Hide Files on Mac
Hide private photos, videos, contracts and financial records from Finder browsing. Keep personal files out of view when someone else uses your Mac or you share your screen.
GiliSoft File Lock Pro for Mac keeps your personal and work files out of sight and under your control. Hide individual files or entire folders from Finder browsing, restore them when you need to work, and encrypt sensitive files to protect their contents. A dedicated application password protects access to your file privacy controls and settings.
Protect private photos and videos, contracts, invoices, tax records, financial statements, design files and project folders. Keep confidential text and personal reminders in Secure Notes, so your private files and notes can be managed in one application on your Mac.
Built for people sharing a family Mac, freelancers handling client materials, small-office staff managing confidential documents, and MacBook users who need privacy while working away from home. Choose the files you want to protect and manage them without uploading them to cloud storage.
See the File Lock Pro for Mac user guide for setup and daily use. Also available: File Lock Pro for Windows.
Hide private photos, videos, contracts and financial records from Finder browsing. Keep personal files out of view when someone else uses your Mac or you share your screen.
Keep a whole collection private at once. Hide a folder of client projects, family photos or business records without adding every file individually.
Find hidden items in the application and unhide the ones you need. Edit a document, review a project or move a file, then hide it again when you finish.
Require your password before File Lock Pro opens. Keep other Mac users from opening the application to view or change your hidden-item list and privacy settings.
Change your File Lock Pro password from Password settings. Keep control of application access as your privacy needs change.
Encrypt sensitive documents, financial records and client files to protect their contents, not just their visibility. Use encryption when hiding a file is not enough.
Save confidential text, personal reminders and project notes alongside your private files. Keep sensitive notes inside the protected application instead of scattered text documents.
Choose whether files are shown in Finder automatically after unhiding, and manage the primary vault location from Advanced settings.
Manage file hiding, encryption and secure notes locally. Protect personal and business materials without uploading them to a cloud-storage service.
Separate private files from everyday browsing on a family or office Mac. Keep personal records and confidential work out of view during temporary sharing or presentations.
It gives me a clean place to keep client folders private on a shared office Mac.
Hiding folders and requiring a password is easier than trying to manage private files with renamed folders.
Secure Notes gives me a safer place for small private reminders than leaving them in ordinary text files.
For finance and HR files, I like having a dedicated protected space on the Mac.
The app password adds a useful second step before anyone can change protected items.
Preview the main Mac file privacy screens: manage private files, hide files and folders, restore hidden items, protect access with a password, keep secure notes, and adjust general, password, and advanced settings.
Review private files and folders, manage protected items, and keep local Mac privacy tasks in one focused workspace.
Keep personal files, client work and business records private on the Mac you use every day.
Keep personal folders, private photos, notes, financial records, and documents away from other people who occasionally use the same Mac.
Protect client drafts, contracts, project folders, design files, invoices, and handoff materials before they are archived or stored locally.
Hide household files, tax records, identity documents, medical files, and personal notes from casual browsing on a shared home Mac.
Keep personal folders out of view during presentations and temporary sharing, and encrypt confidential work files carried on your MacBook.
File hiding, encryption and secure notes work together in one Mac application, with a password protecting access to your privacy controls.
Choose individual documents or complete folders for privacy, and keep everyday files available for normal use.
Use the protected-item list to find hidden files, restore items when needed and keep your privacy settings together behind an app password.
Organize confidential notes alongside your file privacy tools, so important text is available when you return to your work.
Hide files to keep them out of ordinary view. Use AES-256 encryption when you also need to protect the contents of sensitive files.
Hide private folders, then use the application password to access the controls for viewing and restoring them.
Move sensitive files out of ordinary Finder visibility so personal materials are less likely to be discovered during casual browsing.
Protect the contents of contracts, financial records and client files with encryption. Keep an original backup until you have verified access to the encrypted result.
Use the protected file list to decide which hidden items should be restored, opened, or kept private after the task is finished.
Yes. File Lock Pro for Mac hides individual files and entire folders from ordinary Finder browsing. Use its protected-item list to restore them when you need access.
The password controls access to File Lock Pro and its file privacy settings. It protects the controls for managing hidden items; it does not add a built-in password prompt to every original file or folder in Finder.
No. Hiding keeps a file out of ordinary view, while encryption protects its contents. Use file encryption for confidential documents, financial records and client work that need content protection.
Hide documents, photos, videos, design files and folders of project materials. Use Secure Notes for confidential text and reminders, and file encryption for sensitive files whose contents need protection.
No. File hiding, encryption and Secure Notes are managed locally on your Mac. You do not need to upload private files to a cloud-storage service to use these features.
They are separate applications for their respective systems. This Mac edition provides file and folder hiding, file encryption, Secure Notes and password-protected app access. Use the Mac installer for macOS.
Practical privacy controls for everyday Mac users Editors highlighted the value of hiding private files, requiring a password, and keeping sensitive folders away from casual access on shared computers.
Useful when Finder organization is not enough Review notes emphasized that a dedicated Mac file lock tool is easier to understand than relying on renamed folders or scattered storage habits.
Good fit for personal files and small-office documents The product is most useful when documents, notes, finance files, or client materials need simple local protection on macOS.
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