How to Lock a Folder with Password by Notepad!

Sometimes we need to lock our computer folder. Generally we lock folder to secure the saved information and in the folder. Normally we use software to lock any folder, But using a very simple and easy notepad tricks you can lock any folder of your PC. This tutorial is mainly dedicated to them who want to hide their ultra-personal stuffs in password protected folders. As you can guess from the title of this post, you don't need to install any additional software. Lets see how to do it.


Locking a Folder by Notepad Trick:

• First open the Notepad. (Press Windows Key+R then type Notepad and press Enter)
• Then Paste the following code in the Notepad.
• Replace iTTimesbd with your own Password.

 cls  
 @ECHO OFF  
 title iTTimesbd.Com  
 if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK  
 if NOT EXIST MyFolder goto MDMyFolder  
 :CONFIRM  
 echo Buddy 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  
 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 Secured Folder  
 set/p "pass=>"  
 if NOT %pass%== iTTimesbd goto FAIL  
 attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"  
 ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" MyFolder  
 echo Yay! Folder Unlocked successfully  
 goto End  
 :FAIL  
 echo Sorry Bro Invalid password!  
 goto end  
 :MDMyFolder  
 md MyFolder  
 echo MyFolder Created Successfully!  
 goto End  
 :End  

• Then Save the file as Lock.bat (Must be saved with .bat extension).
• Now double click on Lock.bat and a new folder will be created with name My Folder.
• Then Paste all the data that you want to protect into the newly created My Folder.
• Then again double click on Lock.bat.
• A Command Prompt will open with a question for you: Buddy are you sure to lock this folder?
• Now press Y key and press Enter. Immediately the My Folder file will be locked and hidden.

To Access the Locked Folder:

• Double click on the Lock.bat once again.
• A Command Prompt will open to ask you to Enter the Password to Unlock Your Secured Folder.
• Now enter your Password and press Enter. Immediately the My Folder file will appear and you can access it.

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