That is why hidden elements are the most effective data protection. Nevertheless, this way has some disadvantages: such files and folders can be easily deleted or hacked. To enhance confidentiality, you can set a password for some elements. Limit access to some content for children (age limit).
In such OS versions as Windows XP/2000 and MacOS X, users can hide their files by themselves. Developers made some elements hidden so that users cannot change or delete them since it could lead to OS malfunction. Hidden folders and files became mandatory elements right after we got operating systems with user interfaces. However, you should, first of all, understand why they are set and is it really necessary to make them visible during testing. And sometimes QA specialists have to test and fix specifically them.įortunately, these access restrictions can be easily bypassed. There are a lot of such elements on every PC. Hidden folders and files are components of a file system that aren’t visible in the background.
