There
are lot of methods to lock folder on computer for this you don’t need to use
any third party software. I will show you, how to lock folder without using any
software. If you computer is used by more than one users, you can secure your
confidential data from other users.
So you can place all data which you want to
hide from other users in this folder. Importantly, this will conceal your data
from somebody.
It is
very easy to protect/hide your valuable folders with a quick batch script.
Just
follow the simple steps given below:-
Create A Password Protected Folder
Open a Notepad on your computer.
Copy & Paste the
following code in the Notepad
cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Private
if EXIST "HTG Locker" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Private goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure you 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 Private "HTG Locker"
attrib +h +s "HTG Locker"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%== YOUR_PASSWORD_HERE
goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "HTG Locker"
ren "HTG Locker" Private
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Private
echo Private created successfully
goto End
:End
Change the text YOUR_PASSWORD_HERE in
the above code with password of your choice.
Save As the Notepad document as any file name of your choice with a Extension .bat (E.g.: locker.bat).
Now run
the batch file by Double Clicking on it.
This
will create a folder named Private just
besides the locker.bat file.
Place all your secret
things in this Locker folder which you want to protect/hide from other users.
When you finish adding all your stuff to the Private
folder.
Double click on
locker.bat again. This will prompt for your permission to lock the Private folder. If you want to lock the Private folder, type Y otherwise type N and hit Enter.
You will find that the Private folder
goes disappear.
If you run the script yet
again, you will prompt for a password.
If you
enter the same password as you set in the script the Private folder will
reappear if you enter the incorrect password the script will just Terminate.
Try
it!!! Its FUN ;-)
