Password Protect any Folder without any Software

In this tutorial I will show you 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, and so on). Follow below tutorial to learn this trick.



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Follow the steps :

Step 1: Open Notepad and Copy code given below into it.



cls
 @ECHO OFF
 title Folder Private
 if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" 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 "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 the Password to unlock folder
 set/p "pass=>"
 if NOT %pass%== anything goto FAIL
 attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
 ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Private
 echo Folder Unlocked successfully
 goto End
 :FAIL
 echo Invalid password
 goto end
 :MDLOCKER
 md Private
 echo Private created successfully
 goto End
 :End

Step 2: Save the notepad file as lock.bat (.bat is must)

Step 3: Now double click on lock.bat and a new folder will be created with name Private

Step 4: Copy all your data you want to protect in that Private Folder

Step 5: Now double click on lock.bat and when command prompt appears Type Y and press enter.

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

Step 7: It will ask for password enter your password and done. (Default password is manishacks)


To change the password replace manishacks with new password in the above code

ENJOY!!!!!

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