How to Lock a Folder Using Notepad

How To Lock Folder ?

 1. Open Notepad and Copy code given below into it.

cls @ECHO OFF title coolhacking-tricks.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%== coolhacks 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 lock.bat (.bat is 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 promp appears Type Y and press enter.

 6. Now MyFolder will be hidden from you view, to access that folde double click on lock.bat

 7. It will ask for password enter your password and done. (Default password is coolhacks)

 To change the password replace coolhacks with 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 lock.bat file into Pendrive and copying it into your computer whenever you required to access to your protected files.

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