Make folder password protected without any software

[Sid]

Follow these instruction.

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

<---The code, copy the whole thing---->

cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Locker
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B303… 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-08002B303…
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B303…
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-08002B303…
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B303… Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End

Yeah, you can save you private data for free but here the catch, you can edit your password by right clicking the bat file and select "edit". In order to prevent someone changing your password, try change the file name and extension such as "system.dat".

Hope my answer is helpful to you..

[Nevil]

I assume you have also copied this from somewhere like your two other tutorials.

[Kaloy]

You can still find this by setting Windows explorer to show hidden system files. You will find the hidden/locked folder as a shortcut to Windows Control Panel, opening it will take you to Windows Control Panel, its file size will depends on how much files is inside the folder.

Now to open/unlock this folder(without the batch file and the password), you run a DOS command console, go the directory where you found the suspicious Control Panel shortcut and run the following command:

C:\cd path\to\the\locked\folder\

C:\path\to\the\locked\folder\attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

C:\path\to\the\locked\folder\ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Unlock_Folder

Now you can freely browse what's hidden inside the "Unlock_Folder"...
Sorry for reveling the trick, but I just wanted to show that this is not the safest way to hide/protect files.

[Cody_Maverak]

if you really want to password protect vital information, you will need a 3rd party solution like BestCrypt or use BitLocker on a drive

[Retiredscv]

Get a personal computer, password protect your account, and wala, you have password protected all your files.

[lifeone168]

(07-15-2012 03:04 PM)Retiredscv Wrote:  Get a personal computer, password protect your account, and wala, you have password protected all your files.

I agree with your idea. Nothing better than set password with our account to prevent people use our computer.

btw i used to use a program for create fake drive and set password with hide it. It is also good but i forgot it's name.

[iCarrot]

(07-15-2012 03:04 PM)Retiredscv Wrote:  Get a personal computer, password protect your account, and wala, you have password protected all your files.

No you haven't. People can just plug a bootable USB and go explore your HDD while you're away.

[Szilard]

I will try this.
Can bat file be decoded?

[Kaloy]

DOS batch files are like Bash script files equivalent to Linux, they can be easily edited by any text editor such as Notepad.

[Retiredscv]

(07-15-2012 04:19 PM)iCarrot Wrote:  

(07-15-2012 03:04 PM)Retiredscv Wrote:  Get a personal computer, password protect your account, and wala, you have password protected all your files.

No you haven't. People can just plug a bootable USB and go explore your HDD while you're away.

Keep your computer out of reach, inconspicuous, not prominent and hide it... ... No one will plug a Bootable USB in it and steal your stuffs.