How to set Windows 10 folder password without program

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Encrypting a file or folder is usually easy with a program. Encryption is often required, especially for devices intended for public use. In general, encryption is divided into programmatic or not. With a popular program like ForderKey, it’s just one click away. However, there are methods available to those who are not sympathetic to installing programs. This is a way to encrypt a folder without a program with Windows’ own function. As a method that can be used in Windows 7 or Windows 10, the principle is to add a password function by creating a BAT file using a TXT file.

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      Prepare files or folders for encryption

      Prepare files for encryption
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      Prepare files for encryption

      You can encrypt files and folders without a program. First, prepare a file or folder to be encrypted. You can prepare it in the same folder. If this method is inconvenient, you can easily encrypt it using a program such as FolderKey.

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      Create a text file

      Create a text file
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      Creating a new text document

      Please create a new text document to encrypt. Just click the right mouse button in the folder > New > Text Document button.

      batch file text
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      Insert text for batch file

      Please enter the text in the References below. This document acts as a program to encrypt files and folders.

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      batch file settings

      Batch file password setting
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      Setting the batch file password

      You will see something called ‘Your-Password-Here’ in the file. Enter the password you want to enter here. The length of the password does not matter.

      Saving the batch file
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      Saving the batch file FolderLocker.bat

      After entering the password, click the Save As button. When saving, you must enter ‘FolderLocker.bat’.

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      How to encrypt a file folder

      BAT file execution
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      Executing the BAT file

      After saving is complete, if you run the FolderLocker file, a Locker folder is created. This space will be the folder to be encrypted.

      Move material to folder
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      Moving/Copying Data for Encryption

      Move the files/folders you want to encrypt to the Locker folder.

      How to set a password
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      Encryption setting by running FolderLocker

      After moving, if you run the FolderLocker.bat file once again, it asks if you want to encrypt it. Please enter ‘Y’ here. Then the encryption is completed and the Locker folder is encrypted and disappears.

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      How to unlock password

      password unlock
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      Running FolderLocker

      Decryption (decryption) is simple. This is to make the encrypted and disappeared folder visible again. Conversely, run the ‘FolderLocker.bat’ file.

      Password unlock settings
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      Enter the password you set

      To unlock, simply enter the password you entered earlier.

      Password unlock complete
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      Encrypted Folder Recovery Success

      You can check the Locker folder only when the password is entered normally. Complete password lock and unlock without a dedicated program.

      FAQ

      Can I set it up without a Windows 10 folder password locker program?

      You can encrypt using the basic functions of your Windows. You can encrypt the folder by making the TXT file a BAT file. Just put the file to be encrypted in the folder.

      Folder password not working

      If the folder password cannot be locked with Windows' own function, try using the program. There are programs with simple and powerful performance.

      How to unlock a file or folder password

      To unlock the encryption using Windows' own BAT file without a program, run the previously created 'FolderLocker.bat' file and enter the password.

      Reference

      • Documentation for FolderLocker batch files
      cls
      @ECHO OFF
      title Folder Locker
      if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
      if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
      :CONFIRM
      echo Are you sure u 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 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%==Your-Password-Here goto FAIL
      attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
      ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
      echo Folder Unlocked successfully
      goto End
      :FAIL
      echo Invalid password
      goto end
      :MDLOCKER
      md Locker
      echo Locker created successfully
      goto End
      :End

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