Folder Shield can be used to conceal any directories completely and securely. Your personal documents, private photographs etc. are invisible, and hence no longer accessible, as soon as the relevant folders have been hidden with Folder Shield. The distinction between this software and the " Hidden" Windows file attribute is quickly explained: with Folder Shield your data really is concealed, and this protection cannot be cancelled either, without entry of a password. Moreover, data concealed with Folder Shield is also invisible in other file manager utilities and other applications. It simply makes your data invisible to the entire system.