LocK-A-FoLdeR Is The Simplest Way To Password Protect Your Folders
Want to protect confidential data on your PC without much hassle? You can use encryption software to encrypt data, hide it from frequently visited locations, or protect it with a staunch password. Generally, there are only few folders which we want to protect from unauthorized external sources, therefore, using an advanced encryption software makes sense only if you don’t have a reliable password protection tool which ensures data protection. LocK-A-FoLder is a small open source security tool for highly confidential data folders. It applies password protection to prevent your data from being easily accesable. Moreover, locking and unlocking folders hardly take a few seconds. Once locked, it will automatically hide the folder and keep it concealed even when users enable Show all files and folders option in Windows Explorer.
As of now, LocK-A-FoLder can lock only 3 folders. You just have to specify the folders which are to be password protected and it will hide and lock them instantly. The application protects itself with master password, which is also used for unlocking folders. Usage is simple. Just launch the application and it will prompt you to enter master password. Once entered, the main interface will show up.
Click Lock a Folder, enter master password and choose the folders over which password protection is to be applied. Once paths are specified, click Lock it! to protect them from any unauthorized usage.
Likewise, from the main interface, you can unlock password protected folders after entering the master password. You can even select all the locked folders and unlock them in one go.
LocK-A-FoLfeR works on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
If you cant get into the program with master password!!!
Create a secondary Administrator user on PC.
Share Folders/Drives where folders are locked
Map specified folder on new profile.
Create new master password for Lock-A-Folder on new profile
Use Recovery Function to navigate to Map drive of specified Folder/Drive and select locked folder (Should be visible)
Sign back into original account.
Everything should be accessible again
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Phillip
I INSTALLED THIS “LOCK A FOLDER ” SOFTWARE AFTER CHANGING ITS MASTER CODE NOW SHOWING WRONG PIN SO HOW CAN I GET BACK MY FOLDER AND ALL THE FILES IN IT .PLS GIVE ME THE SOLUTION WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE.
Hey guys i recover my password. Just a simple trick
Click start
Search lock a folder
Click right click then open file location.
You see there are installed version of lock a folder also here uninstall app
Click uninstall.
Asks for password.
Click yes
Now step 2
In that open lock a folder
Click icon and he asks a new master password. Create new password
Hurryyyuuhhh you recover your password.
Thnks me later 😋
GUYS FOR THOSE WHO FORGOT THEIR PASSWORD
DOWNLOAD WINRAR AND INSTALL
IF YOU DONT HAVE IT
THEN OPEN WINRAR AND THEN BROWSE THROUGH THE LOCKED FOLDER
BAM EASY LOL
“**encrypt**” lol
Its not working for me. Winrar shows the folder but can’t open it
hahahaha poor program
you can literally use winrar and browse through it easily
After reaching this post i use this software it work fine but when i want to lock 10GB data in this software. i am not enable to lock more then 5 GB data on this software please help me.
Hi, I locked the folder and then unlocked it, now my file is not showing in the drive, it is there somewhere as the disk space is the same and not changed, but the files are hidden, how do I recovered the hidden files, the path is now displayed on the unlock a folder tab, please help me
I use Lock-A-Folder on my desktop, but somehow, it cannot lock the same folder on my laptop. The folder has several sub folders.
hello gurjit sir i forget my master password please help me how to get recover it
Hi Gurjit, I forgot my master password. how do I unlock? Thanks
i also forget my password . if you know hel
Hi, I am facing one issue now. I had protected 1 folders and which has many sub folders in it, and folders got hidden and protected. But now after using unlock option I can not locate my folder.. Please help me in getting the locked folder as still it has occupied a huge size in the disk..
I can’t unlock my folder!Please, help!
I hit unlock, but the message is Can’t lock!
Hello there, I was using Lock A Folder for quite some time and recently have changed the master password, now i cannot access it anymore. “Invalid pssword” can you please tell me how to reset the password.
Compression programs such as 7 zip, Winrar are good at file protection.
Besides, Kakasoft Folder Protector is a good file encryption program, it’s able to protect folders on local computer and flash drives.
Bitdefender is blocking the download page due to malware detection.
This software does a half-ass job in hiding the folders you pick. Yes, visually it hides the folder so you can’t access it by clicking via Windows Explorer but all files contained in a locked folder still appear in a simple search via Start menu. Even worse, if you search for a file, then right click the filename in the results and select “Open file location”, it will open your “locked” folder. No password asked.
What good is “locking” a folder if you can jump right into it with a simple search?
I Thought this software was ok until i tried to unlock it.
Guys please help me.. I locked a file in my USB and now i can’t seem to unlock it.. :(( WHY PLEASE OMG I NEED IT.
Guys please help me.. I locked a file in my USB and now i can’t seem to unlock it.. :(( WHY PLEASE OMG I NEED IT.
Hey i used your program it worked great! But dumb ol’ me i forgot my master password and i cant access my billing files i need to do my taxes with can you help me in any way?
how to solve it?
I have this also … Any help appreciated
I want to specify certain users their password
Great Idea… Poorly made. You didn’t realize that if the person knows the name of the file they can just search for it in the start menu? (And this works I just tried it) Worst of all they don’t have to know the whole name of the file even if they know or guess the first two or three letters it will show up.
Andiamagga poorri!!!
nice one ..its work
DIDN’Y WORK GUY!
I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED
Thanx for review 😀 i was waiting for something like this 😐
I have one issue now. I had protected 2 folders and which has many sub folders in it. And the folders got hidden and procted.. But now i can’ t unlock it. It doesnt show as locked folders in the window.
Now I can see my folders from DOS prompt. but its inaccessible.
Could you tell me how do i unprotect the folders and get my files back
Hey Gurjit.
Assuming you are the developer of this software,you have done a great job but i am in a kind of deadlock situation regarding this software.I have locked a folder which i am unable to unlock.It says “** cant be unlocked”.
Also I cant uninstall it unless all folders are unlocked.
Can you please help me out?
Worked for me, hid the folder. Now my question is: How do you find the file and how does this work with a backup service that scans and backs up your computer files? Seems like this would not be beneficial to encrypt your files if you can’t back them up.
It doesn’t work!