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What happens if I forget the password?

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1. Click Start > Open the "Run" dialog > Type: regedit and hit Enter. 2. Open Registry Editor and go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER. 3. Click "Software" > "new software" > "folder lock" > "Uninstall". 4. Edit the value to 0; 5. Go to Control Panel and uninstall Folder Lock.

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if folder locker.bat got deleted then How the locked folder will be accessed? Will deleting folderlocker.bat will delete the locked file?

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Type this into command prompt: cd "" attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker.

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Have locked folders on a USB but after they are locked can still search with a file extension (eg. docx) and all files with that extension will show up! Not much point locking them.

Chris Gootos

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What's the logic to lock the folders? To not allow access to files or to completely hide the folder from search parameters? You can right-click, then properties, then on the bottom you can choose "hide"; however, you're probably best off by restricting the permissions of the folders to access only by you through the System Permissions of the file or folder.

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What's to prevent someone unauthorized from accessing the lock.txt doc where the password is clearly visible?

Chris Gootos

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There is nothing stopping them from opening the word.doc file if the password is visible; however, you can lock all Office files with a secure password, but you will have to provide the password key to the recipient to enable the file to be opened. It seems as if the optimal goal is to keep unauthorized users from seeing the content, so put the password protected file in a restricted access folder.

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Can I delete the original "lock" file that we created?

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When you run into a locked folder in Windows 10, the system won’t allow you to do anything with it -- open it, delete it, or move it -- without the password. For folders that you didn’t lock, finding the password often isn’t an option. You can’t open these folders, but you can delete them -- even though a simple right-click “Delete” won’t work, nor will the delete button.

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How to lock folder without hiding command and application?

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1) Locate the folder on your desktop. Right-click the folder you want to protect and click "Properties". 2) On the General tab, click "Advanced". 3) Check the "Encrypt contents to secure data" data checkbox. ... 4) Click the "Apply" button of the Properties panel.

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