HideCalc

In the case where multiple individuals use one computer, chances are restrictions need to be made to prevent data theft. In this regard, HideCalc comes with simple environment in which to create different scripts in order to hide specific drives. Effort on your behalf is minimum, the no setup is required.

Since it’s a portable app, you can store, and carry it around on a thumb drive to create scripts whenever you need to. The visual design encompases all functions, without any additional windows, or prompts to interrupt the process. This makes it easy for individuals of all levels of experience to quickly get the hang of things.

A large list shows all possible drive letters, with corresponding check boxes to make it easy to select multiple drives on a single run. Dedicated functions can be used to select, or deselect all drives. Some degree of technical info is generated in real time. For instance, binary result which is automatically sent to clipboard, decimal, and hexadecimal results.

As far as the process of hiding is concerned, this isn’t done on the spot. This is because the application only generates different scripts which you then need to either deploy in specific root directories, or run directly to change registry entries.

The script is generated at the press of a button, with a prompt for the save location. One options refers to the Group Policy Manager, found in some editions of Windows. A better accessible option is to generate a Power Shell login script, ar a REG file to quickly tweak registry entries to hide selected drives.

Taking everything into consideration HideCalc is a practical application which can be used to create scripts in order to hide one, or more drives. It’s lightweight, and easy to use, with an intuitive design which requires minimum effort. Scripts are generated at the press of a button, and there are also documentation entries on what to do next.