How to "Hide" the Win7 virtual hard disk File

For private files in public computers, it is really a problem for users to have better encryption. Now Win7 flagship can help you solve this big problem, Win7 flagship version has a very good feature, this feature can help users virtual out of a hard disk, users only need to save the private files in this virtual hard disk, you can achieve the "hidden" document purposes, This virtual hard disk can even be encrypted with an unbreakable BitLocker encryption to ensure data security, so you can loudly announce that the entire computer I want to hold live! Let's go and study.

First, we have to create a virtual hard disk, the operation of the "Start → search →diskmgmt.msc", determined to enter the Disk Management operation interface.

Disk Management

In the Disk Management interface, select menu → action → create vhd. The location option in the "Create and attach virtual hard disk" interface that pops up is the file storage location used by the virtual hard disk (the virtual hard disk is actually a VHD file, which is merged into the VHD file regardless of how many files the user stores to the virtual hard disk). )。 The virtual disk format is divided into dynamic extensions (the size of the VHD file automatically expands as the file is stored inside) "Fixed size" (limiting the size of the storage file to the user).

Creating and attaching virtual hard disks

After successfully creating a virtual hard disk, the user can find the virtual hard disk in the "Disk Management" interface, the first thing to do is to initialize it and initialize it before it can use the virtual hard disk normally, which is the same as the real hard disk. The specific operation is "virtual hard disk icon → right button menu → initialize disk".

Initializing disk

Again, the virtual hard drive needs to be partitioned and formatted before it can be used. (Virtual hard disk area → right button menu → new simple volume → next → enter partition capacity → next → next → select format this volume → next → finish).

New Simple Volume

After the above steps, the user creates a virtual hard disk, the user can store the files as usual, store their private files to the virtual hard disk.

Virtual hard disk Partitions

Some netizens will ask, this virtual out of the hard disk, all users can access, then how to achieve the purpose of secrecy?

When a user stores a private file on this virtual hard disk, it needs to leave the computer this virtual hard disk can be "offline" (in the Disk Management interface "virtual hard disk icon → right menu → offline") so that the virtual hard disk will not appear in My computer, when users need to use, then choose the virtual hard disk Online "is OK.

Offline virtual hard disk

More confidentially, you can select "Detach VHD". In the Disk Management interface, "virtual hard disk icon → right menu → detach vhd" (Do not choose to delete the disk after removing the virtual hard disk File option, otherwise, the files you store on the virtual hard drive will be destroyed, so that the virtual hard disk is not visible in the Disk Management interface. When users need to use, then select "Additional VHD" (in the Disk Management interface "menu → action → attach vhd→ Browse to find the virtual hard disk File") on it.

For the file of the VHD for the virtual hard disk, the user can store it anywhere on the real hard drive and even store the filename renamed "Xinstall.dll" in the Windows directory so that it can be hidden in the Windows file ocean. No one will be able to easily find this file, and must be very familiar with the Windows system. Of course you can remember this file name, wait until it is needed, and then rename it to (*.VHD) can be used.

Virtual hard disk files

Still not assured, then you can choose this virtual hard disk with BitLocker encryption, open BitLocker encryption and use a strong password, stored in the virtual hard disk of the private files can be assured that the other people immediately get your virtual hard disk VHD file, No password can be opened to view the private files stored inside.

BitLocker encryption

Need a password to access the virtual hard drive

Today, I share with you the method of how to hide the file with the Win7 flagship edition. Interested users can try to operate.

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