Password protect folder without any software
Hello! Guys, After a long time, came back to posting. Nowadays, Everyone wants to maintain Folder privacy about personal things in PC or Laptop. In the market, a lot of software's did the thing. But, it was some of the cost. Don't worry about that to you did not get those things. Simple tricks make happier. I've a simple trick about password protect folder without any software.
How To Lock Folder?
1. Open Notepad and Copy code is given below into it.
cls
@ECHO OFF
title insanemagzine.blogspot.com
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%== LifeHackThings 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
2. Save the notepad file as locks.bat (. bat is a must).
3. Now double click on lock.bat and a new folder will be created with name MyFolder.
4. Copy all your data you want to protect in that New folder.
5. Now double click on lock.bat and when command prompt appears Type Y and press enter.
6. Now MyFolder will be hidden from your view, to access that folder double click on lock.bat.
7. It will ask for password enter your password and done. (Default password is LifeHackThings).
To change the password replace LifeHackThings with the new password in the above code.
How To Further Secure?
You might be thinking that anyone can access the password by opening that lock.bat file in Notepad or any other text editor. To make it more secure hide lock.bat in some secure location after following the above tutorial To access the secured file double click on lock.bat. I would suggest copying locks.bat file into Pendrive and copying it to your computer whenever you required accessing to your protected files.
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