In our computers Mac store all kinds of information. From movies and TV shows, to other more important like photos or personal documents archives. Even though Apple gives a lot of importance to our data security, is never more take extra steps and today we want to tell you about a great choice for this: Hider 2.
With application can maintain a good raised our data more sensitive. Hider 2 basically performs two tasks: to hide files that we say and, in addition, encrypt it using an AES-256 encryption key (one of the safest that currently exist).
Thanks to this, our files will be protected of looks intrusive and for access to them will be necessary to enter a password of security. Course this password only must know it us and should follow them recommendations for be a password safe (combine numbers, letters, symbols, uppercase, lowercase, etc, etc…).
In addition to this role that us allows keep hidden and encrypted our files more precious, Hider 2 also us allows create notes safe. These notes will also be protected by passwords and, like files, encrypted within the storage of your Mac system.
Steps to hide and encrypt files with Hider 2
The mode of operation of Hider 2 of MacPaw is very very simple.
1. the first thing to do is open the application and enter the password that we defined the first time you run the app.
2. Once unlocked the software we have two options for adding files. The first is drag the files or folders to the window of the app. The second is click on the icon + down to the left and search from the window that is deploys the files to add.
3 when you have files within the application (they are simply listed, does not move from its original location), we can decide what to hide and what not using switches that appear after the name of each file. In addition, we can also make changes to group using the drop-down menu that appears below on the right.
The use of Hider 2 for Mac is very simple and intuitive. As you can see three steps we can hide files to anyone else seeing them and to show them just we should follow and point three indicate that we want to show them.
Hider 2 for Mac is available through the website of the developers. The application belongs to MacPaw, the same company that is behind other popular programs such as CleanMyMac or Gemini, so the quality is guaranteed.
