Is there any software (freeware), that can "lock" a specific folder?

SaiZo · May 6, 2013

Ok, so what I want to do is lock a folder, and have some sort of a 'key' on perhaps an USB thumbdrive. I wanted to google it, but I just don't know what to search for.

The software should be able to lock the a specific folder, even if that folder is inside another folder. But if there is some sort of software that can "lock" a specific file, that would do just as good. Should have a rather good encryption.

EDIT: Found something called "Folder Lock". Anyone ever tried this one?

de.das.dude · May 6, 2013

hiding porn are we?

micropage7 · May 6, 2013

SaiZo said:
Ok, so what I want to do is lock a folder, and have some sort of a 'key' on perhaps an USB thumbdrive. I wanted to google it, but I just don't know what to search for.

The software should be able to lock the a specific folder, even if that folder is inside another folder. But if there is some sort of software that can "lock" a specific file, that would do just as good. Should have a rather good encryption.

EDIT: Found something called "Folder Lock". Anyone ever tried this one?

i dunno but i use wise folder hider
http://www.wisecleaner.com/wisefolderhider.html
just to prevent my personal folder from the other :toast:

what about this one?
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/133,0,2,0,1.html

pigulici · May 6, 2013

Try Truecrypt...

t_ski · May 6, 2013

pigulici said:
Try Truecrypt...

That was going to be my suggestion.

Aquinus · May 6, 2013

You can make a 7z archive using AES-256 encryption. That way you also have the added advantage of having LZMA2 to compress your data as well.

Remember to use a good password though.

patrico · May 6, 2013

there are lots out there, google is your friend

Mindweaver · May 6, 2013

I would do like Aquinus suggested and compress it and lock it using 7z or winRAR. If it's files that you don't plan to change, but if you do then use Truecrypt as others have suggested.

silkstone · May 6, 2013

Aquinus said:
You can make a 7z archive using AES-256 encryption. That way you also have the added advantage of having LZMA2 to compress your data as well.

Remember to use a good password though.
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/password_strength.png

Any passwords that I use that consist of a single (non common) word with mixed in punctuation and capitals seem to have over 44-bits of entropy. I guess it all comes down to your word choice.

But, just to be safe, I changed some of my passwords to sentences to give me 96-bits.

Any really sensitive passwords, I use a string of random characters.

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Is there any software (freeware), that can "lock" a specific folder?

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