Does your Computer has multiple users? Are you Worried concerning about the files or folder access ? If you want to protect your private folder from others , Then you are at a right place . This is a very useful trick to Password protect a folder . By usin this trick you can set a customized password for your folder .
Steps to password protect a folder using notepad :
Step 1 : Open Notepad :
Right click on the desktop and select create a new text document option or just simply Open a Notepad.
Step 2 : Copy And Paste :
Copy-Paste the code given below to your notepad.
cls @ECHO OFF title onlinecmag.com if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK if NOT EXIST MyFolder goto MDMyFolder :CONFIRM echo Do you want 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 MyFolder "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 Your Folder set/p "pass=>" if NOT %pass%==onlinecmag goto FAIL attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" MyFolder echo Folder Unlocked successfully goto End :FAIL echo Invalid password goto end :MDMyFolder md MyFolder echo MyFolder created successfully goto End :End
Step 3 : Save It :
Save that notepad file as ” OnlineCmag.bat ” ( .bat extension is must) .
Step 4 : Double Click :
Now double click on ” OnlineCmag.bat ” , Then a new folder will be created with name ” My Folder “.
Step 5 : Store your data :
Send all your files and data to this folder (which you want to hide or protect ) .
Step 6 : Again Double click on the ” OnlineCmag.bat ” :
Now double click on the ” OnlineCmag.bat ” , Then the command prompt will be displayed .
Now ” Type Y ” and press enter to lock the folder .
Step 7 : How to access :
Now The Folder will be hidden , to access that hidden Folder just double click on ” OnlineCmag.bat ” .
Step 8 : Enter the password :
Now you will be asked to enter the password. We have set the default password as ” onlinecmag ” . The hidden folder will now appear and you can access it.
Note : You can change password by replacing the ” onlinecmag ” in above code .
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