Nakodari on November 29, 2008Windows

How To Lock And Password Protect A Folder In Windows 7

Do you want to lock and password protect your important folders in Windows 7? If you are an administratorand have multiple accounts set up in Windows 7, then you can block few important folders so that they cannot be accessed by other users. Every time the blocked folder will be accessed, it will ask for administratorpassword. Therefore the folder will be locked permanently unless you don’t remove the lock yourself.

To lock a folder, right-click on that folder and select Properties. Now navigate to Security tab, and clickEdit as shown in the screenshot below.

A new window will pop-up, now under “Group and User Names”, select the user from the list whom youwant to deny access to a specific folder, now under “Permissions for Users” check the Deny checkboxnext to Modify(all other checkbox will get ticked automatically) as shown in the screenshot below.

Click OK and then click Yes when a Windows Security window will pops-up as shown in the screenshotbelow.

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Now click OK again and you are done. Now the specific user that you selected from the list will be deniedaccess to this folder. If you find it hard to change file access permission for specific users each time youwant to password protect a folder, have a look at LocK A FoldeR, an application for Windows that lets youpassword protect folders with a click.

For the first time usage, it asks you to enter the master password to prevent others from accessing theapplication.

Just enter the password to open main interface. Now, click Lock a Folder, enter the master password, selectthe folder(s) you want to lock, and then click Lock it!.

This will immediately password protect the folder and hide it from source location. To unlock the folder,launch the application, and click UnLock a Folder. It will ask you to enter master password, and then showall the locked folders. Just select the folder you want to unlock, and then click Unlock It!. It’s that simple!

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Adam • 5 years

ago

BUT WHAT PROGRAM SHOULD I USE IF I SHARE A USER ACCOUNT ON VISTA AND A WANNA MAKE A FOLDER/FILE PASSSWORDPROTECTED FOR FREE?

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Ole • 5 years

ago Adam

Try take a look at this little nifty program:http://www.fsprolabs.com/downl...

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Garrett • 4 years

ago Ole

this link worked good, program was good, and best of all FREE for lifetime, not a trial. 4

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king • 3 years

ago Ole

The free version only lets you lock 1 folder. Still very good program. Thanks...

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SOMUCH1 • 2 years

ago Ole

tnks men....

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Tuan • 5 years

ago

how to lock a folder from Guest user to use ? email answer me plz. 7

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riaz • 5 years

ago

my question is how can i make to a folder under password proccess please send me deatilsthank you

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Vinay • 2 years

ago riaz

I am also finding the solution....let you know when I have the exact solution....We all have some personal videos in our lappy..:) 1

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mak • 5 years

ago

ok what ever thought right but if i want lock folder to.bat extension how can i do .bat extension to make a folder plz tell me it different thingbut help me and sort out the my problem."Thanks"

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lee72 • 5 years

ago

Ive done this but now want to take the password off, how do I do this?

akul • 4 years

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goki • 4 years

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wow this is too gud OLE :) :)Tnx a lot for sharing this.....

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dame • 4 years

ago

Question is how to password protect a folder and not how to filter out users... basically what we want is when ANY user including the userwho created the folder clicks on the folder it will promt you to enter a password before that folder opens.....as far as I know there is no wayto do this on windows pista I mean vista. Another dumb way microsoft does file management.

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Gil • 4 years

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Google search "how to lock a folder in windows"; you'll get more sites than you may care to even bother looking at.

Paid for: Folder-Lock v6.4.1 ($40)http://download.cnet.com/Folde...

Google search "how to lock a folder in windows for free":

Freebie: Microsoft Private Folderhttp://www.softpedia.com/get/S...

Freebie: WinGuard Prohttp://www.winguardpro.com/wgf...(you can get the professional suite for $12. Check out the FAQs - which may be too much monkeying around with something that should bea relatively simple process.)

Freebie: Folder lockinghttp://www.techmixer.com/lock-...(there are multiple programs associated with this site - pick and choose or get them all)

Freebie: Folder Safe

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mtik • 4 years

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Thanks a lot! The best part of this is that there's no need to install any software.

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Asay • 4 years

ago

Folder Protect is the best...from NewSoftwares

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Nithya • 4 years

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Thanks..

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Michelle • 4 years

ago

If you use WinRAR or WinZip compress your files and password protect a folder and now forgot the password,one of best choice is RARPassword recovery 5.0 which proved to be an effective way to uncover lost or forgotten passwords.

Md Shahjahan Hossain • 4 years

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hi,

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I got a problem with this security system. I have denyed all access permission for authentic users for a folder on my computer. and even iam the administrator user of my computer, but i cant open this folder. Could you please help me to get rid from this problem.Thank you.................

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Guest • 3 years

ago Md Shahjahan Hossain

me also got same problem,how to come out with this problem?please mail me if you know.thanks!!!

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kc • 2 years

ago Guest

probably a good thing that youre both denied access to you pc 7

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ronald • 3 years

ago

how to unlock the folder??I was follow your step to lock the folder, and i want to back to unlock 19

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CMD • a year

ago ronald

unselect the autorisation for pc wish you selected before then unlock it

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jay • 3 years

ago

i have done all things but how should i open it please tell me 1

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ARR • 3 years

ago

hi Jay. u must rite clik on that drive. and then clik on Security option. and u have your own work now backward. ok

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krish • 3 years

ago

i have did all these... i was able to open the folders earlier by following the backward process of the above.. but now... suddenly... it issaying... access denied... when i open the security tab all the options i checked in the deny column are already unchecked... but the accessis denied... help me

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jack mobile • 3 years

ago

me too got struck like one of the member , i was not able to open the folder as i only removed permission but i could not able to revoke it . http://www.zsl.com/it-services...

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hannah • 3 years

ago

THANK YOU SO MUCH !! :DD

USMAN • 3 years

ago

SIR PLEASE HELP ME I HAVE SELECTED ALL THE USERS TO BLOCK A SPECIFIC FOLDER

SO I AM UNABLE TO USE OR OPEN THAT FOLDER

WHAT SHOULD I DO?

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HELP ME PLEASEI BEG U

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Best • 5 months

ago USMAN

LOL!!! I am so glad i didnt follow the steps until i read the comments. I was scared this was going to happen... hope u got your folderunlocked. sorry, i just had to laugh at the "HELP ME PLEASE, I BEG U" part of your message

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Ombongi Moraa Faith • 3 years

ago

Hello,

what if I have several users, r even a single use, all, or who doesn't have login passwords. I want to include a password to a folder BUT thelogin credentials aren't password protected, and I don't want to introduce passwords, what do I do?

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vinod • 3 years

ago

I cant acess complete drive what I do

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vinod • 3 years

ago

after using your instruction I locked my drive but now I cant acess complete drive what I do and the drive consist my all datahow I can unlock the drive plz help

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Hax • 3 years

ago

For all of you guys who are having problems with windows security - being locked out of a folder -access denied: Right click folder, properties,security, advanced, owner, edit, pick your current user, select replace owner on subfolders and hit apply. BE WARNED: This can bedangerous, so only do as last resort. Chill.

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dobby • 3 years

ago

ii did this and now even cant get into that folder ! ;(((

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Benjedi420VT • 3 years

ago

Hi,This post should be named "how to lock a folder in windows." I want to know how to PASSWORD PROTECT a folder in windows so that everytime I want to access or anyone for that matter, it asks for a password. I don't want it permanently locked.

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samuel greek • 3 years

ago

I think the simplest way to keep data secret from unauthorized view is to make a completely new USER PROFILE in your PC. You canmanage it in either way, it is password protected, you just switch from one profile to another and nobody can ask you why...:)Another cute way is to hide the folder in a route that nobody can find it, in system folder or subfolders for example

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mirage • 3 years

ago

Okay, I'm stuckedc as those guys. Is there anyone who solved the problem [unlocked yourself] or anyone who know how to do it? PLEASEANSWER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, thank you!

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Ngarrey • 3 years

ago mirage

i may help...what exactly hapened?

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Paul • 6 months

ago mirage

Hi there.. I'm also had a problem like you regard to that matter, but I fixed it to myself, if you want I'll teach you how to solved yourproblem regarding on that. :)

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Mimi • 3 years

ago

the title of the article is misleading, it says how to lock and password protect a folder, but this is actually about how to deny a certain userpermission to access a certain folder

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barry • 3 years

ago

This post should be named “how to lock a folder in windows.” I want to know how to PASSWORD PROTECT a folder in windows so that everytime I want to access or anyone for that matter, it asks for a password. I don’t want it permanently locked.

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Max Risk • 3 years

ago

i don't wanna deny to someone! I wanna put a password on the folder!

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emu • 3 years

ago

how to revert back the changes 5

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Niggzig • 2 years

ago

fail! 2

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Friendzgang008 • 2 years

ago

FUCK OFF MAN!!!! U SPOILED MY WHOLE COMPUTER!!!!!!!!!! 9

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LOCKER • 2 years

ago

tnx for lock a foder...works great

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Raj Shekhar Singh • 2 years

ago

i installed the application on my windows 7 ent. 64bit, after giving the master password it gives an error message "can't write registry, try tore-install with admin right or re-install it again" i did the same but no success. could you please tell me how to install it,

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PeterPan • 2 years

ago

This doesn't lock folders, although it says it does, on my windows 7 64-bit system. It doesn't matter the folder, size, or permissions...it simplydoesn't work.

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Distressed • 2 years

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I accidently locked the folder that this program was in, It now won't let me open it. I need one of the folders I locked but can't unlock it. I'vetried re-downloading it but it just says "Lock-a-folder is not backwards compatible." Then something about unlocking previously locked folders.I've clicked yes, but it doesn't unlock them.

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