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Hide files inside an image
I just read a really cool trick on Sizlopedia I didn’t know about, how to hide any file inside a picture file. This could come in handy if you have some naughty secrets on your hard drive, or if you just have some sensitive data. Apparently it’s very hard to trace and find these files, but I guess if someone really wants to it’s still not impossible. You will need Winrar to pull it off, so if you don’t have it, follow the link to download the trial (which you can actually use beyond the expiry date).

First of all, you need to put the file you want to hide and the image in the same folder. Select both files and create a rar file out of them. This is easiest if you select both files right click on one of them, and select the add to rar archive option. Now you will have to open the command promt. This is found in the Start Menu, under accessories.

You will need to navigate to the folder where the files are. You can go to the parent folder using “cd..” and enter a folder using “cd foldername”. When you’re in the correct folder type “copy /b yourimage.jpg + yourrarfile.rar newimagename.jpg”. As you can see the original image file is first, then the rar file you created, and then you can specify the filename which you want to get in the end.

Thanks to Sizlopedia for the article

6 Responses to “Hide files inside an image”

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  2. Caleb Says:
    February 7th, 2008 at 8:23 am

    Well, this would be easily traceable, unless it’s smaller files, spread out amongst several photographs. All you would have to do is view the files by size. A photo that is 70 DPI, and 5mb+ would seem a little strange, no?

  3. Daniel Says:
    February 7th, 2008 at 11:30 am

    Yes, it would be easily traceable, I don’t think this method is meant for the Pentagon though :)

  4. bigWorm32 Says:
    February 20th, 2008 at 12:21 pm

    Hey Dan,

    I liked that. Could you please explain how to separate the file from the image file?

    lol.. that might sound a stupid question. But I havent tried this and would like to know how to do this before trying.
    It would be great if you could mail me.
    Thanks.

  5. bigWorm32 Says:
    February 20th, 2008 at 12:29 pm

    Hey Dan…

    Thanks anyway.. I got it from Sizlopedia. :)

  6. Daniel Says:
    February 22nd, 2008 at 3:42 pm

    Hi there bigWorm32!

    Sorry I couldn’t help, I had to take about 2 weeks of shore leave, so I wasn’t really here :(

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