Password Protect any Folder without using any Software

Most of us have private of confidential data, which need to be secure from other users.
With this trick, you can create a secure password protected folder in Windows.
You can use it for any Folder in windows system.
For Password Protect any Folder without using any Software,

Here is the procedure –

1. Open Notepad and Copy the below code and past in it.
2. Save the notepad file as lock.bat.
3. Now double click on lock.bat and a new folder will be created with name MyFolder
4. Copy all your data you want to protect in that New folder
5. Now double click on lock.bat and when command prompt appears Type Y and press enter.
6. Now MyFolder will be hidden from you view, to access that folder double click on lock.bat file.
7. It will ask for password enter your password and done. (Default password is abcd)
8. You can change it by right click on lock.bat file and select Edit option, Then type your password in the place of abcd in above code.

Instruction –

This is simple trick for common user. Expert can open this folder by making unhidden in folder option.

Code:

cls
@ECHO OFF
title xndtricks.blogspot.in.com
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST MyFolder goto MDMyFolder
: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
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 password to Unlock Your Secure Folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%== abcd 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