How To Password Protect a Folder In Windows 11 Without Installing Anything

[@caplings]

Excellent video, and this is a very clever idea to try to overcome Microsoft's failure to provide locked/private folders in Win 11. The presenter pointed out some of the vulnerabilities, so I do not want to be too critical, but I must point out that there is another huge vulnerability in this: If the folder is saved on your Win 11 PC to a Google Drive or One Drive folder, and then accessed from a smart phone or tablet (Apple, Android, etc.), the folder will be wide-open, and the Bat/Text file will be fully visible to anyone who accesses the folder - - so just be aware of this limitation!

[@mohamedjamal7261]

unfortunately it can be accessed using web browser ..I read a comment on the same page tried and it opened the private file ! " Just open any web browser like Chrome, MS Edge etc. and in the address bar type file:///C:/ and hit enter. This will open the C: drive of your PC. Navigate to that bat folder (if it's in C drive) and you'll find the locked folder completely visible and accessible without any prompt for password. For opening any other drive, just replace C with the respective drive letter in file:///C:/. In short, when using your web browser as file explorer, the locked folder isn't locked."

[@ianwilson5156]

Clearest and well explained tutorial I've seen in a long time. THANK YOU

[@stevenqing]

What if I accidentally delete the .bat file before entering the password? Is everything gone too?

[@jackrobbo8317]

Brilliant video, Great step by step instructions also covered all bases and showed that it's not 100% secured but will stop the average PC user from accessing the folder. Well deserved Like and a Follow. Cheers!

[@pepe_the_frog713]

when i try to lock the file by typing Y, for like a millisecond, it shows ''access is invalid.'' Please tell me how to solve that issue edit: now it shows ''access is denied''

[@uruxul]

funny. not a solution at all. It just renames your folder and make it hidden, not locked. No protection from deleteing whole folder as well. Every time I install Windows I always set few simple ticks in explorer settings: 1) show file .names 2) show hidden folders and files. I guess only solution still is bitlocker for Windows PRO revision users, and user groups with different permissions for read/write/access.

[@hls6925]

Excellent video! However, to make a more secure system, especially for a very importan private folder, albeit more 'messy' to access, I suggest the following:- Create a LibreOffice document (or Word, I suppose). Call it anything you like - preferably not something which refers to Hiding folders! This file must ultimately be saved with a strong password (easily done!). Copy the contents of the batch code as you suggested, including a sensible password, (may be different to the one which will be used to save this LibreOffice file, but could be the same), into the LibreOffice document. Now, ABOVE this copied batch file information (eg at the head of the LibreOffice document, enter:- NB! First of all, create a .bat file from the text shown below at Batch file text:- (referencing the code). This will create the batch file as you suggested. Now type a set of instructions (in this LibreOffice document), such as:- 1. Double-click on ‘FolderLock.bat’. 2. Enter the PW - YOURPASSWORD . The hidden folder will now appear as ‘Private’. 3. Double-click on ‘Private’ which will open the folder. 4. After completion of work, double-click on ‘FolderLock.bat’ again; it will ask you to confirm, and then hide the ‘PRIVATE’ folder again. 5. Now delete the batch file you created! Now 'Save as' this LibreOffice document with a strong password. (This option is available under 'Save As') All that will appear in the folder you are using is this password-protected LibreOffice document! It is certainly less straightforward than your method, but no batch file appears in the folder, so it can't be hacked.

[@fayazrocky]

Hey there, Thanks for this. the video was explained in a very good manner even a child could understand it. very nicely done brother. BRAVO

[@chester_ville_4066]

why good! it even hides it in the CMD when you try to CD in to it but now we need to find a way to Encode the .bat file so the PASSWORD cant be seen when you right click `open with`

[@Ryan-ed1lq]

Not really secure considering someone can just edit the bat file and change the password but kinda cool I guess

[@AshwaniKumar-zt9px]

This method is good but a developer or a smart person can easily access the folder with command line or vs code like software

[@notshloakrblx]

oh this is fake cuz it doesnt work lol

[@arham2549]

It work

[@GMsMusic-c1h]

This was the most useful and well demonstrated video i have ever watched

[@remhayftaneges9950]

the problem is if one searched the files you locked they can access it without a password

[@teamgamingyt5725]

@@dennysaputra3461 😅

[@William_Fei]

Yeah it's still accessible

[@mursalacademy7140]

Thans bro may ALLAH give hidaya

[@mirzamohammadabbas2221]

what to do if the folder is still hidden but the .bat file is deleted by mistake?? ANY way to retrieve the lost file

[@Cwg.]

Dont delete the folder i guess, Check recycling bin

[@alessandrosomigli]

yes, just create the file again, paste the code inside, save it as a ".bat" file, edit and put your old password in and start it. your folder should appear again.

[@aeroflame6662]

i tried in properties i dont hav win 11 pro, i watch a vid it wants me to download 3rd party I think yay finally I found this vi and halfway through I am hopeful then I realise I have show hidden files enabled and don't wanna disable that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! noooooooooooooooooooooooooo, why cant it just be that simple, like the idea tho its a creative way of doing it I just don't wanna disable show widden folders and others could enable that anyway. ):

[@nathanhernandez6268]

There's a very big issue with this. I was messing around with the program and it seems to me that this type of protection only works if the desired, protected folder is never uploaded to a different file managing service (i.e. Google Drive). I did everything in this video exactly as instructed and it DID work but when I downloaded that same file into google drive, every last file was unprotected, leaving whoever wanted to break into my "protected" folder to snoop in all they want. It makes me very concerned that if I were to send this file to anyone, they could VERY easily break in, leaving the files and possibly me at risk. Is there any way to protect the files any better? Is this just an illusion of security? I, as well as countless others watching this video need to know if this is a reliable way of keeping your files safe before we utlize this for ourselves. Maybe there's something I haven't seen, but I don't know, and THAT'S the scary part.

[@yourdailydose24]

This is exactly what I was thinking, it's helpful as we can see but I would never ever try this. There's something from those codes that don't feel right at all. IDK I have trust issues cus' I got laptop hacked haha

[@kazumakiryu5153]

@@yourdailydose24 dawg its a raw code u can see there is nothing wrong with it

[@DAK52151]

MY ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE IS BLOCKING ME FROM EXECUTING THE FILE ROFKDPKSLKRSL'EASRL'''LE;SK

[@ufcchampion3686]

what do you wanna hide 😏😏

[@mikemous17]

Super helpfull for my annoying friends!😂😂😂 Just kidding this is a perfect video that helped me very much! Thank you🥰

[@WebproeducationOrgTechnology]

Glad it helped!

[@mikemous17]

@@WebproeducationOrgTechnology it helped very much

[@shevonperera7938]

this not secure as we can edit the bat file and we can see the password

[@AliAslam-ro1fn]

What if someone delete that bat file how can I then get my files

[@EqualityMan76]

very weak method but like you said only if you dont have tech saavy people in the house but all you have to do is show hidden folders then you can see the hidden folder and access the files. so if you have hidden folders shown then this is useless. Thanks for great effort though. Alternatively you can just encrypt the folder in properties and hide it and it should be relatively secure outside of the user window (window you log in) to the outside world. But to the user on the pc they will see it. so locking your pc will secure the folder to the outside world but not within your house hold unless you dont share your user window with family/co-workers if in office environment.

[@LONEWOLF_275]

How get back the data which was stored in the folder. I accidentally moved the .bat file to another folder. When I try to open it, it is creating a new private folder, but not the previous folder in which i stored some files. What to do to get the data back. Anyone help me.....

[@Billlothy]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@BlockchainShango]

Thank you for uploading. I'm new to all this, so forgive my not knowing. But how can I audit the Github code downloaded in the video? There've been more than a few folks corrupting code on there. Just being a little paranoid 😅

[@Mc_Skibidi]

thank you so much, this worked very well, now I can keep my private files away from my dad lol

[@HamzaTuranKubulay]

The Password can be easily skimmed by edit opening the BAT file. Ridiculous.

[@vellichords]

Great video, thank you so much for this it's exactly what I needed! I have some documents that I don't want others to find so easily (I'm shy about my fiction writing) but don't need high security type of protection as it's just something I'd prefer to have hidden unless it's actively looked for. You made it so easy to follow these instructions as well - much appreciated!

[@halo99yo]

Does this simply hide the folder? What if I go into file explorer settings and click show hidden files?

[@Sir_biscuit_the_third]

it doesnt, I turned on see hidden files and cant find it, idk what it does to it

[@WyattIsSmort]

Thanks bro now I can hide all my memes that make me look like a belong in a mental hospital. Gonna share this with all of my friends

[@besanomar1829]

This was very helpful thank you🌼

[@akosiangelitoofficial1367]

nice video sir it is very helpful

[@afonsosantos3418]

Doesnt work, it created no folder called Private

[@UNCENSOREDMEDIAHOUSE]

Not that good because after all this process you can access the folder by searching the name of folder and it appears and you can access the folder

[@rsdgaming4747]

Not work! Everything doing well but when dubble click patch file folder not creat

[@joaopereira2659]

i did that, but after a few weeks i unlocked the folder and the files in it desappeared!!!

[@bjornjoseph]

when i double click on the batch file it flashes open then closes. the private folder isnt made as well. any suggestions?

[@lenny108]

Nice tutorial. It works so long you are on this computer. But when you put the hard drive into an external hard drive case and connect it to another PC it again shows the content of the folder without entering a password.

[@WebproeducationOrgTechnology]

Thankyou

[@mikeandrecabundocan1311]

I can't open the file when I entered my password the file won't appear can someone help me?

[@arize_abi01]

thank you bro you helped me

[@kyleburke5570]

I thought that this was a great idea until I realized that you can just preview the batch file and read the code, and just see what the password is.

[@fuzzydark1395]

All fun and games till you edit the batch file and see the password...

[@hls6925]

See my suggestion above!

[@aamir0980]

thank you soo much brother❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@SabirMallick-dw2js]

So not going to work for me, :)

[@PsyNetwork]

There is No need to rename the file into a control panel dot unpleasant serial reference. There is no need to rename the file at all!! dont just copy paste from this video. if you want to rename the file as you add "hidden" and "system" attributes to it and call it locked, you can choose whatever name you want. FYI: you can use windows defender to add a secure folder. changes to the folder from code such as this will be blocked by the defender. wonderful job!

[@Beiguta]

So... Nothing stops people from editing the batch file and seeing the password in clear text? This is useless.

[@Manoj-li6fv]

Delete the text doc

[@Beiguta]

@@Manoj-li6fv The batch file is still editable...

[@nimbussfa1674]

Nice tutorial. Great work WebPro. Pardon me, i would like to know if this method is safe for an external HDD knowing that it can be used in other PCs?

[@johnrafaelangeles3734]

its good but how i hide when i search the file i shows the hidden foler that i made when they search in it in the search bar

[@willienakiz]

Thank you for the video! I was looking for a simple way to lock files on a home computer.

[@WebproeducationOrgTechnology]

Glad I could help

[@Cantzee]

This works and ive used it in the past. The only problem this has is when you update your windows you need to repeat this process again. And thats becasue the system changes and lets say re opens and makes the code glitch out and stop working. But its easy to get into the private folder again, just delete the code that you have pasted in, Make a new txt file and just repeat the same progress as from before. Goodbyeeeeeeeee

[@gebremedhinabraha3516]

I can't get the GitHub code. Could you please assist me.

[@viktorsimon5167]

Hi , i forgot ymy password. i tried looking for the note++ but it doesnt show in my show more option. do you know any solution for this?

[@inomeekchunamlimbooc19d-cs46]

That's because u don't have "notepad++" right click on the file and you'll see the "edit" option.. click on it and it'll open in notepad, u can find the password out there

[@z_6474]

thank you for making it simple :)

[@NorysOfficial717]

Too Helpful now my sis cannot be able to ruin my hw files

[@salmanhirani94]

thank you

[@arsalan2276]

this video was very helpful.Tnx bro!

[@emmanuelsiazuza7322]

What if the person deletes the bat folder?

[@printstudio9853]

It worked 100%

[@kulangnicogarang1876]

that's awesome, thank you.

[@gueneverkateweightman2014]

Wonderful explanation. However, the batch file NEVER appeared in my folder. I tried it several times. I feel like an idiot now. Nothing happened. My folder is still not password protected.

[@subatomic1771]

exactly the same with me

[@priscillachuke8584]

Awesome, thank you

[@SakePL]

thats cool man. As a beginner. Where did you learn that from ?

[@CollinBale]

is there to way I can't edit it without the password but the file still works running

[@faizanullabaig1796]

What to do if files are missing????

[@onserutiri4359]

we all know what we using this for 😂

[@christianrexrubia3237]

I press Y and it never hide the file

[@zakaravich2192]

Can I store it to my hard drive and still be locked?

[@dharunkarthik1798]

Good work brother👍

[@mohamedmuse08]

I can’t thank you enough for this amazing lesson but i just subscribed to your chanel👍🏼

[@asaanand11]

It password showing in preview mode

[@sivaraj6766]

Amazing...! Thank you 🙌

[@Kaito-Ipn]

Genius, thank you so much!

[@skyler13543]

What if we delete the text file

[@thesciencekid3546]

Thanks a lot!!!!!

[@Edek3221]

to wirus

[@ImNotVanish]

Thank you man this really helped much appreciated

[@georgejackson3114]

very good thank you!

[@divenlaxman1977]

Cant find your coment to change password

[@0xSpoon]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@MethinRathnayake]

thank you so much 😊

[@farmanzone24]

Thanks ❤️

[@techgg7270]

awesome bro thanku

[@mrpcguy-b1j]

MAN U ARE GREAT

[@kaloyansabev3]

really needed this, thanks

[@usmanahmad6613]

does not work

[@SheoLIVE]

Amazing tutorial. Thank you!

[@dailyinfoactivate6574]

I forgot password sir

[@WebproeducationOrgTechnology]

on't worry! Forgetting a password can be frustrating, but there are ways to recover or reset it. Here are some steps to help you regain access to your folder in Windows 11: Method 1: Try to recall the password Take a few moments to think about the password. Try to remember any hints or clues that might help you recall it. Check if you've written the password down somewhere, like in a password manager or a notes app. Method 2: Use the "Forgot password" option Right-click on the folder and select "Properties." In the Properties window, click on the "Security" tab. Click on the "Advanced" button. In the Advanced Security Settings window, click on the "Change" button next to "Password." Click on "Forgot password" and follow the prompts to reset the password. Method 3: Use the built-in Windows password reset tool Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box. Type "control userpasswords2" and press Enter. In the User Accounts window, click on the "Manage another account" link. Select the account that owns the folder and click on "Reset password." Follow the prompts to reset the password. Method 4: Use a third-party password recovery tool Download and install a reputable password recovery tool, such as John the Ripper or Cain and Abel. Follow the tool's instructions to scan the folder and recover the password. Method 5: Take ownership of the folder Right-click on the folder and select "Properties." In the Properties window, click on the "Security" tab. Click on the "Advanced" button. In the Advanced Security Settings window, click on the "Change" button next to "Owner." Enter the username or group you want to take ownership with, and click "OK." Check the box next to "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects" and click "OK."

[@mulenganyangulu3937]

Am kindly asking we're do you find the code and how do you paste it

[@paullawrenceporlarescastil9168]

github link in description

[@dorothybediakoasare8911]

It worked

[@AkashTaral-zu8ku]

Thanks Brother 😻

[@ajoychetri2170]

Awesome it worked. Thanks man

[@WebproeducationOrgTechnology]

You're welcome!

[@LABOFINDIA]

Thanks dear I am from india

[@WebproeducationOrgTechnology]

Glad it was helpful!

[@thomasneff5510]

awesome stuff thanks

[@911_ADH]

Great video man thanx

[@WebproeducationOrgTechnology]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@nkyiem]

THANK YOU

[@aasifsanusi1734]

Pls I can't find the link 🥺

[@thwahaabdulbasith]

EXCELLENT DUDE

[@gamble7986]

will this work on chrome?