How to Recover Hidden Files on PC/Mac/Android/iPhone

When it comes to hidden files, most people probably know how to show hidden files on a Windows computer or external hard drive using File Explorer or the CMD command. But what about hidden file recovery on a Mac or Android? How can you find and recover all hidden files on an iPhone?

For reasons of data security or system protection, useful files might be hidden by default on your Windows, macOS, Android, or iOS device, as well as on external storage devices. How can you easily reveal and show these hidden files with just a few clicks?

"Free Download Hidden File Recovery Software"

Since Windows PCs, Macs, Android phones, and iOS devices all use different operating systems, the steps for recovering hidden files will differ between them.

To simplify the process of retrieving hidden files on your device, we recommend trying a professional hidden file recovery software.

Here, you can download and install the free Hidden File Recovery software for Windows or Mac to effectively recover hidden files from Windows PC, SD card/USB devices, Mac computer, Android phones, or iPhone/iPad.

Please click on the respective button below to download the appropriate Hidden File Recovery software for Windows or Mac to get assistance:

If you're an Android user, please click on Android Data Recovery Software to download and install it on your Android phone for assistance.
For iOS users, please click on iOS Data Recovery Software to download it for free and let it help you out.

Tip:
If you want to recover hidden files on Mac, refer to Recover Deleted/Lost Files from Mac Trash.
For Android users, check out Recover Deleted/Hidden Files on Android without Computer.
For iPhone users, see Recover Deleted/Hidden Files on iPhone.

Here, taking the recovery of hidden files on Windows as an example, we will show you how to restore hidden files on a Windows computer, SD card/USB device, and so on:

Step 1. Select the virus-infected disk to scan

Run an anti-virus file recovery software on your Windows computer. Select the virus-infected disk to scan for lost or hidden files. Note that:

    • If the infected files are on a hidden or deleted hard drive due to a virus, it's best to install the software on another volume or external USB drive to avoid overwriting data. • If the infected device is an external hard drive, flash drive, or memory card, it's fine to install the software on your computer's local disk.
Select the location to scan Select the location to scan

Step 2: Review all scan results

The "Data Recovery Wizard" will immediately start scanning for deleted or hidden files on your virus-infected hard drive. To quickly locate the files you need, you can use the "Filter" or "Group by Type" feature to display only images, videos, documents, emails, and so on.

Filter out deleted or hidden files

Step 3: Preview and recover the deleted/hidden files

Once the scan is finished, you can preview the files that were found. Select the ones you want, then click the “Recover” button. Save the recovered files to a different secure location on your computer or storage device, not the original location where they were lost.

Recover Files from Virus Attack

Video tutorial on how to recover hidden files from a hard drive

The following video tutorial demonstrates several methods for recovering hidden files from a hard drive.