Hide Files(Password) under image

Sounds Cool!!! Isn't it?
This is a perfect way to conceal single/multiple(Or Password Containing text file) files within an innocent looking JPEG file but the precondition is that the file(s) must be .zip archive or if it isn't you must zip it using 'WinRAR' or any other secondary file-compression application.

You can also use the default 'Compressed (Zipped) Folder' option in 'Windows' to zip the files (Select all your private files at once ⟶ Right-Click on any of the selected files ⟶ Select the 'Send to' option from the context menu ⟶ Click on the 'Compressed (zipped) Folder' option then.).

Ingredients:

• Command Prompt


• A good quality .jpg image


• Zipped private file(Password containing file)

Recipe:

• Keep the archive ("some-archive.zip") & the JPEG image that you want to use for hiding the files ("some-image.jpg") to the folder of your choice.
• Launch 'Command Prompt' & using DOS commands, navigate to that folder.


• Execute following command:
  copy /b image.jpg + password.zip New.jpg
  Where,
  New.jpg ⟶ Final image-file that will hold your archived personal files
  image.jpg ⟶ Name of your image file with extension
  password.zip ⟶ Zip archive containing password
  

• Press 'Enter' to execute the command.
  You'll now get a message in 'Command Prompt' that "1 file(s)copied" (if not then check name of your archive and image). Close 'Command Prompt' You're done now!
  
  
  
  Now navigate to folder (here: "Pustak Mahal") & have a look at the newly born image-file("New.jpg").
  
  When you open it, it gets opened just like any normal JPEG picture.
  You may open the "New.jpg" as a thumbnail inside the folder or in a Photo-editing/Viewing Software & it will be difficult even for anyone to make out that the modified photo is different from the standard one.
  
  
  
  
  
  To make your archive(password) visible within the image-file, follow the below steps:
  
  Steps:
  • To access the hidden zipped(password) file, change the extension of "New.jpg" to the extension of the archive file ".zip" and access it with 'WinRAR'. You can use other compression software but don't windows default zip-tools they give error message while opening archive.
  
  
  • Restore the file's extension to jpg after accessing your archived files or password.
    (To rename the extension, use 'WinRAR' or make sure that 'Hide extension for known file types' option is unchecked in the 'View' tab of the 'Folder Option'. Run 'control folder' (without '') to open 'Folder Option').
  
  
  • Open "New.jpg" with 'WinRAR' directly. (I mean when you open it normally, you'll see the picture but when you right-click on the file ⟶ Select 'Open With' from the context menu and select 'WinRAR', you'll see the file(s) that you wanted(password) to hide). Sometimes even dragging the "New.jpg" to 'WinRAR' exposes the archive.
  
  

Notes:

• Use 'WinRAR' when needed as this trick will work best with it or you can use 7zip also.


• Sometimes the outputted "New.jpg" file gets corrupted but still you may be able to access your personal archived files(password)..In that case, try this trick with any other .jpg image file.


• You may try to hide the archive(password) inside .pdf, .avi, .bmp, .png, etc. files.
  Sometimes it works, sometimes it dosen't. 

If you want to know more about the topic or for any suggestion 

& feedback you can just comment or email me at

 piyush.raj.kit@gmail.com