First try this on useless data to be sure and then only hide your personal data. Note: This works on Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. The overall usability of this trick can be improved by deleting the batch file after hiding your folder and re-creating it when you wish to access your folder again. To change the default password, edit the part of the code given in blue and enter your own password. Enter password as 'without quotes and press Enter key. To re-view your folder, double click on the saved batch file.

Save the file as *.bat or Locker.bat.Īfter creating the file, double click on the Saved file. Select All Types in the Save As Type dropdown menu. Title if EXIST 'Control Panel.' MyFolderģ. To use this trick, follow the instructions given below:-Ģ. With this trick, you can create a secure password protected folder in Windows which no one except you can access. And that is exactly what we will learn in this post. So, we need an alternative way to create hidden password protected folders which only we can access. Hidden folders do not work as anyone can use Folder Options to make a hidden folder visible. Although password protecting software do work, it is almost pointless to hide private data with these software (because we are always questioned as to what it is that we are hiding with them). Most of the time, we end up with other people viewing that data. Not all of us have a private computer to keep that data.

Create password protected folder