Password Protect Any Folder Without Any Software

This is simply a Notepad Batch Trick which will help you to create a Folder Lock within minutes very easily.

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

@ECHO OFF
if EXIST “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}” goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Private goto MDPrivate
: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 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 password to Unlock Your Secure Folder
set/p “pass=>”
if NOT %pass%== manishacks 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
:MDPrivate
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 Folder 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!!!!!