How to make your own Folder Lock Using Notepad

In my previous posts, I have already told you How to Hide Files behind images. In this tutorial, We'll learn a new interesting and useful trick to password protect folder without using any software using Batch File Programming. This trick will work on all Windows platform (Win XP, Win 7, etc). Follow below tutorial to learn this trick.


How to Password Protect any Folder without any Software ??

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%== mikehacks 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 the CMD appears, type Y and press enter.

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

7. It will ask for password enter your password and done. (Default password : mikehacks)


To change the password replace "mikehacks" in above Code with your Desired password in the above code


View this Video Tutorial



In future tutorials, I would also inform you to Make an Executable File(Exe). So that, No one can change the password just by editing the .bat file that you've created earlier. Stay tuned with us...