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Just use the terminal to rename the file/folder, and put a "." infront of the name (example: '.Secret Files').

Note: If you want a space in the name, either use quotation marks (" or '), or escape the space (put a backslash infront of the space, like: mkdir .Secret\ Files).
 
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