There is a very nice program called Free Hide Folder from Cleanersoft that allows you to easily hide your private folders. If you’re having trouble with the above-mentioned method (from what I can see from the comments, a good number of people are), then here’s another quick and free way to create a secure folder in Windows XP. However, if you’re dealing with someone who can do all of that, it’s best you check out more advanced 3rd party software to lock down a folder. Of course, if someone knows this trick also, they can create their own key.bat file, etc and open it back up. Most people will be probably look at the folder and simply ignore it since it has the control panel icon and it links directly there. Of course, keeping the key.bat file in the same folder will defeat the purpose of securing the folder, so it’s best to move the key.bat file somewhere else, or even better, put it on a USB stick or CD that only you can access.
To view the data inside your folder again, click on key.bat and your folder will return to normal! Pretty simple!. You’ll notice the icon should have changed also. Clicking on it will simply bring you to the Control Panel. Go ahead and double-click on lock.bat and your folder will turn into the Control Panel and nothing inside can be viewed. Now you’ll have lock.bat and key.bat along with your folder. In the same location where you created the new folder, create a new file in Notepad, copy the following below into it, replace Fonts with the name of your folder and save it as lock.bat. Since the hidden folder will bring you to the Control Panel, it’s best to name the folder as one of the programs inside there. For example, I have created a folder called Fonts at the root of my D drive. First create a folder that you will use to store your confidential data. Here are the steps to create the protected folder in Windows XP: Since we’re messing with the internals of the folder, it could cause data loss if not done properly. Note: Before you try this on some really important sensitive data, you should make sure you create a test folder with some fake test data to ensure you get it working properly. The other neat thing about this little trick is that any of the files or folders inside the hidden folder will not show up when you perform a search in Explorer. Anyone who clicks on the folder will be brought to the Control Panel and simply think it is a shortcut. In order to view the data, you have to run another script to morph it back. It basically involves using a script to morph the folder into something completely different so that it’s still visible, but nothing inside the folder is accessible.
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