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How To Password Protect a Folder in Windows 10

By LAPTOP Sta August 19, 2019
We all have computer les we'd like to keep secret from the world, but not everyone knows how to password protect a folder in Windows 10.
Whether you're hiding notes from someone with access to your computer or (hopefully) something less drastic, you're allowed to have some
privacy. Fortunately, in Windows 10, you can tuck those unmentionable plans or les in a secret folder that is password protected, and you can
do it without buying any additional software. Once you've created a new folder in Windows 10, here's how to password protect it.
A note before you start:
We've received comments about issues people have run into with this how-to. So, we went back and performed multiple rounds of testing
internally, and can now con rm that following this process closely, step-by-step, works — at least on our end.
But just to be safe, you should rst try this how-to using les that you can a ord to lose, just in case the method doesn't work for you. Also,
make sure you're keeping some record, somewhere, of the exact password you're using to lock your folder. If you lose the password, your les
are gone, and since every computer is di erent, we can't deduce exactly what went wrong on your end.
Also, yes, the FolderLocker le can be reverse engineered by someone who understands the process, but this isn't meant to keep tech-savvy
folks out, just nosy family members who you don't trust.
Tips from readers:
Do not use a password with a space, it may create an issue with the batch le.
Yes, les placed in your locked folder can appear in Recent Files list in various apps, such as Microsoft Word.
Here's how to password protect a folder in Windows 10, so you can ll it with les you want to keep secret — and how to lock it, open it and
repeat.
How To Lock a Folder With a Password in Windows 10
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1. Right-click inside the folder where the les you want to protect are located. The folder you want to hide can even be on your desktop.
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2. Select "New" from the contextual menu.
3. Click on "Text Document."
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4. Hit Enter. It doesn't matter what the le will be named. You can delete this text le once the lockable folder has been made.
5. Double-click the text le to open it.
6. Paste the below text into the new document:
cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Locker
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK

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if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u 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 Locker "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 folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==Your-Password-Here goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End
7. Find where it says "Your-Password-Here" in the document.
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8. Replace "Your-Password-Here" with the password you want to lock the folder with.
9. Click File.
10. "Select Save As..."
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11. Click on the "Text Documents (*.txt)" menu bar that's next to "Save as type:"
12. Select "All Files"
13. Change the le name to "FolderLocker.bat"
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14. Click "Save."
15. Double-click FolderLocker.
The Locker folder has been generated!
16. Fill the Locker folder with the items you want to protect.
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17. Open the FolderLocker le, because it's time to lock that folder up!
18. Type "Y" into the screen.
19. Click Enter, and the Folder Locker window will disappear, along with the Locker folder itself! Your secrets are safe!
To unlock the folder, double-click "FolderLocker" to open it.
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Enter the password you entered in Step 8, and click Enter.
The Locker folder is back. You can open it to nd your hidden les. Repeat Steps 17, 18 and 19 to lock the folder again.
To learn more about how to make use of your laptop, check out our guide for what to do as you set up your new laptop. We've also got
instructions if you're trying to gure out how to reset Windows 10 PCs and how to reset your password in Windows 10. Lastly, tired of
Windows? We've got a guide that answers the relatively new question of "Should I Buy a Chromebook?"
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2. Select "New" from the contextual menu.

3. Click on "Text Document."

5. Double-click the text le to open it.

6. Paste the below text into the new document:

title Folder Locker

if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK

if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER

echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)

if %cho%==Y goto LOCK

if %cho%==y goto LOCK

if %cho%==n goto END

if %cho%==N goto END

echo Invalid choice.

ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

echo Folder locked

echo Enter password to Unlock folder

if NOT %pass%==Your-Password-Here goto FAIL

attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker

echo Folder Unlocked successfully

echo Invalid password

echo Locker created successfully

7. Find where it says "Your-Password-Here" in the document.

10. "Select Save As..."

12. Select "All Files"

13. Change the le name to "FolderLocker.bat"

The Locker folder has been generated!

18. Type "Y" into the screen.

To unlock the folder, double-click "FolderLocker" to open it.

Enter the password you entered in Step 8, and click Enter.

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