How to Create a Password Protected Folder without any Software

There are a lot of methods that you can use to create a password protected folder, most of which require the use of some third party software. Using this neat method you can hide your folders with a quick batch script.

Create Your Password Protected Folder Step By Step Here:

Before you get started you need to create a folder that will house your password protected folder, this is just an ordinary folder and can be located anywhere and named anything.

Navigate into your newly created folder and create a new Text Document. This can easily be done from the context menu.

Open the document; now paste the following code into the opened document:

    cls

    @ECHO OFF

    title Folder Private

    if EXIST "HTG Locker" goto UNLOCK

    if NOT EXIST Private 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 Private "HTG Locker"

    attrib +h +s "HTG Locker"

    echo Folder locked

    goto End

    :UNLOCK

    echo Enter password to unlock folder

    set/p "pass=>"

    if NOT %pass%== PASSWORD_GOES_HERE goto FAIL

    attrib -h -s "HTG Locker"

    ren "HTG Locker" Private

    echo Folder Unlocked successfully

    goto End

    :FAIL

    echo Invalid password

    goto end

    :MDLOCKER

    md Private

    echo Private created successfully

    goto End

    :End

Change the PASSWORD_GOES_HERE text to the password you want to set. Now go ahead and save the file save as locker.bat

Once the file is saved as a batch file you can delete the original text file.

Now run your batch file by double clicking on it–the first time you run it, it will create a folder called Private. This is where you can store all your secret things. When you have finished adding all your stuff to the Private folder, run locker.bat again.

This time you will be asked if you sure that you want to lock the folder, press the “Y” key and hit enter to lock your folder.

You will see that your Private folder quickly disappears.

If you run the script yet again, you will prompt for a password.

If you enter the same password as you set in the script the Private folder will reappear if you enter the incorrect password the script will just Terminate.

Warning: Most people don’t know how to show system files, but anybody who has some experience will probably be able to quickly figure it out in the Folder Options. The second way someone could comprise the folder is to open the batch file and read your password. It’s definitely not a really secure way to hide your files, but it is fun.

Attribution note: I found this script on dozens of different web sites. I have no idea who first created the script, so we’ve omitted any sort of attribution link. If you do have proof that you first created the script, contact us and we’ll adjust the article accordingly.