Lock folder without any software+using password

[woeijing83]

Many people have been asking for an alternative way to lock folders without the use of any software. So, here you go.

1. Open Notepad and copy the below code
2. Change your password in the code it's shown the place where to type your password.
3. Save file as locker.bat .
4. Now double click on locker .bat
5. I t will create folder with Locker automatically for u. After creation of the Locker folder, place the contents u want to lock inside the Locker Folder and run locker.bat again .


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cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Locker
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the 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 Locker "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 folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%== type your password here goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End

I got it from a forum. i think is lowyat. Anyway i hope this will help people who needs to hide something. :)

[kelesis]

This doesnt lock anything. It just creates a folder and makes it hidden and gives it system status. Anyone can still search for stuff inside it easily.

[Hamael]

you can use winrar and set a password and encrypt the file names and everything so the only way to know whats inside and extract it is by using the password you have set for it.

[Colino]

who doesn't have winrar or winzip anyways? I can't get the use of this since it simply hides the folder..

[Daniel.]

I think you should just get some software that does it for you.. or simply, if you have multiple user accounts on your computer and you have administrator privileges then you can set the permissions for other users and turn off "read" meaning when they open the folder it simply says "access is denied" so they cant even see whats in the folder.

[rurushu]

Well, i think there's no way to "physically" lock folder without any software/ passwords. If this really can be done, then why do software firms develop such applications? I think the best way to hide your folder is to use the appropriate software that does the job for you, for security's sake.

[ZERO_ice]

You can lock a file to only be viewed with a certain user use privileges right click->properties->sharing: check box at make this folder private. & there's also a sneaky way of making folders invisible: you set the folders icon to nothing and type 255 from your notepad while holding down alt (while holding alt your computer recognises as you were writing in ASCII, 255 is ASCII for nothing)