Create Password Protected Folder Using Notepad

There are many methods available online to protect a folder most of them use third party software. But the method I am going to share is as easy as possible. Now you can protect your folder by using a NOTEPAD file.

It’s important to note that this will not actually conceal your data from somebody that knows what they are doing.

Method:

• Select a folder which you want to protect.
• Open Notepad file and paste the below code in it.

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%== itnewscorner.net 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

• NOTE : default password is “itnewscorner.net”. To change the password replace itnewscorner.net with your disired password.



• Save the file and name it “locker.bat”



• Now double click on locker.bat



• The first time you run it, it will create a new folder name as Private. You can store your private data in this folder.



• When you added all your secret stuff in the folder, run locker.bat again



• This time you will be asked if you sure that you want to lock the folder, press the “Y” key and hit enter to lock your folder.



• You will see that your private folder will quickly disapperar.



• If you run again locker.bat again, you will prompted for a password.



• If you enter the correct password your private folder will reappear but if you enter wrong password the bat file will terminate.

WARNING: This is not a 100% secure method. Anyone who knows how to show system files can easily figure out your private folder. But very few people knows this.

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