Lock Any Folder Without Using Any Software

Lock Any Folder Without Using Any Software | You can easily lock any folder on your Windows computer with a simple Notepad hack. By creating a batch file, you can hide a folder and require a password be entered before it becomes visible and accessible. This is a great tool for locking sensitive information, like pictures, financial statements, and a lot more.

Lock Any Folder Without Using Any Software | How To Lock Folder? This trick will work on just about any version of the operating system, including Folder Lock For Windows 10, Folder Lock For Windows 7, Folder Lock For Windows XP, Folder Lock For Windows 98, and so on.

Step 1:

• Open Notepad
• Start by opening Notepad, either from search, the Start Menu, or simply right-click inside a folder, then choose New -> Text Document.

Step 2:

• Add Code to Document
• Now just copy the text below and paste it into your document.

@ECHO OFF

if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK

if NOT EXIST Private goto MDPrivate

:CONFIRM

echo Are you sure to lock this folder? (Y/N)

set/p "cho=>"

if %cho%==Y goto LOCK

if %cho%==y goto LOCK

if %cho%==n goto END

if %cho%==N goto END

echo Invalid choice.

goto CONFIRM

:LOCK

ren Private "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

echo Folder locked

goto End

:UNLOCK

echo Enter password to Unlock Your Secure Folder

set/p "pass=>"

if NOT %pass%== wonderhowtogoto FAIL

attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Private

echo Folder Unlocked successfully

goto End

:FAIL

echo Invalid password

goto end

:MDPrivate

md Private

echo Private created successfully

goto End

:End

Step 3:

• Edit Folder Name & Password
• With the text pasted in, you can adjust the locked folder's name, as well as the password used to unlock it. The default folder name is "Private" and the default password is "wonderhowto."

Step 4:

• Save Batch File
• Now save the file as whatever name you'd like, but make sure the name ends in ".bat" and that you select "All files" in the drop-down box when saving. Also, if you opened Notepad directly rather than using the right-click, be sure to adjust your save location accordingly.

Once saved, your file should look like this in the folder you choose:

Step 5:

• Create Folder
• Now double-click on the batch file you just created (or select and hit Enter). You'll notice a new folder come up.

At this point, you can start adding files to this folder. Don't worry, you can always add to remove files from it later.

Step 6:

• Lock the Folder
• Once you're ready to lock the folder, simply double-click on the batch file (or select and hit Enter), then choose 'y' on the window that pops up and hit Enter.

Step 7:

• Access Your Hidden & Locked Folder
• Now whenever you need access to your folder, just double-click on the batch file, input your password, and hit Enter.

To re-lock (and hide) the folder, just hit the batch file again. And remember, you can name the batch file and folder whatever you like, you feel free to make sure of this trick in multiple locations on your Windows machine.