How to hide text in Notepad
ADVERTISEMENTSA small trick to hide text inside your text file using command prompt, but this trick works only on NTFS file system.
Steps to hide text in a Notepad
- Open your command prompt Start–>Run type cmd
- Move to any destination for example let us assume D:\> drive
- Type the below code in your command prompt
D:\>notepad tothetech.txt:hidden
- A notepad window will be opened asking do you want to create new txt file as show above picture.

- Write some data and save the file.
- Move to D:\> and open tothetech.txt you cannot see no data in the file tothetech.txt.
- To retrieve the hidden data open command prompt and type the same command.
D:\>notepad tothetech.txt:hidden- Notepad will open tothetech.txt file with hidden data
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January 2nd, 2009 at 6:15 pm
then how to view the datas?
January 3rd, 2009 at 4:55 am
Read the post again you can get the answer
January 4th, 2009 at 8:02 am
this from the owner of technotracks.smsgupshup
then how to view the hidden dats again.wheather we have to use any commands at cmd screen
January 4th, 2009 at 10:27 am
# To retrieve the hidden data open command prompt and type the same command.
# D:\>notepad tothetech.txt:hidden
February 12th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
nothing happens with this trick yaar what is this some osrt of a joke ive tried hundred times