How to "hidden" Win7 virtual hard disk files

  
For private files on public computers, it is really a headache for users to want them to be better encrypted. Now Win7 Ultimate can help you solve this big problem. Win7 Ultimate has a very good function, this function can help users to virtualize a hard disk, users only need to save the private file in this virtual hard disk, you can reach &ldquo The purpose of the file is to even encrypt the virtual hard disk with unbreakable BitLocker encryption to ensure data security, so you can announce loudly that the whole computer I want to hold! Let's learn together. Let's go.
First of all, we have to create a virtual hard disk first, the operation is "start → search → diskmgmt.msc", after entering the disk management operation interface.

Disk Management
Select “Menu → Operation & Rarr; Create VHD” in the "Disk Management" interface. In the pop-up "Create and attach virtual hard disk" interface, the "Location" option is the file storage location used by the virtual hard disk (this virtual hard disk is actually a vhd file, no matter how many files the user stores in this virtual hard disk. , are all merged and stored in this vhd file.). "Virtual disk format" is divided into "dynamic expansion" (automatically expand the vhd file size with the file size stored inside) "fixed size" (limited storage file capacity for user-set size).

Creating and attaching a virtual hard disk
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. This virtual hard disk can be used normally after initialization, which is the same as the real hard disk. The specific operation is "virtual hard disk icon → right-click menu → initialize disk".

Initialize the disk
Similarly, this virtual hard disk also needs to be partitioned and formatted before it can be used. (virtual hard disk area → right-click menu → new simple volume & rarr; next → input partition capacity & rarr; next & rarr; next & rarr; choose to format this volume & rarr; next & rarr; completed).

New Simple Volume
After the above steps, the user creates a virtual hard disk, and the user can store his private file to the virtual hard disk as usual.

Virtual hard disk partition
Some netizens will ask, this virtual hard disk, all users can access, then how to achieve the purpose of confidentiality?
When users store private files to After this virtual hard disk, you need to leave the computer, you can take this virtual hard disk "offline" (in the "disk management" interface "dual hard disk icon → right-click menu & rarr; offline") The virtual hard disk will not appear in my computer. When the user needs to use it, then choose to connect the virtual hard disk to the online ”

Offline virtual hard disk
More confidential, you can choose "Separate VHD". In the “Disk Management” interface, “Virtual Hard Disk Icon & Rarr; Right-Click Menu & Rarr; Separate VHD” (Do not select the option to delete the virtual hard disk after deleting the disk, otherwise the files you stored in the virtual hard disk will be wiped out. ), this way, I can't see this virtual hard disk in the disk management interface. When the user needs to use, select “Add VHD" (in the "Disk Management" interface“Menu → Operation & Rarr; Attach VHD→ Browse to find the virtual hard disk file”).
For the vhd file corresponding to the virtual hard disk, the user can store it in various places of the real hard disk, and even rename the file name such as "xinstall.dll" to the Windows directory, so that You can hide it in the ocean of Windows files, no one will easily find this file, you have to be very familiar with the Windows system. Of course, you can remember this file name, and when you need it, rename it to (*.vhd) and you can use it.

Virtual hard disk file
Still not assured, then you can choose to encrypt this virtual hard disk with BitLocker, open BitLocker encryption function and use high-intensity password, the private file stored in this virtual hard disk is completely You can rest assured that someone else will get your virtual hard disk vhd file instantly, and you can't open the private file stored in it without a password.

BitLocker Encryption

Require a password to access the virtual hard disk
Today, I shared with you the method of how to hide files in Win7 Ultimate. Interested users can try to operate.
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