Protect Your Files From Prying Eyes By Locking Folders

If you are using a shared computer then it’s a good idea to protect your confidential information from being accessed by other users.

A simple and free way to do this is to make a few small changes to your registry files, so that you and you alone can access your files:

• If you want to lock E:\folder1, then open Notepage and type the following (substituting ‘folder1? for whatever your folder is called):

ren folder1 folder1.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

• then save this file as ‘loc.bat’ in the same drive where folder1 is stored
• Now create a new notepad file and add the following text:

ren folder1.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} folder1

• Now save this 2nd text file as key.bat in the same folder as where folder1 is stored
• Now go to your file manager and doubleclick loc.bat and your folder will be locked. To unlock it, click on key.bat

Repeat this for any other folders that you want to lock.