In the event that you have just recovered a Xiaomi Poco M5 that has belonged to someone close to you, or that you have doubts about someone around you trying to hide things from you, know that there is a feature on Android which allows you to simply hide data or folders on a smartphone. We will precisely, in this guide, show you how to find hidden files or folders on a Xiaomi Poco M5?
To do this, first we will find out why it can be useful to hide or hide files or folders on a Xiaomi Poco M5, then, by means of the data management applications, first the native application, then Es File Explorer, which we believe is the best application for show hidden files on a Xiaomi Poco M5 .
Why hide files or folders on your Xiaomi Poco M5?
First of the parts of this article, in the latter, we will try to find out with you why it may be rational for some people to want to make certain documents inaccessible on their Xiaomi Poco M5. This is an increasingly widespread technique which is mainly linked to the fact that we store more and more files on our phones and, among other things, sensitive files. Whether it's identity documents, bank documents or personal photos, there can be many reasons for wanting to hide data on your Xiaomi Poco M5.
How to show hidden files or folders on Xiaomi Poco M5 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 notice that hidden files are not that much hidden and are only hidden from view. all by simple options. In the event that you really want to get your hands on camouflaged files, you may need to deactivate the encryption of your Xiaomi Poco M5.
Find hidden files or folders on a Xiaomi Poco M5 thanks to the native data manager
We therefore start the practical part of our tutorial by showing you the procedure for seeing all the hidden data or folders on your Xiaomi Poco M5 using your smartphone's file manager. This is the easiest option you can use, however, you may not be able to view all hidden files or folders on your Xiaomi Poco M5 with this procedure.
We therefore recommend that, if ever you are not sure that you have discovered all the files, to go through the second option of this article to complete the process. We will see the following how to achieve it:
- Open the native file manager of your Xiaomi Poco M5
- 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 Poco M5
Show hidden files or folders on Xiaomi Poco M5 using Es File Explorer
Second alternative, although the native file managers of telephones are capable of many things, they are generally less complete than applications dedicated to this function, this is among others the case of Es File Explorer, one of the managers which for is one of the most powerful and which will simply allow you to have access to hidden files on your Xiaomi Poco M5. Apply the few indications below to use it:
- Download and install Es File Explorer on your Xiaomi Poco M5
- 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 Poco M5
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