Let me begin with a statement, I had to make on ALLthose “folder-hiders” that I found floating around and that I could test until today:
NONE OF THEM were secure – including this one from “Wise”!

Immediately I realized, that “hiding” a folder is done by “Wise” as well by a so called “filter driver” (a .sys driver), too…
… but a driver must be present(!) AND be LOADED(!) to do it´s job:
and that is not true, if your run Windows in safe(protected) mode or you access the drive via a Winows-PE or, e.g. a Linux OS…
So what I found in due course was, that I had full access to the “hidden” folder when I ran Windows in safe(protected) mode.

But let me as well mention the good:
“Wise” at least offers optional (additional..) encryption, which is not to bad if you are concerned with safety.
(I have to add: I did not test the strength of their encryption, nor searched their encryption for faults, weakness in aspects of handling the key etc. etc.!)
But with this being said, it might be at least a better solution with both offered features together:
– a “hidden” folder is not visible at first sight
– IF the folder were found (see above), its data content is not accessible – or at least only with a lot of extra effort.

Wether this software comes in handy for you, is another question: for me it would be easier and sufficient to (safely!) encrypt data, that I would not want to be seen by others.
But all that you have to decide by yourself.

Under this special circumstances I would not like to have my data only safe (if anyhow?!) for just a few month(!) and additional have the risk of deleted/lost/destroyed Software instead of a reliable encryption tool, which I could ALWAYS get again to restore my data!

wosa  –  5 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+33)

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Is this 6-months license or lifetime? You gave 2 messages.

giveaways.freebies  –  5 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (-8)

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giveaways.freebies, Lifetime, sorry about that!

giveaways.freebies, Lifetime, sorry about that!
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Alexa  –  5 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+23)

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Sorry, but I'd stay away from this software. I used it early on, BUT it lost track of my hidden files and I'm STILL trying to erase those phantoms from my C-drive. Their utilities to find and clean the files are not working, either. Huge FAIL for me. Hope others had better results. (Why did I hid the files originally? My system had to be returned to the mfr for repairs, and I did not have time to do a complete backup and scouring of the files. I thought I was being clever by hiding them. HUGE mistake, for which I am still paying.) IF their current software is more reliable, and IF you aren't left stuck after the license expires, will someone please explain?

AnAceBuyer  –  5 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+19)

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Search for "Wise Folder Hider memory leaks". I spent a week trying to track down a bad memory leak in Windows 10. Finally discovered it was caused by Wise Folder HIder. I have alerted them. This may be the same version, but I can't confirm.

Pete  –  5 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+15)

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I am confused, NB: 6 months licence, but under licence details : Lifetime, with no updates. What is right?

Kjell  –  5 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+7)

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Kjell, Lifetime, sorry about that!

Kjell, Lifetime, sorry about that!
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Alexa  –  5 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+13)

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