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• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings

This article will show you how to protect a folder using a batch file (BAT file).

Steps

1. 1 Open Notepad.
2. 2 Enter the code shown in the figure into Notepad.
3. 3 Change your password. Replace "type your password here" with your password.
4. 4 Save the text file. Click "File" - "Save As", from the "Save as type" menu, select "All Files", and in the "File name" line enter locker.bat
5. 5 Close Notepad.
6. 6 Run the locker.bat file by double clicking on it. The Locker folder will be created.
7. 7 Move the files you want to protect into it.
8. 8 Run the locker.bat file again (by double clicking on it). A command prompt will open asking you to block (protect) the folder. Type Y and press Enter.
9. 9 Made. Now the folder cannot be accessed without a password.

Tips

• Do not change the names of files in the protected folder. Otherwise, they will not be protected.
• Store your password in a safe place.
• If you are copying the batch file code directly from the WikiHow page (in edit mode), remove the "#" and spaces at the beginning of each line.
• Windows search engine can find the protected folder.
• Hide the files so they do not appear in Windows Explorer.

Warnings

• An experienced user who understands batch files can find out the password. If you want to reliably protect your data, then encrypt it.
• Programs like 7zip can access the folder.