Keep your folders safe and secure in Windows 10 using password protection
We all have computer files we'd like to protect and keep completely private, but not everyone knows how to password-protect a file folder in Windows 10. Whether you're hiding notes from someone with access to your computer or something less drastic, you're allowed to have some privacy.
Fortunately, in Windows 10, you can securely protect your private documents or files in a secret folder that is password protected, and you can do it without buying any additional software. Once you've created a new folder in Windows 10, here's how to password-protect it. You can never be too careful when it comes to privacy.
1. Right-click inside the folder where the files you want to protect are located. The folder you want to hide can even be on your desktop.
- Select "New" from the contextual menu.
- Click on "Text Document."
- Hit Enter. It doesn't matter what the file will be named. You can delete this text file once the lockable folder has been made.
- Double-click the text file to open it.
-
Put the code that is in the repository.
-
Find where it says "Your-Password-Here" in the document.
-
Replace "Your-Password-Here" with the password you want to lock the folder with.
-
Save the file (.bat)
-
Double-click FolderLocker.
The Locker folder has been generated!
-
Fill the Locker folder with the items you want to protect.
-
Open the FolderLocker file, because it's time to lock that folder up!
-
Type "Y" into the screen.
- Click Enter, and the Folder Locker window will disappear, along with the Locker folder itself. Your secrets are now safe. To unlock the folder, double-click "FolderLocker" to open it. Enter the password, and click Enter.
The Locker folder is back. You can open it to find your hidden files.