Lock your Folders

How to Lock Or Hide A Folder, A File Or A Drive On The Computer

Source: MakeUseOf
These days, hiding or locking a folder or file is probably something you will need if you use a computer that others use too.

A previous post has been written on this topic here but I have found a few other methods of doing such a thing, excluding download programs that can be easily accessible to others.

Windows
Method 1 (the easy one)

• Click “Start”, “Run,” and then type cmd. When the command prompt opens type “CD C:\Test” (replace “Test” with the name of the folder you want to hide.)
• Now type “attrib file +s +h” and replace “file” with the name of the actual file name you would like to hide.
• Now, go back to C:\Test and look for your file or folder, it’s not there! You cannot find it through simply browsing around, through the command prompt, or even if you click “Show Hidden Files and Folders”.
• To find the folder and it’s contents again simply go back to the command prompt, type “CD C:\Test” (of course, again replacing “Test” with the name of the folder,) and then type “attrib filename -s -h”. You should now be able to find your file again!

Method 2 (this is where it starts to get slightly more difficult)

This method, unlike the previous one, hides an entire drive instead of individual files or folders:

(Before you ever use the registry I HIGHLY RECOMMEND backing up your registry with a tool similar to Registry Tool or CCleaner. You may as well use a manual method similar to this.)

• Go to “Start,” “Run,” and type regedit.
• When the registry editor loads, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
  Policies\Explorer
• Right click on “Explorer” and select “New” and “DWORD Value.”
• Name the value NoDrives and select “Decimal” as the base.
• In the value type the number that corresponds with the drive below:
  
  
  
  (E.g. If you would like to hide drive E, type 16. You may also hide multiple drives by adding the two numbers. E.g. If you would like to hide drives E and G, 16+64=80.)
• Now, after you restart your computer, you should not be able to see the drive.

Enjoy Locking Folders !