Best Way To Lock A Folder Without Using An Application

pritamkumar90

May 11 2008, 10:28 PM

wow thats an awesome script man!!! Thanks a lot!

But it would have been great if the password you type to unlock the folder show up as '***' characters instead of the actual letters.
And also the problem of the password being found out if you rename the file as a .txt file again

and btw, in ur first line what is the 'Quote: cls' for anyway?? Isn't it unnecessary for the script to run?

iGuest

May 12 2008, 08:22 AM

i have one solution
Best Way To Lock A Folder Without Using An Application

Replying to Zageteconvert batch file into exe file by converter

-feedback by kashish

thecolorchangingfedora

May 16 2008, 12:05 AM

Oh, that'll be nifty. My teacher was trying to find a way to keep students from messing with each other's term papers that were downloaded on her computer. They use her computer more than she does. :/

saadatabubakr

Jun 16 2008, 12:56 PM

QUOTE(Zagete @ Feb 10 2008, 05:55 AM)

Steps:

1- make a new folder ( name it as you like )
2- inside this folder make a (.TXT ) file & copy the following inside it:

CODE

Quote: cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Private
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" 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 "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 folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%== password here goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Private
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Private
echo Private created successfully
goto End
:End

3- After u copy the command go to line ( 23 ) u will find "password here" Change to any password u want.
4- After that, save it as locker.bat (the txt file will change to an application file)
5- Now go back to the folder & u will find a this locker.bat file.
6- Click on it & u will find a new folder called Private.
7- Now copy what u want in it & after that go to locker.bat by clicking it, it will open and ask you if you want to lock your folder? Y/N ?
8- Type Y
9- If you want to UNLOCK your folder, go open locker.bat & type your password and the Private folder will be made visible again.
Tested and working :]

Hide stuff from strangers, lol...

[I wonder what you're gonna hide

]

Man it works , i had tried it once,,but that gotlockedbecozi didnt know about the password thing

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