Folder locking mechanism without any special software

Many people have been looking for an alternative way to lock folders without the use of any alternative software..
Stpes:
1)Open a Notepad and copy the below code and save as Locker.bat wherever you want.
2)After saved the Locker batch file, Right click the batch file select Edit option.
3)Change the password inside the file into your own password.
4)i.e. Find Type your own Password here textand Replace withyour own password, keep it in mind.
5)Now double click on Locker.bat for first time to start, it will create folder named as Locker automatically for you.
6)After creation of the Locker folder, place the contents u want to lock inside the Locker Folder.
7)Come out the Locker folder and double click the Locker.bat again.
It will ask, Are you sure u want to lock the folder(Y/N), Give Y to that. Then the folder will be vanished.
9)When you want to unlock the folder again, double click the Locker.bat again.
10)It will ask, Enter password to Unlock folder, Give the password which you have specifed.
11)Now the Locker folder will be visible to you.
12)You can continue the same logic again to lock the folder.
Code for Batch file:

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%== Type your own 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

Originally Posted by Sravanthi28

Many people have been looking for an alternative way to lock folders without the use of any alternative software..
Stpes:
1)Open a Notepad and copy the below code and save as Locker.bat wherever you want.
2)After saved the Locker batch file, Right click the batch file select Edit option.
3)Change the password inside the file into your own password.
4)i.e. Find Type your own Password here textand Replace withyour own password, keep it in mind.
5)Now double click on Locker.bat for first time to start, it will create folder named as Locker automatically for you.
6)After creation of the Locker folder, place the contents u want to lock inside the Locker Folder.
7)Come out the Locker folder and double click the Locker.bat again.
It will ask, Are you sure u want to lock the folder(Y/N), Give Y to that. Then the folder will be vanished.
9)When you want to unlock the folder again, double click the Locker.bat again.
10)It will ask, Enter password to Unlock folder, Give the password which you have specifed.
11)Now the Locker folder will be visible to you.
12)You can continue the same logic again to lock the folder.
Code for Batch file:

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%== Type your own 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

Excellent post, amazing i was looking for such system
Thanx a lot for solving my prob.
Luv
gauri

Its Just great

i've been looking for this sort of thing from a long long time
thanks a lot for posting this

~Abha

Hatsoff to you for this code. Excellent Sravanthi.

Wonderful!!. I've been looking for such a thing for a long time.
Thank you so much sravanthi
Tweety

Its as good as locking a door with a hi-tech 10 digit number lock and pasting the passcode on a big banner just next to the lock. Anyone who has slightest knowledge can open the batch file and know you password plus take all your data.....

It would be meaningful if you put this code to say some VB/.NET executable/dll and distribute.

Originally Posted by Sravanthi28

Many people have been looking for an alternative way to lock folders without the use of any alternative software..
Stpes:
1)Open a Notepad and copy the below code and save as Locker.bat wherever you want.
2)After saved the Locker batch file, Right click the batch file select Edit option.
3)Change the password inside the file into your own password.
4)i.e. Find Type your own Password here textand Replace withyour own password, keep it in mind.
5)Now double click on Locker.bat for first time to start, it will create folder named as Locker automatically for you.
6)After creation of the Locker folder, place the contents u want to lock inside the Locker Folder.
7)Come out the Locker folder and double click the Locker.bat again.
It will ask, Are you sure u want to lock the folder(Y/N), Give Y to that. Then the folder will be vanished.
9)When you want to unlock the folder again, double click the Locker.bat again.
10)It will ask, Enter password to Unlock folder, Give the password which you have specifed.
11)Now the Locker folder will be visible to you.
12)You can continue the same logic again to lock the folder.
Code for Batch file:

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%== Type your own 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

This Coding Is In What Language? Can U Tell Me

Hi Sravanthi,

If you right click on the Locker.bat file and use "Open with" option and select "notepad" or any other text editor, your password will be visible to you. Maybe you can modify the code to give and exe file.