This means that savvy malcontents could theoretically recover that data off your hard drive. First, Hider 2 doesn’t securely delete files that you’ve moved to your vault-the original files are simply deleted as if you’d moved them to the Trash and emptied the Trash. While Hider 2’s approach is more secure than simply hiding files in place, it has a few important caveats to consider. (If you have multiple drives, you can choose which one Hider 2 uses for its encrypted storage.) When you toggle an item’s switch to Visible, Hider 2 copies the item back to its original location. It actually copies those files to the app’s own private, encrypted space on your drive and then deletes the items from their original locations. However, unlike many hiding programs, Hider 2 doesn’t just make your files invisible to the average user. Next to each item in your vault is a toggle to make that item visible again. You get a single vault-you can’t create separate vaults for, say, work and personal files.Īdding items to your vault-and, thus, hiding them-is a simple as drag and drop: Just find the files or folders you want to protect, drag them into the window, and Hider 2 immediately encrypts and hides those items from public view. Once you create your vault, you see a window with the vault’s contents (initially empty, of course). When you first launch Hider, it asks you to supply a password for your vault you can choose to store that password in your OS X Keychain. Hider 2’s vault window is where you work with your files. Hider 2 builds on that simple utility by adding a Mavericks-refined interface a systemwide menu AES-256 encryption for both files and folders and support for notes, tags, and external drives. The app is a major update to the company’s older MacHider, which let you hide files from public view by making them invisible. Hider 2’s normal price is $20, but MacPaw is currently offering the app for an introductory price of $10. You can use any of a number of overly complicated solutions, including Terminal commands and expensive consultants, but software developer MacPaw wants to make it a bit easier for the average person with Hider 2 ( Mac App Store link). With all the NSA hooplah this past year, and mounting concerns over user security, it’s not surprising that you might want to shield certain of your files from prying eyes.
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