You can use them to lock and unlock the password-protected folders by right-clicking on them, instead of (or in addition to) double-clicking on the folders as described above. You can direct Folder Guard to add the Lock and Unlock commands to the Windows shortcut menu. Password-protect and hide personal files and folders with Folder Guard for Windows 11,10,8,7.

In addition to the basic password-protection described above, Folder Guard lets you customize the way it works to suit your specific requirements: Reply Yes, and the folder will be locked back with the password again, and will remain inaccessible until you enter the correct password again. Now, after you have unlocked the folder, try to close the Windows Explorer window, and you should see a prompt to lock the folder back: If you select the folder in the left-hand panel that shows the folder tree, the password prompt will not be shown and the Access denied message will be shown instead.) (Note that in order to unlock the folder this way, you need to double-click on the folder in the right-hand panel of the Windows Explorer window. However, if you don't enter the correct password, the folder will remain protected. If you have entered the correct password, the folder should become unprotected and you should be able to work with the files and subfolders it contains without restrictions, as usual. Navigate to the protected folder, and you should see an empty window with the Unlock button in the middle:Ĭlick the Unlock button, and prompt for the password should appear: Now apply the changes and try to open the folder you have just protected. (You can create several different passwords for the same folder, giving different access types to the users.) You can choose the password to unlock a full access to the folder, or give the user the read-only access.

You can specify that the password may be used only by the local users, or by the network users, or both. Select the folder to protect, enter the desired password, adjust the password properties, as needed: To lock a folder with a password: run Folder Guard and drag and drop the folder you want to protect to its window, or click the Lock another folder with a password link:

You can use Folder Guard software to protect folders with passwords. How to password-protect a folder with Folder Guard

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