Hiding Data inside another Data is an ART. A Picture says thousand words, but can a picture help to keep datas inside it? And the answer is Yes. You can Hide Files inside a JPEG Image and can transfer via any method and the other person can decrypt it to see the hidden message. This is one of the Method of Cryptography which means hiding messages using encryption technique which can be decryption using specific algorithm.

I am going to tell you a Simple Trick using which you can hide any file inside an Image. All you need to have a Zip Compressor Software and some basic knowledge of Comand Prompt. You can send files to your friend secretly using this method.

How to Hide Files Inside Images using CMD Prompt

Step1:– Create a New Folder on the desktop, Rename it (lets say RIGHTyaLEFT) and add your files inside it.

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Step2:– Compress the Folder into ZIP using any Compressor(I am using Peazip Compressor). I have compressed it to RIGHTyaLEFT.zip

Step3:– Now select the Image file in which you want to hide the data. Copy that image to the desktop.

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Step4:– Open Command Prompt (Windows Key +R). Type cd “desktop” with the quatiation marks and press enter.
In the next line type copy /b picturename.jpg + fildername.zip outputfilename.jpg .
If you are using png or rar format then change it to the respective formats.

In my case- Its /b ilikan.jpg + RIGHTyaLEFT.zip newimage.jpg .

Thats it. Now you can use that image and send it to other friends to decode it.

How to Decrypt that image to get the file

Just Open Command Prompt and type CD “desktop” . Press enter and type ren output.jpg outputfil.rar . After that you can get your file extracted from the Picture.

This is the best method of Hide Files inside an Image without using any software. You can send this image to any of your friend through email easily.