Password Protect Any Folder Without Any Software

Today i will show you an awesum trick to password protect folder without using any software using batch file programming.This trick will work on all windows platform (Win XP, Win 7).You would have to follow this copy-paste method which is given below.

How to do this.

1. Open Notepad and Copy code given below into it.

cls
@ECHO OFF
title trickcent.blogspot.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%== trickcents 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

2. Save the notepad file as lock.bat (.bat is RECOMMENDED)

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 promp appears Type Y and press enter.

6. Now MyFolder will be hidden from you view, to access that folde double click on lock.bat

7. It will ask for password enter your password and done. (Default password is trickcents)

To change the password replace trickcents with  new password in the above code