Password Protect Folder (without software)

Protect your Folder with a Password in Window 7. You can also hide your Folder using this trick. You don't have to use any software to protect your folder. Just follow the instructions as given below:


Step 1: Open notepad (Start> Run> Type "notepad" and Enter

or Right Click and Select "Text Document"

Step 2: Copy Paste the Code given below in that notepad.

Code:

cls @ECHO OFF title sunny Folder Locker if EXIST "RecycleBin.{645ff040-5081-101b-9f08-00aa002f954e}" goto UNLOCK if NOT EXIST Locker goto sunny :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 if %cho%==k goto sunny  if %cho%==K goto sunny echo Invalid choice. goto CONFIRM :LOCK ren Locker "RecycleBin.{645ff040-5081-101b-9f08-00aa002f954e}" attrib +h +s "RecycleBin.{645ff040-5081-101b-9f08-00aa002f954e}" echo Folder locked goto End :UNLOCK echo Enter password to Unlock Your Secure Folder set/p "pass=>" if %pass%==k goto K2H  if %pass%==K goto K2H if NOT %pass%== pccompnet goto FAIL attrib -h -s "RecycleBin.{645ff040-5081-101b-9f08-00aa002f954e}" ren "RecycleBin.{645ff040-5081-101b-9f08-00aa002f954e}" Locker echo Folder Unlocked successfully goto End :FAIL echo Invalid password goto end :sunny md Locker echo Locker created successfully goto End  :sunny start iexplore.exe :End

Step 3: Replace "pccompnet" written in yellow color in the above code with your password.



Step 4: Save that notepad with any name and Change the extension from ".txt" to ".bat"

• If you are not able to see the extension, then you have to unhide your extension.
• To unhide extension, Click on "Organize" from top left and select "Folder and Search Option"

• Click on "View" Tab and unclick "Hide extensions from known file types" and Save.

Step 5: Now you ca be able to see the extension as "new text document.txt". Just rename that as "anything.bat". 

Step 6: 

• Double Click on "anything.bat", a new Folder with name  "Locker" will automatically be created.
• This "Locker" Folder is your secret folder. Just move or save anything in that folder that you want to lock or hide with a password. 
• Moved...? Now you are ready to lock your folder.

Step 7: 

• Again double click on "anything.bat" file, a command prompt will appear, just press "Y" to hide that folder. 
• You will see that, the "Locker" folder has disappeared or hidden. 
• To unhide that folder again, again just double click on "anything.bat" file, and in Command Prompt, just enter your password (which you have saved earlier).
• Done, you can now see that folder again.

If you want to completely hide a Folder for free, then my post on hide a folder.

You can also see my Video for the same here: