From here, you'll have the option to lock or shred. Firstly, it's integrated with Windows Explorer, so if there's a file or folder you'd like to lock, simply find it and right click. To lock the folder again, you need to repeat the steps from saving the Folder Lock gives you several options. In my case, I will type appuals and hit Enter key to get my locked folder back. To unlock the folder, double click on the bat file again and type the password you entered before.
It would lock the folder as well as diminish the locked folder from the screen. Type Y inside the command prompt and hit Enter key. A command prompt will be launched as a result. Now, you need to open the bat file again.
Now, you can move the files you want to lock into this Locker folder. It would highlight the text you searched for. Replace the “Write Password-Here” text to any password you want to use to access the folder.Īfter typing your relevant password, click on File at the top left of the notepad application and select Save As. On the Save As window appearing after, move to the Save As type section and select the All Files from the list.Ĭhange the name of the file by navigation to File name section and type “Folder Locker.bat” (without quotes). Then click Save. Double click the bat file and it would run the script to generate a new folder called Locker inside the same folder. Click on Find Next button to let it search for you. If EXIST “Control Panel.” LockerĪfter pasting the code inside the text file, search for “Write-Password-Here” To save your time, you can press CTRL + F shortcut key combination on the keyboard and type “Write-Password-Here” inside the search field. You don’t need to name this file for now.ĭouble click the text file to open it in notepad and Paste the following code OFF For this purpose, navigate to New > Text Document inside the contextual menu.Ī new text file will be created as a result. Open the folder and right click inside the empty space to create a new text document. Follow these simple steps. Navigate to the folder where the files you want to protect are present. No third party software are needed to achieve this. Lucky we are, to be alive in the reign of Windows 8/8.1 and 10 – where this is super easy. In versions prior to Windows 8, this was not possible and people had to use 3rd party tools to achieve this. Some users cannot restrict their use of PCs to their family members and friends, or work colleagues and they may need to protect their data/folder, which is where a protected folder, locked to everyone except you comes handy. Many users have asked about how to protect/lock their data inside a folder the easy way so only they can access it. Privacy is a serious concern for some and computer’s are part of life for everyone.
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