Lock folder without software
Most of us have private data. Not all of us have a private computer to
keep that data. So, we just end up with other people viewing that data.
Although password protecting software do work, it is almost useless to
hide private data with these software(because we are always questioned
as to what it is that we are hiding with the help of these software).
Hidden folders do not work as they can be easily searched with Windows
Search. So, we need an alternative way to create hidden password
protected folders which only we can access. And that is exactly what we
will learn in this post.
With this trick, you can create a secure password protected folder in
Windows which no one except you can access. To use this trick, follow
the instructions given below:
Open Notepad.
Copy and paste the exact code given below:
@ECHO OFF
title marathi
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST MyFolder goto MDMyFolder
: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 MyFolder "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%== marathi goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" MyFolder
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDMyFolder
md MyFolder
echo MyFolder created successfully
goto End
:End
Click on the File Menu. Click on Save As.
Select All Types (or all files) in the Save As Type dropdown menu. Save the file as *.bat or "your file name".bat
After creating the file, double click on the Saved file. A new folder
will be created. Enter your data in the folder. Again, double click on
the batch file. Type Y and press Enter. The folder will be hidden from
view.
To re-view your folder, double click on the saved batch file. Enter password as
“marathi” without quotes (“”) and press Enter key. This is also the default password. Your folder will be visible again.
To change the default password, edit the part of the code given in blue and enter your own password.
The overall usability of this trick can be improved by deleting the
batch file after hiding your folder and re-creating it when you wish to
access your folder again.
If you face any problem using this trick, you can write a comment and I will do my best to help you.
Note : This works on Windows 7, Windows XP and Vista. First try this on
useless data to be sure and then only hide your personal data.
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Thank You....!!
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