First, click the “App Launcher” icon in the bottom-left corner to see all of the apps on your Chromebook. From there, open the “Files” app.

Next, find the file or folder you would like to hide and click the three-dot menu icon in the top right.

Select “Show Hidden Files.” That might seem like the opposite of what we’re trying to do but stick with us.

Right-click the file or folder you want to hide and select “Rename” from the menu.

Simply add a period to the beginning of the name and hit Enter.

Now click the three-dot menu icon again and this time unselect “Show Hidden Files.”

That’s it! The files or folders you renamed will disappear from the file list. It might seem redundant, but you do need to show the hidden files every time you add a period to a file or folder.

Now you’ve hidden some files and folders, how do you see them again? Go to the folder where you have hidden files and click the three-dot menu icon in the top right.

Select “Show Hidden Files” from the menu.