How to lock a folder without any software using Batch Programming

In this post I will tell you how to create a simple folder locker which would hide the folder you want to lock. No software required, its just very simple to create it.

cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Locker
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Enter password to lock folder or for cancel press N
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set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==XXXX goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
echo (Provided by: www.downloadandlearning.blogspot.com)
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
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goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
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set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==XXXX goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
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goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password.
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
echo (Provided by: www.downloadandlearning.blogspot.com)
goto End
:End

1. Copy this Code into notepad and replace the XXXX with your password.
2. Save it with .bat extension(for eg: locker.bat).
3. Copy the Batch file to the place where you want to create your locker folder.
4. Now double click the Batch file.
5. Now you can see the Lock folder is created.
6. Place your files into lock folder which you want to protect.
7. Again double click the Batch file, it will ask you to enter the password to lock the folder. Enter the password.
8. Now the folder will be Locked and will become invisible.
9. To unlock again double click the Batch file, enter the password.
10. You can see the Lock folder.