This post is all about bypassing file hiding apps.
Most of the File Hiding apps for images, videos use a simple trick (having tested Keepsafe, Audio Manager, Vaults and many more)
REMEMBER : Any folder/file name beginning with a ‘.’ (eg – .hidden) is considered to be hidden by Android system.
+Go to to your file manager, select show hidden files.
– There should be a folder of the app that you use or a random folder that is not used by you
– 80% of the apps directly store your images and videos in this hidden folder
– Else they add an extension to the default file type like (.hid after the normal jpg or avi extensions)
– All you need to do is change them back to the default of the File type and you can open your files directly
EXPLORE ALL THE UNWANTED OR SUSPICIOUS FOLDERS TO FIND OUT WHAT’S HIDDEN IN THEM
Hide it Pro
A folder “ProgramData” is made.. Inside the a “Languages” folder is made and inside the languages folder “fr” named folder is made
That’s where you’ll find all your hidden pictures
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Keepsafe (Older Version)
1) Go the the folder .keepsafe in the your SD Card/ phone storage.
2) Inside or you’ll find a folder named ‘Main Folder‘
3) Copy this folder somewhere else
4) Now uninstall and then reinstall Keepsafe App
5) Setup the keepsafe app
6) Copy the folder ‘Main Folder’ from your previous location to the new .keepsafe folder
7) Open the keepsafe app and you’ll be able to view the images and videos
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Vaulty
A folder named “Vaulty” will be made in your Default camera folder (usually DCIM).. In this folder you’ll find your data.. Try the same method as KEEPSAFE FOR UNHIDING IMAGES!
Vaulty just hides the videos by changing their extension!
So you can unhide videos but not images.
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Gallery Lock
1) Go to the folder data in your Storage
2) Inside it you’ll find a hidden folder .GalleryLock
3) Then browse through the folders within it and you’ll find your files there
4) Change the extension of your files to .jpg for images or .mp4 for videos from .glk
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Hide Something – photo,video..
- Make sure you have enabled “show hidden files” in your file manager
- Now look for a folder with name .pg
- Withing the .pg folder there will be folders like (DCIM, Whatsapp Images, Instagram, Downloads etc..) from where your images were hidden
- Now go to you desired folder.Your images will be there but their extension will be changed
- So simply change their extension from ‘.jpg.img.pg‘ to ‘.jpg‘
And you have successfully retrieved your files!
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thanks for share!
any idea how to do this on ios 7? im leaving to android but forgotten password. want to transfer onto my new gs4
We as of now support only android and windows phone.
hey bt now keepsafe is encrypting its file i think… how to bypass dat or decrypt it.?
We haven’t tried the new update yet.. But we’ll get back to you soon!
please do mention a way to dcrypt dat as soon as possble,, othrwise abt 300+ files of mine will be lost… 😥
We are happy to report that the method mentioned in the post still works for Keepsafe.. Follow the exact instructions and in case you need help feel free to email us.
Hello and Thanks so much for creating this very helpful blog. I am having a problem moving Keep Safe files from my old Samsung S2x to my new Samsung S3 running 4.3.
I easily found and copied all the files in the .keepsafe folder on my old phone, but it seems the folder is hidding on my new phone. In fact the only folder I can find is .com.kii.keepsafe and does not contain the Main folder or any picture files at all. Very confusing. I would greatly appreciate any help you can offer as I have nearly three GB of data that will otherwise be lost. Thank you so much for your time and I look forward to your response.
Make sure you have ‘Show Hidden files’ enabled in your File Explorer… The
.keepsafe folder should be in the root directory of your sdcard.
Seems I’m having the same issue with going from a newer phone to an older tablet and I have the directory set to show hidden files. May just be the android version.
Hello and thanks in advance. . I got a problem with keep safe app. As I changed my cell phone and copied all the files of ‘main folder’ under .keep safe from my old phone to the new one. Now on my new phone I can view the images or the videos, but can’t unhide or share it with anyone. I also see that the files I hide from my new phone can be unhide, but can’t find the option to unhide for the old files. Please help. .
We haven’t come across such problem before.. We’ll get back to you shortly!
The Hide it Pro app no longer works since I updated my galaxy s4 with the new 4.4.2 kitkat. Will there be an update by the makers of the Hide it Pro app to fix the problem. I
Hi,
Can you please tell me how to access the hidden files of this app?
It encrypts the pics.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.handyapps.photoLocker&hl=en
I have physical access to the device and can even root it if needed. Just can’t reset the password via mail without my wife finding out.
Hey I was using audiomanager how can I recover my videos which was locked wt it..when the audiomanager get un installed
A folder “ProgramData” is made.. Inside the a “Languages” folder is made and inside the languages folder “fr” named folder is made
That’s where you’ll find all your hidden pictures
yes we do find the data in the location you mentioned but it has been encrypted … hw do we decrypt it … ??
How do you bypass keepsafe on an Iphone?
We as of now support only android and windows phone. If we find out,we’ll let you know. Thanks for reading.
how do I restore my files to default or previous version
My Files apps keeps saying Processing
ES File Explorer keeps saying loading (13/13)
When I click the .Keepsafe file .
What can I do?
i loss cell phone my keep safe picture backup in my pc. i want to open picture open in PC but it cant not open plz tell me any solution
Transfer the backup onto the new android device and in the exact folders as mentioned in the Bypassing Keepsafe guide (exact folder is very important ).. Follow the bypassing guide ahead
is this app available on windows phone?…if yes by which name?….can u provide its link?
As of now it isn’t…wp 7 doesn’t allow file access as default and in 8,you need to download the File app to see files and this is recent. We’ll search more and let you know.
The keepsafe app no longer uses “main folder” but instead, it has many different folders, any way around this?
We’ll look into the update and update the bypassing details soon!
Same issue here,
A ‘main folder’ is no longer present.
Any updates for working instructions on keepsafe app?? Tia
We’ve been busy lately with a project! We’ll get back to this query related to Keepsafe by tomorrow!
Cheers!
Waiting for the update..
Hey, this is my problem if anyone can help, I’ve smashed my phone and am now waiting on a repair/new phone from my insurance company. is there anyway I can get in to my phone to get to my keep safe folder? anywhere they’d be hiding on my PC?
Still no new hack for the new keepsafe update?? .. Is it unbreakble now???
Not yet but we are trying hard.. We’ll post the update as soon as we succeed bypassing it!
Ayt.. TIA.. Nce to hear its being worked up… Best of luck
ever do any work with Lockmypix? I have forgotten my PIN on my back-up file since I always used the fingerprint scan function, and now that I’ve got a new phone, I can’t access my back-up file on my SD card. The folks at Lockmypix have been less than helpful.
In regard to keepsafe:
If you have data from an older version of keepsafe, you can use the trick mentioned above if you download an equal older version on another android phone (through aptoide for example)
I override all my keep safe data on .keep safe and now all files changed their format and folder name. No one pic showing in keep safe but I can see all that which one I hide now but can’t see old important pics.
What should I do I’m in big trouble. As soon as give me solution.
Unable to backup keepsafe since new update, if I move out all contents and reopen the program, it lists all the folders and number of pictures but they are all blank. There appears to be another file which links the data/folder name and it doesn’t appear to be stored in the keepsafe folder…. any updates?
excellent ..it works
i did all the things you said and my keep safe app isnt reading the main foulder
If you’re using the new keep safe version then we’re sorry we went be able to help you.. As they have improved the security in the new version! In case of older version retry doing that
Hi, the new keepsafe app stores its files in folders with names such as 2f, 4g, 2h, etc. I put the main folder in the .keepsafe folder and nothing happened. Any idea how to get around this problem?
Even we were able to see the folders but bypassing then hadn’t been possible yet
hello i have keep my some pics in keesp save but and than i was unhide pics and than my pics are lost i am very scared that is my pics hacked thats was my nude pics..i am very scared pls hepl me.Video of the mobile can be hacked which we save in keepsave pls reply
i am sorry but i wasn’t able to understand the procedure for keepsafe. i inserted the sd card into my laptop. got inside the .keepsafe folder. copied the main folder on the laptop hard disk. now i installed keepsafe on another device. how do i view the images and videos on the new device. plz reply
I’m using audio manager, any solution through which I completely I hide my data doesn’t show in file manager.
The app isn’t made that way… so instead you can remove the app itself and encrypt all your files with this app!! http://goo.gl/cbQIrL
mind you not to forget the encryption key else you’ll be left helpless
what if by chance I only copied the file with the pictures and now all the photos say either mp4.ksd or jpg.ksd i already deleted the app after this copy is made, are these files that I copied useless and i am now at a total loss?
btw this is concerning keepsafe thanks
what is the last version of keepsafe where the mentioned steps work?
we’d have to look into that!! but you can try the version 4 as posred here https://appcyla.wordpress.com/2014/11/29/keepsafe-history/
Install older Keepsafe app and tutorial still works. Tnx guys for this info 🙂
hie i have a problem i just move keepsafe from sd card to phone in appliction manager
now i hav lost my all pics
plz help me out
i tried tht mian folder thing but
it dosnt work what is ur openion about tht
Why not try moving your app back to sd card?!! And use your old password again.. That will work!
I have copied the entire SD card files to pc and is it possible to open the Keepsafe images in the PC as i currently dont possess the Card or Mobile
Not to the extent our knowledge goes.. And the new Keepsafe has hereunder it’s security to a great extent!
Hi, This may be possible but you’d need to have knowledge of digital forensic tools or backtrack/kali Linux. Using these, you may be able to decrypt them . We suggest that you do not download tools which claim to unlock them or email them to someone as this puts your privacy at risk. You could learn how to use backtrack Linux in virtual box. If you could contact us via the contact form in detail, we will try and see if a solution exists.
sir,i uninstalled my app ‘file hide expert’ ,i forget to unhide my files..now i lost all my files..after dat i re installed this app again,but i cant recover or unhide my files..plz help
Can you please help me out with a problem I have with ES file explorer
See the thing is,I have encrypted a few files through es file explorer and it has been a few days since I opened it and hence I forgot the password with which I encrypted
The files are pictures and I don’t have a copy elsewhere,they are nostalgic,family pics
If you do know any kinda way to access them please tell me.I’d be grateful,thanx in advance for any trial
Hello, I have all my files on my PC but i can’t see them or return them to keepsafe iOS app. What can I do? I need help. Please. I have the new KeepSafe version!
hi
dear when i opened .keepsafe in internal storage of my mobile
there was no folder with name main folder
please advice
i am using motog andio kitkat 4.4
Did you view the hidden files and see?
I am trying to get my pics off the keepsafe app. Please help. I think I have the old version. But, I can’t find the Keepsafe folder at all!!!!!!!!!!
I have some pictures saved in the keepsafe app on my phone and I no longer can open the app because my free trial has expired. I never knew this was a trial version. Is there any way I can recover these photos. They are taking up alot of space on my phone. I thank you in advance for any help you can offer.
Keepsafe is a free app! only a few features are paid
Thanks for the post.
About KeepSafe, since your method works only in the old version, is KeepSafe the most secure app for hide pictures and videos?
Even if isn’t “the most secure”, has KeepSafe a very good security system?
Apriciate if you reply this question.
Sorry for the bad English (is not my native language)
Best regards,
Felipe
Yes! To an extent yes! If you really want to ENCRYPT and save all your files read this https://appcyla.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/boxcryptor/
Thats why i use lockmypix to hide my pics and videos and not apps like keepsafe.
how can i unhide pictures of the cm security vault folder? Everything is .cms at file end. But when i Change to .jpg you can only see a litte cm security icon and not the original j.peg. what i have to do?
I have lost some files when i have uninstalled my file hide expert app. .. Plz help. …
I have hide it pro on my phone and need to show old txt messages store there. However I can’t remember the password and no longer have the email account associated with it. Desperate as I need for court on monday. Any help is appreciated!!
audio manager (hide it pro) does not allow me unhide or delete thedata that i had i hi … i know where the data is (.fr folder) but how do i convert it back to the original format … ?? any help would be appreciated …:)
hii.First of all thanks for sharing such an informative blog.
.I am using keepsafe new version .i changed my phone and before that i’ve copied all my pictures into my pc. But now when i reinstall the keepsafe app i found the backup of only few pics of mine. when i try to import the copied files to keepsafe app it only shows the icon of old version of keepsafe app.
Please tell me how can i able to access my pictures?
what to do now ??
exact same problem i faced, the new keepsafe does not have ‘main folder’ in the .keepsafe folder. Instead it has a ‘manifests’ folder and a .key file in it. Any way to recover the files from here ?
How do i recover and decrypt encrypted files, from cm securites vault? *Help*
I backed up the .keepsafe file from my sd card to PC, but now when I transfere the folder onto my new android phone, I can see the folders and number of images correctly,but, I cant see the images, only the icon is visible. The new keepsafe does not have ‘main folder’ in the .keepsafe folder. Instead it has a ‘manifests’ folder and a .key file in it. Any way to recover the files from here ?
Please help me !
Any new updates on these issues with Keepsafe?