Protecting your files or folders is important if your computer is used by others. There are lot more ways to protect your files/folders with a password but most of them requires installation of software. I am going to show you a simple and easy way to Lock Folder Using CMD.\\

STEP 1: Copy the following code to Notepad.


    cls
    @ECHO OFF
    title Folder Private
    if EXIST “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}” goto UNLOCK
    if NOT EXIST Private goto MDLOCKER
    :CONFIRM
    echo Are you sure you 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 Private “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%== 1234 goto FAIL
    attrib -h -s “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}”
    ren “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}” Private
    echo Folder Unlocked successfully
    goto End
    :FAIL
    echo Invalid password
    goto end
    :MDLOCKER
    md Private
    echo Private created successfully
    goto End
    :End

STEP 2: In 23rd Line You can see the default password i.e., 1234 , so just change this to the password you want.\\
STEP 3: Save the file using any name you want with .BAT\\
STEP 4: Open that save file and enter the password and press Enter\\
STEP 5: After entering the password , it will create one folder named “Private”. So, copy any file or folders you want to hide and paste/move it to Private folder.\\
STEP 6: If you want to lock this folder, again open that BAT file. Type Y and then press enter, now your folder is locked or hidden whatever you can\\