Windows Tricks - How to lock folder without a software

This is a very simple trick and can be used to secure private data from being accessed !!!!!

FOR THIS TRICK YOU NEED TO KNOW A LITTLE SOMETHING BOUT BATCH FILES. CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT THEM

STEPS TO FOLLOW

1. Copy all your private data into one folder.

2. Open notepad and type in the following with out the line
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ren foldername foldername.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
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Here you have to replace foldername with the name of the folder in which all your private data is placed. Which means if your folder's name is data then the above line should be written as.

ren data data.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

3. Now save the file as a batch file called lock.bat in the folder in which your private folder is kept. Which means if the folder you want to lock is C:\lock\data..... then save this file in C:\lock.

4. Open another notepad and type the following without the line and making the necesary changes (ie. replace foldername with the name of the folder in which all your private data is kept)
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ren foldername.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} foldername------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. Save the file as a batch file called key.bat in the same place as lock.bat.

6. Now you will see two batch files, namely lock.bat and key.bat. If you double click lock.bat, your private folder will become the control panel and your private files cannot be seen. If you click the key.bat your private folder will return back to normal and its contents can be accessed.

And there you have it. You just locked a folder without a software ..... How cool is that !!!

If you really want to avoid anybody from accessing it then you can name the batc files anything you like but you have to remember which one does which function !!!!

Just try it out !!! Kind of freakkish !!!!

Hope you learnt something new !!!!