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How to create a Password Protected Folder in Windows 7
by Hammad on November 29, 2010
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This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to create a locked folder in Windows 7 – without installing any additional 3rd party software.
While the steps below will guide you in creating a hidden and password protected folder, this method is not 100% secure. It will deter the average computeruser enough, but an advanced user will be able to access the contents of this folder. If you want to create a truly secure and encrypted place to store files andfolders that absolutely nobody will ever be able to access, see the tutorial How to Securely Store Files in Windows.
1. Create a new folder and name it whatever you would like.
2. Open the folder, right-click on a blank area in it, then select New -> Text Document from the pop-up menu.
3. Open the text file you just created by double-clicking it and copy/paste in the following text:
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title Folder Privateif EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCKif NOT EXIST Private goto MDLOCKER:CONFIRMecho Are you sure you want to lock the folder(Y/N)set/p "cho=>"if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCKif %cho%==n goto ENDif %cho%==N goto ENDecho Invalid choice.goto CONFIRM:LOCKren Private "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"echo Folder lockedgoto End:UNLOCKecho Enter password to unlock folderset/p "pass=>"if NOT %pass%== PASSWORD_GOES_HERE goto FAILattrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Privateecho Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End:FAILecho Invalid passwordgoto end:MDLOCKERmd Privateecho Private created successfullygoto End:End
4. In the above code, replace the key PASSWORD_GOES_HERE with the password you want to use to unlock the folder. For example if you want thepassword to be 123456, the line should look like:
if NOT %pass%== 123456 goto FAIL
5. Save your new file in the .bat format with the complete file name being locker.bat. To do this, make sure to change the Save as type: to All Files(*.*).
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6. In the folder you created back in Step #1, double click the locker.bat file and there will now be a new folder named Private where you can put anythingyou want.
7. Upon exiting, double click the locker.bat file again. It will prompt you to answer whether you want to lock your folder or not. Press Y and the privatefolder will disappear.
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8. In order to retrieve the Private folder, all you have to do is double click the locker.bat file and enter the password which you set in Step #4 and thefolder will appear again for you to access.
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9. That’s it!
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Nathan Flynn • 7 days ago
locked file works great, easy to create and use. thanks
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vivek rathore • 11 days ago
everyone unlock this folder Easley
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Aftab • 12 days ago
hey friends...
Its not useless, because you can use security on locker.bat to avoid your password from being changed by anyone else, And no one can
access the private folder from folder option.....([email protected])
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unknown • 12 days ago
how to access the file if you forget the password
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Thomas • 4 hours ago unknown
open the locker.bat and read the password that you set. just like anyone else can. This process is not very secure at all.
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andros • 13 days ago
how to download this thing?or you can make it by yourself?
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Alan • 13 days ago
it just changes the name of the file for me
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Dan • 15 days ago
Just back everything up on an external drive and whatever data you have left on the computer archive it with WinRAR and set a
password.. boom, problem solved!
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Chris • 16 days ago
What happens if I forget the passsword? Is there anyway I can access the folder again?
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yongis • 16 days ago
actually, your folder was just hidden (as it became a system folder). you can still view it by going to:
control panel>folder options>view tab>click "Show hidden files..>uncheck "Hide extensions..>uncheck "Hide protected operating
system file.".
you can now view your folder but it's folder name is Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}.
viola! anyone can now access your folder.
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yongis • 16 days ago yongis
if you are using windows 7, go to:
control panel (View by: Large icons or Small icons to easily find "Folder Options")>folder options>view tab>click "Show hidden
files..>uncheck "Hide extensions..>uncheck "Hide protected operating system file.".
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James • 16 days ago
THANK YOU SOO MUCH!!
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Aja • 18 days ago
I knew there had to be a way to do this! thank you, very helpful :)
zafar • 19 days ago
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zafar • 19 days ago
Very nice dear but if some one delete that lock file then ???????????? where is our lock folder and can we open that
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Thomas • 4 hours ago zafar
That is the other issue. Then it would just be a matter of creating another bat file. since the password is set in the bat file it
doesn't matter that you have to recreate the file.
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maneesha • 21 days ago
the bat file asking password but the private folder which my files are there is showing out all my files when clicking on that file how is it
possible?
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Krishna Varshney • 19 days ago maneesha
miss. it is too easy when u save data in private folder then u click locker or type y then your private folder will automatically
locked....
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Unknow • 23 days ago
else u can use ttruecrypt and on top of it it's free :3
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Hamza • 24 days ago
Nyc...
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biren • 25 days ago
good nice ra ra
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Krishna moorthy • a month ago
Its working fine... Is there any way to change the password?
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akash • a month ago
some problem in this method. anyone can delete .bat file
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Matt • a month ago akash
and you only need to show hidden folders to see the private folder
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salah • a month ago
thanks , so much
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Ahasn • a month ago
by using this method every one can see our password...
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salah • a month ago Ahasn
you can hide the bat file and show it , i'm tried that and it is worked
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Dik • 21 days ago salah
You can delete text doc
Pravin Rakhewar • a month ago
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Pravin Rakhewar • a month ago
If i forget my password then, how to reset password....?? plz help
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Devin Heart • a month ago Pravin Rakhewar
You can edit your bat file. Just right click and press edit,
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Pravin Rakhewar • a month ago
Very usefull thanx.............
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bob • a month ago
My folder doesn't even disappear it just changes the name of the folder.
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harsha • a month ago
Its useless.. The folder's just hidden!
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smeds1 • a month ago harsha
Do you look for things you don't know exist? If someone doesn't know the disappearing folder exists, why would they look for it?
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Devin Heart • a month ago harsha
Exactly, then that one guy who always uses your computer cant find it. Unless he is experienced...
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maneendra • a month ago harsha
harsha did you tried even ones.. or you have addicted to say anythings
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chris kava • a month ago
it's good but it isn't very safe because you can find the password easy
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Austin Harlan • a month ago
EVERYONE I JUST SOLVED THE PROBLEM!!!!!AFTER YOU FINISH ALL THE STEPS AND HAVE YOUR LOCKER FILE RIGHT
CLICK IT AND GO TO EDIT, DELETE YOUR PASSWORD AND SAVE THE FILE!!!!!!!!!!! THEN IF THEY TRY TO LOOK AT
YOUR PASSWORD BY GOING TO EDIT THAY CANT SEE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!tell me how it worked for you be emailing me at
[email protected] or like me on face book or youtube
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Ali Raza Ghori • 17 days ago Austin Harlan
If we remove our password from locker.bat file then any one who can access that file and can edit locker.bat file with new
password and can access data.
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Austin Harlan • a month ago
can anyone tell me please on how to ban or keep the edit buttion away!!!!!! because im very strict with my stuffs. please email me at
[email protected] to awawawawsa lols
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Eddie Salvatus • 2 months ago
Advanced users can still access your files... It is just hidden! LOLz
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kavita • 2 months ago
can i retrieve the data if i have forgotten the password? m actually in big trouble... please help me out.
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Vaibhav Falke • 19 days ago kavita
yeah u can easily ... just right click on locker.bat file and then on edit . There u can see your password written . It helps , try it out
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Austin Harlan • a month ago kavita
you should try deleting the locker.bat and restarting with a new password hope this helps :)
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Milan Amarasinghe • 2 months ago
thank dear
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Rohit Garg • 2 months ago
This is Not Godd!!!!!!!!! When You save The File. Click on .bat File and Open with Notepad and then You Easily Change the Password.
So It's Not Work Properly.
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Seanypop • 2 months ago Rohit Garg
Make the.bat into a .exe then it wont be able to be edited
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Raj • 2 months ago
its just a vogus trick, if someone deletes your file or cut the
locker.bat folder to somewhere else, then the whole data in it will
delete. So, be aware of it. its better to download third party software
like folder lock, etc.
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hafsa • 2 months ago
when first time i locked that folder it was locked and it was opened when i wrote the password but when the second time i tried to lock
the folder it was not lock and the error accured that the action is denied, can you please help me to solve this problem??
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Umar Saeed • 2 months ago
It's awesome, but my question is this if you secure the personal data with password and of course the data will be hide expect locker.bat
file, but in my absence if some one delete the locker.bat file then? is it possible to make the restriction or unable to delete the locker.bat
file by other user???
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C. K. • 2 months ago
You can make the .bat file a hidden file and turn off the show hidden files and it will be an empty folder till you need something in the
folder then
turn show hidden files back on again.
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