The requirement for hidden partitions does exist!
A user divided their USB drive into two partitions, one is a bootable active primary partition, and the other partition contains service packages and other content for technical support. He has been troubled by the following two issues:
Can I hide the USB partition?
How can I view hidden partitions if I want to change content?
To be honest, it’s difficult for us to view hidden partitions on a computer through Windows Explorer. But fortunately, there is a disk partition management tool that can help us easily create hidden partitions on USB drives and access them freely.
What are the methods to protect important privacy data?
In today’s society, people want to adopt various methods to protect their privacy data from infringement, but there are many methods, how to choose?
Some users try to compress their files with passwords, but you may later find that these files easily catch the attention of others who want to know what you are storing in the compressed file, which is a annoying thing.
Some users try to use third-party tools to create a partition of a specified size to store files. Although this may not attract attention, it also has a problem. If the drive is accidentally formatted, the files may also be deleted.
Some users are also trying to use the Aomei Partition Assistant to hide USB partitions or hide hard disk partitions. Generally speaking, hidden partitions are not visible in the File Explorer. In addition, even if you format the drive through Windows Explorer, hidden partitions may still exist because formatting is based on the drive letter, which does not affect hidden partitions.
So how do we use the Aumei Partition Assistant to hide USB partitions and show hidden partitions when needed? Please continue reading.
How to easily create hidden partitions?
Aomei Partition Assistant is a professional disk partition management tool that can help you easily hide USB partitions. Its user interface is clear at a glance, the operation method is simple and easy to learn, and it has strong compatibility. It is suitable for Windows XP/Vista/7/8.18/10/11 and Windows Server 2003/2008/2011/2012/2016/2019.
Please click the button below to enter the download center and download the Aomei Partition Assistant. Then follow our demonstration process to learn how to easily create hidden partitions and view them!
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Step 1. Open the Aomei Partition Assistant, right-click on the partition you want to hide in the main interface, and then select “Advanced Operations”>”Hide Partition”.
Hide USB partition
Note: If you think the space of the target partition is too large or too small, you can adjust the partition size in advance. In addition, if the partition memory you want to hide has some files or applications that need to be used frequently, please move them out before hiding the partition.
Step 2. Return to the main interface and click the “Submit” button in the upper left corner to complete the hidden operation.
If one day you want to view the contents of the hidden partition after successfully hiding the USB partition, you can use the following operation process to display the hidden partition for easy browsing and querying of file content.
Step 1. Right click on the main interface to select the hidden partition, and then select “Unhide Partition”.
Unhide partition
Step 2. Click “OK” in the pop-up window.
Confirm pop-up prompt
Step 3. Return to the main interface, click the “Submit” button in the upper left corner to preview the upcoming task, confirm it is correct, and then click “Execute”. The partition assistant will assign a drive letter to it to make the hidden partition visible again.
View hidden partitions
Note: Even if the hidden partition is formatted from Windows Explorer or Dos on a USB drive or hard drive, the hidden partition will still be retained. In fact, formatting tools based on drive letters do not affect hidden partitions, and only some advanced formatting tools can clear hidden partitions.
conclusion
If you want to easily protect important data on your USB drive, you can choose to use the partition assistant to hide the USB drive partitions. On the one hand, it is not easily discovered by others, and on the other hand, it is not easy to be formatted by mistake. It is a very practical method of protecting data.
In addition, the Aomei Partition Assistant also has many other useful functions, such as expanding the C drive, converting MBR and GPT, migrating the system to a new hard drive, etc. It has many functions and practical applications. Download and experience it now!
