Lock Folder without using any Software

How to lock a Folder without using any Software? People generally use folder lock software to hide or lock confidential data from others. But why use those softwares, however you can protect/lock those data without using any software. Here I am going to tell you two methods through which you can hide or lock folders in order to protect your confidential data from others. Follow the guidelines from bellow.

Lock Folder without using any Software (Method 1):

• Make a new Folder
• Inside Folder make a (TXT) file and copy the following code inside it

Quote: 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%== password here 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

• Now go the line ( 23 ), You will find this word : password here (Change it with ) any password u like

• After that, Save the (TXT) file as (locker.bat)
• Now back to the folder and you will find a ( LOCKER ) commanding
• Now Click on it
• After clicking on it you will see a new folder (Private )
• Now copy the files, which you want to hide or protect
• After that again go to ( LOCKER ) and click on it
• It will open and ask you want lock your folder? Y/N ?
• Type ‘Y’
• And that is it, you have simply done
• Now to view or unlock it again, Click on ( LOCKER ) and type your password

Lock Folder without using any Software (Method 2):

Note: For this you should have folder in NTFS drive

• Open run
• Type cmd
• Now type – cacls e:\(name of the folder in drive e) /d everyone For Locking Folder
• For unlocking type – cacls e:\(name of the folder in drive e) /g everyone:f

Once you have locked the Folder, whenever someone wants to open it, it will show a message ‘access is denied‘

Well, This is how you can lock or protect your valuable data from others without using any software or programs. Stay tuned with us for more updates like this.

Terminate Not Responding Programs Automatically in Windows XP

Many times it happens, some programs don’t respond or it gets hung and when clicking on close button it doesn’t work. Even the task manager fails or takes too much of time. But here is a small trick through which you can auto kill the programs which gets hung or goes into status of “Not Responding”. Follow the guidelines from bellow to terminate Not Responding programs automatically.

Terminate Not Responding Programs Automatically in Windows XP

• Click Start button and Run
• Type “Regedit” (without quote)
• Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
• And here you will find a string called as “Auto End Task”
• Double click on it and set value to 1 (this means hung program will be killed instantaneously)
• Well, you can also set time for it too, Now find a string called as “WaitToKillAppTimeout“
• And change the value as you prefer by double clicking on it (value in milliseconds)
• Now exit from the Registry file and restart your System

Well, that is it. You have simply done it. Now when a program get hung or  goes into status of Not Responding, it will terminate automatically.

NOTE: Please backup your registry first before you follow the procedure

Enable Right Click on Right Click Disabled Websites

How to enable right click on the right click disabled websites? Some of the website has restricted to perform right click on their site. This is mostly done to prevent other users from copying or stealing their work. But if you worried about this, then don’t be! because we have found solution for it, through which you can able to perform right click on right click disabled websites.

Follow the procedure from bellow -

• Download a Firefox add-on named RightToClick from here and install it
• Then simply restart your Firefox
• Now you will see a golden pointer at the lower right corner of Firefox and also right next to the Home button

• When you visit any website which has disabled right click option, click on the golden mouse pointer
• And that is it, you have done. Now you can able to right click on that page which has restricted to perform right click.

Well, you can also use its advanced option and can check common option, by righting click on it and select ‘option’.

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