Password Protect File/Folder in Windows 7

[sheem]

Today I am going to share with you a very special trick to lock and hide a folder in Win 7. It's simple and quite unique

Step 1: Create a folder of any name.

Step 2: Double click the folder to enter inside it. Now create a new text file

Step 3: Open this text document. Copy and Paste this code:

cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Personal
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Personal 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 Personal "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 goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Personal
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Personal
echo Personal created successfully
goto End
:End

Change the PASSWORD to the password you want to keep. For example, if you want to keep your password as google then rewrite as follows:
if NOT %pass%== google goto FAIL

Step 4: Save this text file as Locker.bat

Step 5: Now double click the Locker.bat file created above, after a second you will notice that a folder with the name Personal is created (the third line of the code, before we check for the existence of the folder).

Step 6: Copy and Paste whatever you want to keep in this 'Personal' folder. Then double click the Locker.bat file, it will prompt you for confirmation on Locking

Step 7: Press Y or y as per the code to lock the folder.

Now the folder will disappear, even if you have set the Folder Options to Show hidden files, folders, and drives

Step 8: To unlock and show this folder, double click Locker.bat. This time it will prompt you to enter the password

[*jamshed*]

Thanx for sharing

[~HaAni~]

thanks for sharing.......

[thefire1]

Amazing... thanks for adding this bit to our knowledge, really appreciate your effort, khush rahyeh and keep generating our knowledge.

[lukmanplz]

Windows seven hai to achi per yar woo home user ke liye hai professional ke liye nahi..mere khayal see kio ke osmein buhat sari devices ke driver nahi hai...

[sweet.kiran]

mushkil

[sheem]

Windows seven hai to achi per yar woo home user ke liye hai professional ke liye nahi..mere khayal see kio ke osmein buhat sari devices ke driver nahi hai...

maine tu ab tak aik b driver nahi dala

[~Maliha~]

41-Nice information lekin yeh batao yeh sari cheezen u ko lab kahan sye jati hain aur samjh kesay aati hain