How to Create a Password Protected Folder without Extra Software

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This article shows the simple steps to create the folder is locked, the password in Windows 7 without installing any additional software. Management is so simple that they can take advantage of the user of any level of computer skills. Each data are available, folders and files to which access should be limited. This report may be at work, personal photos, planning its own budget, the cost / income and other campaigns. Confidentiality of data on our computer virtually guaranteed.

There are lots of methods you can utilize to build a password protected directory, many of which require the use of some third party software. Using this method you can hide folders with a quick batch script. It is important to note that this does not actually serve to hide data from someone.
Create a password protected directory

Before you begin you must create a folder that can accommodate your password protected directory or folder, a simple routine that can be located anywhere and named in any way.

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Navigate to the folder you just created and create a new text document. This can be done easily from the context menu.



Open the document and paste inside the code shown below:

cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Private
if EXIST "HTG Locker" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Private goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure you 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 Private "HTG Locker"
attrib +h +s "HTG Locker"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%== Type_Desire_Password goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "HTG Locker"
ren "HTG Locker" Private
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Private
echo Private created successfully
goto End
:End

Change the text, instead of inserting Type_Desire_Password your custom password that you want to set. So go ahead and save the file as locker.bat.



Once the file is saved as a batch file, you can delete the original text file.



Now run the batch file by double-clicking on it the first time it runs, you will create will create a folder called Private. This is precisely the folder in which you can store all your files "secrets". Once you are finished adding all the desired files in private folder, rerun locker.bat.



This time will be asked if you really want to lock the folder, press "Y" and then Enter to inhibit access to the folder.



You will see the private folder will disappear quickly.



If you run the script yet again, asked for the password.



If you enter the same password you set earlier in the script, while the private folder will reappear if you enter an incorrect password, the script simply closes.

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Attention
Most people do not know how to show system files, but someone who has some experience with computers will most likely be able to show her acting quickly on the Folder Options. In addition, any ordinary user unchecks the box will most likely be intimidated by the warning message that appears.



The second way that one can understand how to access the folder is to open the batch file and read the password in it. This explains, then, is definitely not a really safe way to hide their files, but it's fun and easy to implement.