Thursday, March 18, 2010

Locking a folder with password by a batch file

Many of U might have a sibling who always uses your computer. Sometimes it becomes irritating if U write a diary on your computer. He/She might read it and chances are publish it on Facebook™ or Twitter™.
So what can U do 2 stop this? Well U can download a free encoding software from D net 2 password protect your folders and even zip them. (U can password protect a zip file or even a pdf file)
But downloading a free software is somewhat risky nowadays. I'm not scaring U in anyway but that what I've suffered. Also if someone sees such a software on your computer then chances R they'll know 4 sure that U R hiding something. So D solution is 2 hide a folder without any software.
Here is a batch file that hides your files & U have 2 enter a password 2 get them back.
Open Notepad
Type:
cls
@ECHO OFF
title Secret Folder
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Secret goto MDSECRET
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Hide 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 Locker "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%== mypassword goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Secret
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Secret
echo Folder created successfully
goto End
:End
Change mypassword with your password.
Save it as nothing.bat or something (remember to select all files & save it with a .bat extension)
All done, now when U double click on this file, a folder named Secret will B created. Add all your files that U want 2 hide in it & then double click on D bat file. It'll ask U if U wish 2 hide Secret folder. Type Y for yes and N for no. Once hidden if U want 2 get back your files then double click on the bat file again, it'll ask U 2 enter a password, enter D password that U placed in it & your Secret folder will appear.
P.S.- I've not written this file myself, I got it from D net. But I have tested & use this batch file, so I'd say it works great. Soon I might add some changes 2 it & post it again.

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