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Locking Folder in Win-XP

The document provides instructions to create a password protected hidden folder on a computer without additional software. It includes sample batch file code that will create a folder named "Personal", allow the user to lock it so it is hidden, and then prompt for a password to unlock it again. The batch file acts as the key to reveal the hidden folder, so it should be saved separately for security once the folder is locked.

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Locking Folder in Win-XP

The document provides instructions to create a password protected hidden folder on a computer without additional software. It includes sample batch file code that will create a folder named "Personal", allow the user to lock it so it is hidden, and then prompt for a password to unlock it again. The batch file acts as the key to reveal the hidden folder, so it should be saved separately for security once the folder is locked.

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you will have to create two BAT files one for locking it & other for unclocking.

Just follow these steps�

1. Suppose you have a folder named �temp� say in D:\temp


2. Now open notepad & type ren temp temp.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} and
save it as �lock.bat� (or you can name it anything) in the same drive next to the
folder, but save as .bat extension.
3. Now open a notepad to create another notepad file and type ren temp.{21EC2020-
3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} temp
5. Save this as �unlock.bat� or with any other file name with an extension �.bat�
6. Now there are two batch files. Double click �lock.bat� and your folder will
change into Control Panel and its contents cannot be viewed
7. To open the folder double click �unlock.bat� and you get back your original
folder .

NOTE: For more safety keep those two .bat files in another location & probably make
it hidden. Only for unlocking/locking copy paste to the original location and
double click

Now, here we will see how to create a folder that will not just be invisible, but
also require a password to reveal it and open it. The best part is that you don�t
need any special software to do this. Just plain old Notepad is all that you need.

Here is the code that you need:

cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Personal
if EXIST �Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}� goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Personal 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 Personal �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%==pwd123 HERE goto FAIL
attrib -h -s �Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}�
ren �Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}� Personal
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Personal
echo Personal created successfully
goto End
:End

Now here is what you need to do:


Just copy the above code and paste it into Notepad. Save it by giving it any name
you choose. Assuming, the file is called secret.txt, change the extension to �.bat�
so that the new name becomes secret.bat. What you get is a batch file. You could
actually save one step by saving the file in Notepad directly as secret.bat by
enclosing the file name like this: �secret.bat� . This batch file is the one that
you need. You can edit this batch file to change the folder name and the password.
To change the name of the folder that is created, change the �Personal� (in bold in
the above code) to any another name you choose. Likewise change the �pwd123' (in
red in the code) to anything else.
Now let�s see how to use it. Place the file in the location where you would like to
create your protected folder. Run the batch file by double clicking on it. This
will create a folder named Personal in the same location as the batch file. You can
now open this folder and place any files in it. Once you are finished, run the
batch file again. You will be asked whether you want to lock the folder. Entry �Y�
(for Yes) and hit Enter. The folder becomes invisible. To retrieve the folder, run
the batch file again. You will be prompted to enter the password. Enter the
password, hit enter and voila! the folder appears.
Important: The batch file acts like a key to open the locked folder. So once you
have created and locked a folder, do not keep the batch file in the same location
since anybody can open the batch file and view your password. So I would suggest
that you keep the batch file in a separate and safe place or better still keep it
on your pen drive or flash drive. That way when you want to open the folder just
copy the batch file to the location where you have your protected folder and run
it.
Do remember that the above method is not intended to act as a substitute for the
numerous free and commercial softwares that are specifically designed to provide
security and encryption to your data.
Update: I got comments saying the code does not work. Of course I did check it
before posting it here. But I have identified the problem. The problem is with the
straight double quotes used in the code in this post. Once you copy the code you
would also need to change each of the double quotes with your keyboard double
quotes. That might seem a lot of work for some. So I thought it would be easier to
give away the batch file itself. You can download the file here. (Use right-click
and �Save Target as� or �Save Link as�).

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