How to Lock a folder without a Software ?

Hey guys , I am back with a new trick . Do you want to lock a folder so as to prevent others using your computer from viewing its contents ? As we use third party software to do this . I found a good way to lock a folder in Windows XP without using any third party software .

Open Notepad on your PC .

Copy the following Code and paste it in notepad.

cls

@ECHO OFF

title Folder TricksGeek

if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK

if NOT EXIST TricksGeek goto MDLOCKER

:CONFIRM

echo Are you sure u 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 TricksGeek "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%==tricksgeek HERE goto FAIL

attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Technade

echo Folder Unlocked successfully

goto End

:FAIL

echo Invalid password

goto end

:MDLOCKER

md TricksGeek

echo TricksGeek created successfully

goto End

:End

Save the notepad and change the extension of the file from ".txt" to ".bat" .

Now you have created a batch file . You can even customise the batch file by following the below two points.

Replace TricksGeek which is in bold letter with the name of the locked folder you want to create ( Optional ) .

You can change the password also by replacing " tricksgeek " in the above code with your new password ( Optional ).

Now place the batch file in the location where you want to create your password protected folder .

Run the batch file by double clicking on it. This will create a folder named "TricksGeek" in the same location as the batch file.

You can now open the folder and place the files inside .

After placing the files , run the batch file again . It will ask you whether you want to lock the folder . Press' y' and hit enter .

The folder will become invisible . To reopen the folder , run the batch file again . You will be asked for a password .

Enter the password and hit Enter . You can view the contents of your locked folder .

Keep in Mind ,  After locking the folder , don't keep it in the same location as anyone can open the batch file and see your password . Keep it in some other location , and whenever you want to open it , Place it back in the location of locked password and run it .