability to simply hide data or folders on a phone. Today, we are precisely going to explain to you how to find hidden files or folders on a Vivo V21?

For this, to begin with, we are going to find out why it can be useful to hide or hide files or folders on a Vivo V21, then by means of the data management applications, first the native application and then Es File Explorer, which we believe is the best application for show hidden files on a Vivo V21 .

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Why hide files or folders on your Vivo V21?

First of the sections of this article, in this last one, we will try to understand with you why it may be rational for some people to want to prevent access to certain documents on their Vivo V21. This is an increasingly common technique which is mainly due to the fact that we store more and more files on our mobile phones and among other sensitive files. Whether it's identity documents, bank documents or personal photos, there can be multiple reasons for wanting to hide data on your Vivo V21.

How to show hidden files or folders on Vivo V21 using an app?

It's time to learn how you are going to be able to get your hands on those documents that are hidden from view, you are going to realize that hidden files are not so much hidden and are only hidden from view of all by simple adjustments. In the event that you really want to get your hands on camouflaged files you may need disable encryption on your Vivo V21.

Find hidden files or folders on a Vivo V21 via the native data manager

We therefore begin the practical part of our guide by showing you the technique to see all the hidden data or folders on your Vivo V21 via your phone's file manager. This is the easiest option you can resort to, however, you may not be able to view all hidden files or folders on your Vivo V21 using this manipulation.

We therefore recommend that, if you have any doubts that you have missed some files, go through the second option of this article to complete the procedure. We will see that follow how to accomplish it:

  • Open the native file manager of your Vivo V21
  • 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 your file manager to see all the files that are originally hidden, this also contains the hidden system files of your Vivo V21

Show hidden files or folders on Vivo V21 using Es File Explorer

Second alternative, although the native file managers of mobile phones are capable of many things, they are in most cases less complete than applications dedicated to this functionality, this is for example the case of Es File Explorer, a managers in our opinion the most complete and which will simply allow you to have access to hidden files on your Vivo V21. Follow the few instructions below to use it:

  • Download and install Es File Explorer on your Vivo V21
  • Open the application
  • Drag the menu bar down
  • Access the "Settings" of the application
  • Check the “Show Hidden Files” option to show all hidden files on your Vivo V21

In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Vivo V21, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Live V21.