Do you want create password protected folder? but don’t know how to create password protected folder without using any software, don’t worry you you are at the correct place. Here I am going to teach you How to create password protected folder without using any software. There are lot of ways, but this one is cool and without software. Protecting a folder with password lets secure your important and private data in Windows.

There are different softwares are available that will provide you this feature but there is problem with that. if by any means that software is un-installed you might loose you personal data because of the login credentials will be deleted. In this tutorial you will learn to create your own method to lock a folder with a password protection.

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Well, lets start how to create a folder with a password so that only those user who knows the password can open it. Just follow these steps.

Easiest Trick to Create Password Protected Folder Without Using Any Software :

Step 1. First make a new folder ( name it as you like ) then inside this folder, right click then “new” and click “Text Document”.

Step 2. Open the text file then copy the entire code below and paste it inside.

“

cls 
@ECHO OFF 
title Folder Private 
if EXIST "HTG Locker" goto UNLOCK 
if NOT EXIST Private goto MDLOCKER 
:CONFIRM 
echo Are you sure you want to lock the 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 Private "HTG Locker" 
attrib +h +s "HTG Locker" 
echo Folder locked 
goto End 
:UNLOCK 
echo Enter password to unlock folder 
set/p "pass=>" 
if NOT %pass%== CHANGE_YOUR_PASSWORD goto FAIL 
attrib -h -s "HTG Locker" 
ren "HTG Locker" Private 
echo Folder Unlocked successfully 
goto End 
:FAIL 
echo Invalid password 
goto end 
:MDLOCKER 
md Private 
echo Private created successfully 
goto End 
:End

Step 3. After you have paste the code don’t save it yet. Find this line : (if NOT %pass%== password here goto FAIL ) and change the word “password here” to the password you want.

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Step 4. After that go to ‘save as’ and name this file as “locker.bat “. Now back to the folder & you will find a “LOCKER command”.

Step 5. Double Click on it and you will find a new folder (Private ). Ok, now copy what you want in this “Private Folder” & after that come out of the folder.

Step 6. Double click on locker again. It will open and ask if you want to lock your folder? Y/N ?. Press “Y” and press enter, then your private folder will disappear. If you want to UNLOCK your folder, go to “LOCKER command” and type your password and you will see your private folder.

Congratulation! your password protected folder is created now. So this is not a cool? You can easily lock a folder in few clicks. Complete folder protection without any software. Let us know if you have any issues during folder locking. You can easily save your private documents and files inside that folder and lock them.

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