Lock file/folder using MS-DOS without using additional Software

Comments

• Robert Lopez says:
  May 27, 09

  This really works! \m/(*_*)\m/

• ron says:
  Jul 14, 09

  it does works. however, i do not remember the password. how to retrieve?

• shishir says:
  Jul 14, 09

  hey dude its good but if any one open the locker.bat file in edit mode then he can see my password and he also can change the password

• Manu says:
  Jul 21, 09

  hey its good n ron i have got d solution to ur idea

• Riyaz says:
  Jul 31, 09

  I really like it

• Harish says:
  Aug 18, 09

  You don't need to worry about the password, if you forget or the .bat file is lost. Just do these simple steps to regain your files... Step 1: Goto the drive where you have made the folder hidden for example: i used d drive, so gotot d:/ Step 2: In the menu bar, goto tools folder options. Step3: In view tab, choose show hidden files or folders and uncheck the hide protected operating system files (recommended). Step4: You will get all the hidden files. There you can find a control pannel icon with the name Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}, just rename it what ever name you want and you will get your files back. Try and Checkit out!

• karthik says:
  Aug 29, 09

  i forgot the password. with out changing the password in the batch file . and it in asking ENTER PASSWORD TO UNLOCK THE FOLDER

• Mukund says:
  Sep 02, 09

  good this work good

• calvin says:
  Oct 02, 09

  How to retrieve the password if i lost the bat.file and i want to unlock the folder. I already followed the step below and got show the icon for control panel. My question is How to retrieve the password if i lost the bat.file? Step 1: Goto the drive where you have made the folder hidden for example: i used d drive, so gotot d:/ Step 2: In the menu bar, goto tools folder options. Step3: In view tab, choose show hidden files or folders and uncheck the hide protected operating system files (recommended). Step4: You will get all the hidden files. There you can find a control pannel icon with the name Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}, just rename it what ever name you want and you will get your files back. Thanks

• calvin says:
  Oct 02, 09

  May i know what is ren lockfile. what purpose of using this?

• Samuel says:
  Oct 06, 09

  thnks...i appreciate ur help...^-^..bt could any 1 tell me wat .bat is n how can i noe more tricks like dis 1?...thnks in adv 4 ur answers...

• rao321 says:
  Dec 18, 09

  my pc accepts wrong password also...

• Sumit says:
  Dec 31, 09

  there is the problem with folder if the someone can delet control pannel folder then..................?

• Sidhu says:
  Mar 08, 10

  Hi... when I open the locker.bat and enter the password, nothing happens, I cant see the folder. I made a Winrar archive and saw a folder named "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}', i tried to extract it but it said 'No archives found', when I open this folder it has nothing in it, however I had locked many movies in it. Please help me guyz... :(

• alvin says:
  Apr 20, 10

  use the cacls command it actually locks users out of it find out how to use it before using it.also locks programs.

• Patrict says:
  Sep 16, 10

  some one has deleted the locker.bat and i cant find all the folders i locked it , so what i have to do now, any one can help me ? please send your answer to me ....

• rams says:
  Jan 01, 11

  forgot my password, how to open folder pls give me best solution.

• K.Nagasundar says:
  Feb 15, 11

  how to lock a folder using MS DOS command. Pls explain with example

• K.Nagasundar says:
  Feb 15, 11

  how to lock a folder using MS DOS command with example by using password

• Denz says:
  Feb 25, 11

  thanks for the help.. it really works

• johnny says:
  Jun 26, 11

  just learn how to read ms dos and this is very simple i mean this langauge is a million times easier than english depending on how good your memory is. i learned everything about it in a couple weeks

• johnny says:
  Jun 26, 11

  and i think some of you are getting the impression that 21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D is the password defaultly, that has to do with file location and crap password is what he has the password set as and then you change it it boils down to it if you don't read any ms dos and you change somthin on this code you'll probley screw it up and "rams" the easiest to recover the files is use the del /drive/folderlocation/name command on the batch file and all your files should return

• kuravan says:
  Jul 15, 11

  hai due its not useful.. anybody rename your locker folder with any name it will show all the content

• hmada says:
  Jul 16, 11

  I forgot my password :( can i change it ??

• siddhartha says:
  Aug 10, 11

  convert bat into exe file then no one can be able to see password

• subhrajit senapati says:
  Nov 26, 11

  how i can give password to my computer drive in command prompt and unlock drive at the time of need.......please explain with command.....

• Faid Alfarisi says:
  Feb 06, 12

  Whats New : - Save/Load password. - Can open folder in anywhere in same drive. - Rename folder. - Super hidden and encrypted folder. - Now try this . . . @ECHO OFF COLOR 1F MODE 47,6 TITLE Folder Locker SET A=%MyFiles% SET B=C2F41D69-E2A7-5795-89E4-00805FE4081D SET C=D4E221D2-3A5B-1069-52DD-06002B3A3098 SET D=E65D24D8-98B5-68C0-BB82-010D30BDCE0C SET E=F89CDCE2-B7C3-28FF-A9F0-007A0060FC34 IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:F /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" ATTRIB +H +S +A "%A%\%B%" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" CACLS "%A%\%B%\%D%" /P EVERYONE:F /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%E%" CACLS "%A%\%B%\%E%" /P EVERYONE:F /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" FOR /F "TOKENS=*" %%F IN (%A%\%B%\%D%) DO SET "FD=%%F" IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%E%" FOR /F "TOKENS=*" %%P IN (%A%\%B%\%E%) DO SET "PS=%%P" IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" CACLS "%A%\%B%\%D%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%E%" CACLS "%A%\%B%\%E%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%C%" GOTO CONFIRM0 IF NOT EXIST "%A%\%B%\%C%" GOTO CONFIRM2 :CONFIRM0 IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%E%" GOTO CONFIRM1 IF NOT EXIST "%A%\%B%\%E%" GOTO NEWPASSWORD :CONFIRM1 IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%C%" GOTO UNLOCKCONFIRM IF NOT EXIST "%A%\%B%\%C%" GOTO LOCKCONFIRM :CONFIRM2 IF EXIST "%FD%" GOTO CONFIRM0 IF NOT EXIST "%FD%" GOTO CREATE :CREATE IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL TITLE Folder Locker - [CREATE FOLDER] CLS ECHO Are you sure want to make new folder [Y/N]? ECHO. SET /P "CHOICE=> " IF NOT DEFINED CHOICE GOTO CREATE IF /I "%CHOICE%" EQU "Y" GOTO CREATEFOLDERNAME IF /I "%CHOICE%" EQU "N" EXIT ECHO. ECHO Invalid Choice!!! PAUSE>NUL CLS GOTO CREATE :CREATEFOLDERNAME CLS ECHO Type name for your new folder. ECHO. SET /P "FOLDERNAME=> " IF NOT DEFINED FOLDERNAME GOTO EMPTY4 GOTO CREATING :CREATING CLS ECHO Please Wait . . . IF NOT EXIST "%A%\%B%" MD "%A%\%B%" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" ATTRIB +H +S +A "%A%\%B%" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL IF NOT EXIST "%FOLDERNAME%" MD "%FOLDERNAME%" >NUL IF NOT EXIST "%FOLDERNAME%" GOTO UNABLECREATE IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:F /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" CACLS "%A%\%B%\%D%" /P EVERYONE:F /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" ATTRIB -H -S -A "%A%\%B%\%D%" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" ECHO Y|DEL "%A%\%B%\%D%" >NUL IF EXIST "%FOLDERNAME%" ECHO.%FOLDERNAME%>"%A%\%B%\%D%" IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" ATTRIB +H +S +A "%A%\%B%\%D%" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" CACLS "%A%\%B%\%D%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL IF NOT EXIST "%A%\%B%\%E%" GOTO SETPASS IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL CLS ECHO Folder created successfully . . . ECHO. ECHO Press any key to exit . . . PAUSE>NUL EXIT :SETPASS IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL CLS ECHO Folder created successfully . . . ECHO. ECHO Press any key to set password . . . PAUSE>NUL GOTO NEWPASSWORD :UNABLECREATE CLS ECHO Unable to create folder . . . ECHO. ECHO Press any key to exit . . . PAUSE>NUL EXIT :EMPTY1 ECHO. ECHO Empty Password!!! PAUSE>NUL GOTO CHANGEPASSWORD2 :EMPTY2 ECHO. ECHO Empty Password!!! PAUSE>NUL GOTO NEWPASSWORD :EMPTY3 ECHO. ECHO Empty Name!!! PAUSE>NUL GOTO RENAME :EMPTY4 ECHO. ECHO Empty Name!!! PAUSE>NUL GOTO CREATEFOLDERNAME :EMPTY5 ECHO. ECHO Empty Name!!! PAUSE>NUL GOTO CREATENAME :LOCKCONFIRM IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL TITLE Folder Locker - [LOCK FOLDER] CLS ECHO Type "RENAME" for rename your current folder. ECHO Type "CHANGE" for change your password. ECHO Are you sure want to lock your folder [Y/N]? ECHO. SET /P "CHOICE=> " IF NOT DEFINED CHOICE GOTO LOCKCONFIRM IF /I "%CHOICE%" EQU "Y" GOTO LOCKING IF /I "%CHOICE%" EQU "N" EXIT IF /I "%CHOICE%" EQU "CHANGE" GOTO CHANGEPASSWORD1 IF /I "%CHOICE%" EQU "RENAME" GOTO RENAME SET /P CHOICE=Invalid Choice!!! CLS GOTO LOCKCONFIRM :LOCKING CLS ECHO Please Wait . . . IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:F /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%C%" CACLS "%A%\%B%\%C%" /P EVERYONE:F /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%C%" ATTRIB -H -S -A "%A%\%B%\%C%" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%C%\*" ATTRIB -H -S -A "%A%\%B%\%C%\*" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%C%\*" ECHO Y|DEL "%A%\%B%\%C%\*" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%C%" RD "%A%\%B%\%C%" >NUL IF EXIST "%FD%" MOVE "%FD%" "%A%\%B%\" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%FD%" REN "%A%\%B%\%FD%" "%C%" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%C%" ATTRIB +H +S +A "%A%\%B%\%C%" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%C%" CACLS "%A%\%B%\%C%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL CLS ECHO Folder locked successfully . . . ECHO. ECHO Press any key to exit . . . PAUSE>NUL EXIT :RENAME TITLE Folder Locker - [RENAME FOLDER] CLS ECHO Type new name for your current folder. ECHO. SET /P "NEWNAME=> " IF NOT DEFINED NEWNAME GOTO EMPTY3 IF EXIST "%FD%" REN "%FD%" "%NEWNAME%" IF NOT EXIST "%NEWNAME%" GOTO UNABLERENAME IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:F /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" CACLS "%A%\%B%\%D%" /P EVERYONE:F /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" ATTRIB -H -S -A "%A%\%B%\%D%" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" ECHO Y|DEL "%A%\%B%\%D%" >NUL IF NOT EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" ECHO.%NEWNAME%>"%A%\%B%\%D%" IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" ATTRIB +H +S +A "%A%\%B%\%D%" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" CACLS "%A%\%B%\%D%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL CLS ECHO Folder renamed successfully . . . ECHO. ECHO Press any key to exit . . . PAUSE>NUL EXIT :UNABLERENAME CLS ECHO Unable to rename folder . . . ECHO. ECHO Press any key to exit . . . PAUSE>NUL EXIT :CREATENAME IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL TITLE Folder Locker - [CREATE NAME] CLS ECHO Folder name is not set, type new folder name. ECHO. SET /P "NEWNAME=> " IF NOT DEFINED NEWNAME GOTO EMPTY5 IF NOT EXIST "%NEWNAME%" MD "%NEWNAME%" >NUL IF NOT EXIST "%NEWNAME%" GOTO UNABLECREATENAME IF EXIST "%NEWNAME%" RD "%NEWNAME%" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:F /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" CACLS "%A%\%B%\%D%" /P EVERYONE:F /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" ATTRIB -H -S -A "%A%\%B%\%D%" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" ECHO Y|DEL "%A%\%B%\%D%" >NUL IF NOT EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" ECHO.%NEWNAME%>"%A%\%B%\%D%" IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" ATTRIB +H +S +A "%A%\%B%\%D%" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%D%" CACLS "%A%\%B%\%D%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL CLS GOTO UNLOCKING :UNABLECREATENAME CLS ECHO Unable to create folder name . . . ECHO. ECHO Press any key to exit . . . PAUSE>NUL EXIT :CHANGEPASSWORD1 IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL TITLE Folder Locker - [CHANGE PASSWORD] CLS SET PASSWORD= SET /P "PASSWORD=Enter Old Password : " IF NOT DEFINED PASSWORD GOTO CHANGEPASSWORD1 IF "%PASSWORD%"=="%PS%" GOTO CHANGEPASSWORD2 ECHO. ECHO Invalid Password!!! PAUSE>NUL GOTO CHANGEPASSWORD1 :CHANGEPASSWORD2 CLS ECHO Enter Old Password : %PS% ECHO. SET NEW= SET /P "NEW=Enter New Password : " IF NOT DEFINED NEW GOTO EMPTY1 IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:F /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%E%" CACLS "%A%\%B%\%E%" /P EVERYONE:F /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%E%" ATTRIB -H -S -A "%A%\%B%\%E%" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%E%" ECHO Y|DEL "%A%\%B%\%E%" >NUL IF NOT EXIST "%A%\%B%\%E%" ECHO.%NEW%>"%A%\%B%\%E%" IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%E%" ATTRIB +H +S +A "%A%\%B%\%E%" >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%\%E%" CACLS "%A%\%B%\%E%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL CLS ECHO Password has been changed . . . ECHO. ECHO Press any key to exit . . . PAUSE>NUL EXIT :NEWPASSWORD IF EXIST "%A%\%B%" CACLS "%A%\%B%" /P EVERYONE:N /E >NUL TITLE Folder Locker - [NEW PASSWORD