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Copyright SnapFiles. All other trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners. Home Freeware Security Tools. File and Folder Protection Freeware. Featured Download Not limited to freeware. Download Now 4. Download Now 2. Download Now 7. Remember that, if you are creating backup folder using this software, then this folder will be available at its source location and that will be unprotected. Folder locker is another freeware to password protect folders.

This software comes in handy to sequentially lock multiple folders with password. Now, you can set a locking method from listed methods and set a password. Unlocking a folder is also an easy job. Now, you can insert the valid password used during locking the folder to unlock it.

Apart from that, it also provides options to change icon, text color, or background for the specified folder. As you open this freeware, it lets you set a password to get further access to this software. Now, you can choose a folder to lock by browsing it. The folder is now locked at the source location. It also has a specified icon to unlock folders. You need to perform the same procedure to unlock locked folders. As you lock a folder, it is no longer accessible to others.

Zedix File Security is another lightweight freeware to lock folders and files. To use this software, you need to create a password that will be used to launch the software as well as to lock folders. You can choose one of these actions at a time as per your requirement.

To lock a folder, after browsing it, you can select the Lock option given on its interface. It not only secures privacy, but also secure folders and files from unauthorized deletion. It is one of the easiest software to protect your private data from other users. To do so, you just need to select Lock option. Now, it lets you browse and lock desired folder. As a result, icon of the folder is changed into a lock, which indicates that locking process is successful.

It may be a useful software to protect your privacy, but it fails to protect folders from unauthorized deletion. EG Folder Lock is also a free software that lets you password protect folders. It lets you browse and lock only a single folder at a time using password, to protect your important data from others.

As you open this software, you can set a password and re-open the software to use it as a folder locker. Unlocking the folder is also an effortless task, since it provides a dedicated option to unlock the folder. Once you locked a folder, it also protects the folder by preventing unauthorized folder deletion.

Therefore, it is a good pick as a free folder locking software. And, to provide the folder path, you can either type it manually or use drag and drop method. You can unlock folders in a similar manner. But, it is advised to copy and save the folder path in order to easily provide path to this software, to later unlock locked items. DTek Directory Lock is next in this list of free folder locking software. It lets you lock folders one by one either by using password or without password. To add folders to protect them, you can either browse or use drag and drop method.

Hence, it is recommended for you to lock folders with password. It has a user friendly interface. To lock folder using this software, open it and choose only one folder at a time by browsing it. Now, you can set password to protect browsed folder. By repeating the same process, you can protect as many folders as you want. To unlock folders, browse folders one by one and enter the password used to lock that particular folder.

Easy Protect Folder is a good alternative for standalone folder locking software for Windows. To use this software, you can set a password that will be required to open this software, and also to unlock folders. You can one by one add multiple folders to its interface to lock and hide them. You can also open locked folders from its interface by double clicking them.

As you add folders to its interface, they will be hidden from their source location. Therefore, it also provides security from deletion of folders from unauthorized person. F Lock is a free and portable folder locking software for Windows. Using this freeware, you can lock multiple folders individually with the help of passwords.

To do so, it lets you browse desired folder and then set password to secure folder with it. You can directly check locked status of the folder. It also lets you lock folders without a user defined password.

In order to unlock a folder, you can browse the folder and enter the password. Now, it is accessible to everyone. Similar to many other software of this list, it also lets you browse folder. After clicking on Lock option, you can browse the folder to lock it. To unlock a folder again, you need to browse the folder and choose Unlock option. Folder Lock 2 is yet another folder locking software for PC users. Packed in a colorful interface, this software is capable of locking multiple folders, when they are added serially.

Once a folder is locked by this software, it can neither be accessed nor deleted by any unauthorized person. Leo Folder Locker is a command line based software that lets you create a locker and save folders in that locker.

First of all, it lets you set a case sensitive password that will be used to protect lockers that will be further used to lock folders. In case you forget the password, it facilitates an option to set a unique code using which, you can recover your password. Now, you need to provide the path to the locker to unlock it.

You can lock multiple folders inside a locker. Do remember to remove the folder from its source location as it will be accessible from there. Master Guard is another software that you can use to password protect folders, files, and external drives such as pen-drives. This software provides security against deletion by hiding locked folders and files from their source location. To protect privacy, you can set a master password which is important to login into the software, each time you launch it.

It lets you set a security question in case you forget the password , by answering which, you can recover the lost password. All locked items will appear in a list. From this list, you can select single locked item at a time and choose unlock option to make it public again.

GrekSoft- Easy Folder Lock is another standalone software that lets you lock folders with password. Although, you can set a single password to protect every browsed folder, still it provides approximately complete protection against unauthorized access. It neither lets someone to access locked items nor delete them. First of all, it lets you setup a password for both, launching the software and locking folders with. Then, you can browse desired folder in a sequential manner to lock them.

To unlock a locked item again, you need to browse that item and select Unlock button given on its interface. It is a simple folder locking tool with standard locking and unlocking options.

You can choose this one as a folder lock software for its simplicity. SafeHouse Explorer is a free software which can be used to lock folders and files.

It basically lets you create a virtual drive of user defined size and apply password on this virtual drive. After adding items, as soon as you close this software, the virtual drive is hidden and so is your private data. New Version. Trend Micro Virus Pattern File Yandex Browser Ashampoo WinOptimizer TNTatlas B freeware download BackUp Maker Standard Edition 8.

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