How to Lock A Private Folder in Windows Xp.

 

 

Hey guys In this trick i will going to show you a interesting and useful trick to password protect folder without using any software. Only using batch file programming in notepad you will password protect any folder. This password protect trick will works on all windows operating softwares Winxp, Win7, win8. Just Follow the steps given below to learn this password protect folder trick.

1. Open Notepad, Now Copy and Paste given code into it.

cls
@ECHO OFF
title www.hacktricks.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%==Hacktricks 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. Now Save this notepad file as lock.bat (or any other name but .bat is must)
3. Double click on lock.bat and a new folder will be created with name MyFolder.
4. Copy all your data you want to password protect in that New MyFolder.
5. Double Click on lock.bat and then when command prompt window appears Type Y and press Enter.
6. Now MyFolder will be hidden from your view, to access that Folder, again double click on lock.bat

7. When its open,It will ask for password enter your password and Done. Your Default password of password protect folder is Hacktricks
To change the password password protect folder replace Hacktricks with your new password as you want in the above code.

How To Further Secure the password protect files ?

I know You might be thinking that anyone can access the password protect folder.
By opening that lock.bat the password protect file in Notepad or any other text editor. And get the password from code.
So, To make it more secure and safe. Hide lock.bat in some secure location after following the above trick.
Now to access the secured file double click on lock.bat. I would suggest you to copying lock.bat file into Pen Drive and your computer both places.
Whenever you need to access to your protected files go to your pen drive or your safe location in your computer and open the lock.bat file and enter the password.
This is the simple trick to password protect folder without any software.

 

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