Previously I was talking about how to hide a folder without using default mechanism in Windows 7. It protect your folder from accessing after unhide hidden folders in folder options as well as by directly typing absolute location.
Quick Catch-up
- How to Hide a Folder in Windows 7
But still it’s vulnerable for accidental clicks and become visible if someone selects all the files and folders. If you need better and more secured way to hide your folders, My LockBox is great piece of software to get it done easily.
How to Use My LockBox?
- Download and Install My LockBox in your Windows 7 PC.
- During the installation process check “Add Protect with My Lockbox” to windows explorer context menu. You can do this after installation as well.
- Precede with the installation steps and compete it.
- It will place and shortcut on your desktop named My LockBox Control Panel. Open it and in the initial launch it will ask you to set a password.
- Now close the application and go to the folder you need to protect, right click on it and select Protect with My LockBox.
- It will ask you the My LockBox Password. Once you give it folder will disappear. Now no one can access it by any means.
- Whenever you want to access the folder, open My LockBox control panel, provide password and click on Unlock. Then protected folder will appear automatically.
- You can access My LockBox control panel using shortcut key CTRL + Shift + P.
- Free version of My LockBox can protect only one folder at a time. If you want to protect any number of folders you have to purchase PRO version.
This is a highly secured way to protect your folder and without providing password no one would be able to access the folder. This works even when PC is on safe mode. My LockBox is indigent to let virus scanners and backup applications to access folder. This works with NTFS, FAT 32 and FAT file system as well as Win 7, Win Vista and Win XP.
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