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It happens sometimes that you want some privacy for your personal files, specially your pictures; you just want that no one-else could be able to view your pictures, so you need to make those files hidden for everyone on your system that will prevent others to search those files. When there comes this idea in your mind that why you don’t hide your pictures, then the second question arises is that How to hide files? Normally you can hide by encrypting or password-protecting folders on your hard drive. But the simplest way is to hide files inside of JPEG pictures, and in the result unsuspecting viewers only see pictures. This could be done in Windows XP, Vista and also in some others operating systems. So the most important question is that How to hide files in JPEG pictures?

 In order to answer your question that How to hide files in JPEG pictures? You have to follow a sequence of instructions and by following this you would be able to hide any of your personal file from anyone. It’s a superb method by following it’s totally impossible to trace the file. You can’t say that it’s a new trick; perhaps some of you already knew about this, so it’s not for you but for those who are unaware of this and would like to know.

So here the process begins. First thing you need is to have WinZip or WinRar installed at your machine.
• First step is that you have to create a folder on your hard drive i.e., C:\Test and pull the files you wish to hide into that folder along with the image that you will going to use for hiding the files in. 

• After this you have to select all the files that you want to hide (not the picture) and by clicking the right button select the option to add them to compressed ZIP or RAR  file and give it a name(e.g. Hidden.rar).

• Now you should have a folder having the following named files that is a JPG image, and a compressed archive.

• Now the most interesting thing go to Command prompt by clicking on Start/Run/CMD You would see a command prompt, to enter in to root directory there type in “CD\”, after this you have to type the keyword CD followed by the directory name “ CD Test”.

• Now you have to type “copy /b image.jpg + Hidden.rar image.ipg” and then press enter. Please check the extension very carefully whether its .ZIP or .RAR, because you have to mention that its extension as well in the command prompt. By doing this picture file would be updated with the compressed archive inside.

 Now if you want to check your hidden file simply you have to change the extension to .Rar, you can use WinRar to open this file. There is also another way to open this file that is you have to right click on the JPG, and then select the open with WinRar option. The process is complete and now you are able to hide your files by yourself. Isn’t it pretty simple and the most secure method? As the data will be stored in the form of plain text. The title seems kind of weird and interesting and still it’s possible. It won’t be an unanswered question that How to hide files in JPEG pictures? Any more. So keep smiling and enjoy this by sharing your personal files from everyone.