How do I lock or hide a specific folder on iOS 26 for iPhone and iPad?
can I lock or hide one particular folder - ios 26 - iphone and ipad
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Original Title: Lock Apps or Folders
iPhone 16 Plus, iOS 26
Presumably you are using the iOS/iPadOS native Files App to access your saved files, either locally stored on your devices, or in iCloud. The native Files App does offers no options by which individual documents or folders can be locked or hidden.
However, individual Apps on iPad and iPhone can be locked or hidden. The iPad and iPhone User Guides describe the simple process to hide or lock Apps. Here is a direct link to the relevant section of the respective Guides - the process being similar for both devices:
iPad
https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/ipad4026f2de/ipados
iPhone
https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/iph00f208d05/ios