If you have just purchased a Vivo Y52 that belonged to someone close to you, or you have doubts about someone around you trying to hide things from you, note that there is a function on Android that offers the ability to simply hide data or folders on a mobile phone. Today we are going to show you how to find hidden files or folders on a Vivo Y52?
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 Y52, then, through data management applications, first of all the native application, then Es File Explorer, which in our opinion is the best application for show hidden files on a Vivo Y52 .
Why hide files or folders on your Vivo Y52?
First of the sections of this guide, in the latter, 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 Y52. It is an increasingly common technique which is mainly due 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 various reasons for wanting to hide data on your Vivo Y52.
How to show hidden files or folders on Vivo Y52 using an app?
It's time to learn how it is possible to get your hands on these documents that are hidden from view, you will find that hidden files are not so hidden as that and are only hidden from view of all by simple adjustments. If you really want to get your hands on cloaked data you may need to disable encryption on your Vivo Y52.
Find hidden files or folders on a Vivo Y52 thanks to the native data manager
We therefore start the practical part of our guide by revealing the procedure for seeing all the hidden data or folders on your Vivo Y52 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 Vivo Y52 through this procedure.
We therefore recommend that, in the event that you are not sure that you have discovered all the files, that you go through the second option of this guide to complete the procedure. We will see below how to achieve this:
- Open the native file manager of your Vivo Y52
- Go to the "Settings" of your application
- Go to 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 includes the hidden system files of your Vivo Y52
Show hidden files or folders on Vivo Y52 using Es File Explorer
Second option, even if the native file managers of smartphones are capable of many things, they are most of the time less complete than applications dedicated to this function, this is for example the case of Es File Explorer, one of the file managers in our opinion the most complete and which will simply allow you to have access to hidden files on your Vivo Y52. Follow the few instructions below to use it:
- Download and install Es File Explorer on your Vivo Y52
- Open the application
- Drag the menu bar down
- Go to the "Settings" of the application
- Check the “Show Hidden Files” option to show all hidden files on your Vivo Y52
If you ever want as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Vivo Y52, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Live Y52.
