If you have just bought a XIAOMI Mi 8 that was owned by a relative, 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 offers the possibility of very easily hiding data or folders on a mobile phone. We will precisely, in this guide, explain to you how to find hidden files or folders on XIAOMI Mi 8?
In this context, first of all, we will find out why it may be relevant to hide or hide files or folders on a XIAOMI Mi 8, then, using data management applications, first the native application , then Es File Explorer, which we think is the best application for show hidden files on a XIAOMI Mi 8 .
For what reasons to hide files or folders on your XIAOMI Mi 8?
First of the parts of this article, in this one, we will try to understand with you why it may be relevant for some people to want to make certain documents on their XIAOMI Mi 8 inaccessible. It is an increasingly widespread technique that is mainly linked to the fact that we accumulate more and more files on our phones and among others sensitive files. Whether it's identity documents, bank documents or personal photos, there can be various reasons for wanting to hide data on your XIAOMI Mi 8.
How to display hidden files or folders on XIAOMI Mi 8 using an application?
It's time to learn how you can recover those documents which are hidden from sight, you will notice that hidden files are not that much hidden and are simply hidden from sight by simple settings. If you really want to recover hidden files you may need disable the encryption of your XIAOMI Mi 8.
Find hidden files or folders on a XIAOMI Mi 8 via native data manager
We now start the practical part of our article by showing you the procedure to see all the data or hidden folders on your XIAOMI Mi 8 via the file manager of your mobile phone. This is the easiest solution you can resort to, despite everything, you may not be able to view all the hidden files or folders on your XIAOMI Mi 8 thanks to this procedure.
We therefore advise you, in the event that you are not sure that you have discovered all the files, to go through the second part of this article to complete the procedure. Find out below how to achieve this:
- Open the native file manager of your XIAOMI Mi 8
- 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 in your file manager to see all the files that are originally hidden, this also includes the hidden system files of your XIAOMI Mi 8
Show hidden files or folders on XIAOMI Mi 8 using Es File Explorer
Second alternative, although native phone file managers are capable of a lot of things, they are generally less complete than applications dedicated to this functionality, this is particularly the case of Es File Explorer, one of the managers in our opinion the most perfomrants and which will allow you very easily to have access to hidden files on your XIAOMI Mi 8. Follow the following instructions to use it:
- Download and install Es File Explorer on your XIAOMI Mi 8
- Open the application
- Drag the menu bar down
- Go to the "Settings" of the application
- Check the “Show Hidden Files” option to display all the hidden files on your XIAOMI Mi 8
If you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the king of the XIAOMI Mi 8, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: XIAOMI Mi 8.
