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Each one of us must have tried many softwares for locking their private files an d folders. Few must have bought a licensed copy of one while others are better o f using a free version. However, you can achieve the same level of privacy witho ut any software. This tutorial will make things crystal clear of what I am tryin g to say. Few months back, Madhur had written a similar article on locking folders without any software but this article is a step forward to what he has described at tha t time. The trick which I am going to tell here will make a virtual folder by th e name Locker where you can put as many files and folders you want and after locki ng, this Locker folder will disappear.
Here is step-by-step guide to achieve that.
1. Copy the following code in italics:- 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 2. Paste the above code in notepad or create a new text document by right clicki ng on your desktop and selecting New->Text Document. 3. Replace type your password here with your password in the code you just pasted on the notepad. DON T FORGET THIS. 4. Save the above file as BATCH file (by extension .bat). Choose any filename bu t make sure that it ends with .bat (Open My Computer. Goto Tools- >Folder Options->View. Scroll down and UNCHECK Hi de extensions for known file types. Now rename your file with .bat extension) 5. Now you can see a MS-DOS BATCH file you just created. See the picture below:-
6. Double click on it to create a new folder named Locker .
7. Now put all files and folders you want to protect in to this new folder Locker . 8. Double click that BATCH file again to lock the folder Locker . It will disappear as soon as it gets locked. 9. If you want to unlock that folder, double click the BATCH file again. You wil l be prompted for the password, enter the correct password and that folder Locker will then be appear which is easily accessible by you.