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Click the File menu. Click Save As…. Change the file name to FolderLocker. Click Save. Part 3. Double-click FolderLocker in the File Explorer window. This creates a new folder called Locker in the current folder. Drag the files you want to lock to the Locker folder.

Dragging files to this locker will also remove them from their current folder. Press Y. The window will disappear, as will the folder called Locker. Part 4. Double-click the folder where you created the Locker. You can do this from the File Explorer at any time.

This is the folder that contains the file called FolderLocker. A black window will appear, asking you to enter the password. This brings back the Locker folder, which is now accessible. Edit the value to 0; 5. Go to Control Panel and uninstall Folder Lock. Not Helpful 19 Helpful 6. Will deleting folderlocker.

Type this into command prompt: cd "" attrib -h -s "Control Panel. Not Helpful 6 Helpful 1. Have locked folders on a USB but after they are locked can still search with a file extension eg. Not much point locking them. Chris Gootos. What's the logic to lock the folders? Open it with MS-Excel Ice Ice 8 8 silver badges 17 17 bronze badges.

And I thought Excel was useful before! This worked for me where other solutions did not — cowlinator. Note that on Windows 10, it must be run As Administrator. Community Bot 1. Mayra Delgado Mayra Delgado 5 5 bronze badges. I second the solution by marsh-wiggle. Ciove Ciove 4 4 bronze badges. Here is how I replicate user behavior of a locked file for bug testing. Luckily, declaring a streamreader locks a file exclusively unless you specify otherwise. For windows 10 this can be readily done from the command line chmod 'u-r' lockfile For windows 7, you can use file explorer security properties.

Cab Cab 1. Replace 'Your-Password-Here' with your password, and save this script as Locker. CJM 2, 25 25 silver badges 35 35 bronze badges. John Doe John Doe 1 2 2 bronze badges. This only works on folders, and worse, it renames the folder. That won't do at all. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook.

Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. Previous Next. Daniel Pineault MVP. I reported it to Microsoft earlier this morning, waiting to hear back. How satisfied are you with this reply? My team have found that the problem was in security update for MS office KB After uninstall problem is solved.

In reply to Daniel Pineault's post on December 14, PaWaCoSe Support. Office Click2Run Version 1. Close all MSOffice applications 2. At an elevated prompt, run the following with quotes in the path 3. This is unexpected. In reply to heymabel's post on December 15, In reply to Daniel Pineault's post on December 15, Privacy Statement. See System Requirements. Available on PC. Description The folder and file protection software that you are waiting for is now here!

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