There are plenty of good reasons you might want to hide some of your files or folders. Maybe you carry around a laptop and you just want to be extra safe. Maybe you share an account with others and need to keep some things private. Whatever the reason, here are eight ways to do it in OS X.Related StoriesHow to think like a Mac geekMac OS X 10.8.3 pre-release available for downloadApple's Retina MacBook Pro beats Windows 8, Chromebook