{"id":375689,"date":"2021-12-02T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-hide-specific-folders-from-search-results-in-windows-11\/"},"modified":"2021-12-02T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T19:00:00","slug":"how-to-hide-specific-folders-from-search-results-in-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-hide-specific-folders-from-search-results-in-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Hide Specific Folders From Search Results in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#How to Hide Specific Folders From Search Results in Windows 11”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Want to hide the contents of a folder from the search results\u00a0on Windows 11? Some folders can bog down your search with bad results. If so, add that folder to the excluded folders list in Settings. Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n

By default, Windows 11 searches for items in your Documents, Pictures, Music, and Desktop folders. When you hide a folder from the search results, Windows 11 stops looking into that folder to find content.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How to Use Windows’ Advanced Search Features: Everything You Need to Know<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

To start hiding a folder in the search results, first, open the Settings app<\/a> on your Windows 11 PC. Press Windows+i to quickly do this.<\/p>\n

In Settings, from the left sidebar, select \u201cPrivacy & Security.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Click<\/p>\n

On the \u201cPrivacy & Security\u201d page, in the \u201cWindows Permissions\u201d section, click \u201cSearching Windows.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Click<\/p>\n

On the \u201cSearching Windows\u201d page, the \u201cExclude Folders From Enhanced Search\u201d section displays the folders that are hidden from the search results. To add your folder here, click \u201cAdd an Excluded Folder.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Select<\/p>\n

You will see a \u201cSelect Folder\u201d window. In this window, choose the folder you want to hide in the search results.<\/p>\n

\"Choose<\/p>\n

The path of your selected folder will appear in the \u201cExclude Folders From Enhanced Search\u201d section. This confirms your folder is now hidden from the search results.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

To unhide your hidden folder, then next to your folder in the \u201cExclude Folders From Enhanced Search\u201d section, click the three dots and choose \u201cRemove.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Select<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s how you keep certain folders from being shown in Windows 11\u2019s search results. Very useful for privacy-focused users!<\/p>\n\n

You can also\u00a0hide a folder\u00a0entirely so it\u2019s not visible in File Explorer, too.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How to Hide Files and Folders on Every Operating System<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n