How to Password Protect a Folder in Windows 11/10/8/7

By Li ZhangUpdated on December 17, 2022

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Computer has become an significant tool in our work and life. If you haven’t encrypted your files and folders on computer, your sensitive data is easy to leak and fall by someone with bad intentions. Therefore, we need to lock, encrypt or password protect files and folders to prevent them from leaking, it is necessary for you to password protect folders in your computer. So how to password protect a folder in Windows 10/8/7? We list some effective methods to lock and password protect folders on computer. It is believe that you are able to find a suitable way to encrypt your folders in Windows PC, even in Mac.

CONTENTS

Part 1: Password Protect a Folder with UkeySoft File Lock

Ukeysoft File Lock is a professional encryption tool for Windows and Mac, it has a robust feature to lock/hide your files and folders in the local disk and the external disk(USB stick), so that you can secure protect your files and folders. In addition, it can monitor your files and folders when they are changing. Plus, it can permanently delete your sensitive files and folders with a powerful "File Shredder" feature, even some professional data recovery software cannot retrieve them back. After locking your folders, your files and folders can be access with a password you set, the encrypted folders can be stay security that you never worried about your important folders in dangerous.

You may want to know why UkeySoft File Lock has the excellent encryption feature? The answer is that uses AES 256-Bit military grade encryption algorithms which make it powerful to password protect your file/ folder/USB drive. And thanks to UkeySoft File Lock, protect your folder in Windows 11/10/8/7 become easier. Install UkeySoft File Lock and See how it works.

Top features you would like

• Lock file, folder to against hacker and malware attacks.
• Hide file or folder from the prying eyes.
• lock flash drive, such as USB drive, to protect sensitive information.
• Monitor file, folder when they are changing.
• Delete file, folder forcefully.

3 Simple Steps to Password Protect Folders on Windows PC

Step 1. Install and launch UkeySoft File Lock on your computer
Go to the Ukeysoft official website and install UkeySoft File Lock. Then launch it and enter the initial password “123456” to start it up. If you have purchased a license code to activation the program, you can set another password.

Step 2. Select Locking Folder Feature
After launch it, you can see the “Locking Folder” option on the left side in the screen and click it.

Step 3. Add Folder to Encrypt
In this windows, if you want to lock folder, please click add a folder or some folders to the locking interface.
There are two ways to add a folder or folders to the locking list.

Method 1: Click on the “Lock folder” option and the local folder will be open.

Then select a folder you want to password protect, a small window will pop up and click on “Confirm” button to confirm adding folder to the locking list.

Method 2: You also can drag a folder to the interface center, after dragging a folder to the locking interface and added successfully, you will see the folder be locked.

Well done, all the select folders has been locked with password. Only 3 simple steps, your folder can be protect safely and you can never worried about the prying eyes.

Tips: The default password is your master password of the program.

Part 2: How to Access Locked Folder & Unlock a Folder

Well done. Only few click, you can easily password protect a folder, no one can open the encrypted folder without a password. If you want to open the encrypted folder, you need to enter a right password that you have set.

If you want to unlock your encrypted folders, just select a folder from the locking list, then click on "Unlock" button to unlock folder encryption.

After unlocking it, you can directly access the folder without password.

Part 3: Password protect a folder in Windows 10/8/7 with BitLocker

Windows 10 offers a built-in encryption tool - BitLocker which provides a way to encrypt your folders from unauthorized access to your information with a password. BitLocker not only can protect file, folder but also be able to protect your external drive such as USB drive. In windows10, if you want to protect your sensitive folder, you can try this way and follow these steps.

Step 1. Check your computer whether have BitLocker. Go to your computer's Control Panel from the Start menu and select “System and Security”. In the main section, scroll down to find is it “BitLocker Drive Encryption” option here. If Yes, please go on the steps below.

Step 2. Click on the “BitLocker Drive Encryption” option and enter to open the BitLocker Drive Encryption settings page and click on “Turn on BitLocker Drive”.

Step 3. Set a password. You need to set a password that no one know except yourself and click on “Next”.

Step 4.Select the option to save. Select the encryption option-“save to your Microsoft drive” and click on “Next”.

Step 5. In this page, you need to select how much the drive space to encrypt, choose the “encrypt used disk space only (faster and best for new PCs and drives.), and click on “Next”.

Step 6. This step, there are two options you need to choose. For internal drive, choose “New encryption mode (best for fixed drives on this device)”. For external, choose “Compatible mode (best for drives that can be moved from this device)”.

Step 7. Click on “run BitLocker system check”. And your computer will be restart. Well done, you must enter the right password to unlock the drive.

Part 4 : Password protect a folder in Windows 10/8/7 with AES Crypt

AES Crypt is a multiple platform encryption software. It provide GUI version and command line. However, it is not easy to initial setup for the new user, because the installation is complicated. The installation package is difficult to figure out. Basically, you need to install the program and unzip the installation package. Then you will find msi file in it. After that, the installation wizard will take over. You can follow the steps below.

Step 1. Download the proper GUI, and run msi file from the unzip file. Follow the installation guide. If come out mistake when doing this, you can run executable file. If not, just execute the install the package.

Step 2. You need to turn it on and execute the follow some steps

Stept3. After installation, you don’t need to launch it. Go to the Explorer and select to the folder you want to protect, and right-click it. You will see the AES Encrypt in the context menu. Click it will lead to the password tips open. enter password and confirm the password.

Part 5 : Password protect a folder in Windows 10/8/7 with DiskCryptor

DiskCryptor also a robust encryption tool, which uses to password protect the drives. It not only including encryption algorithms, but also provide the AES 256-bit encryption for an important data in hard drive. DiskCryptor can password protect data and put it into the CD/DVD for people to carry and use it at any time. Many other encryption tools are lack of this feature. Follow the steps below and you can protect your folder with DiskCryptor.

Step 1. Install, the DiskCryptor.

Step 2. You can look at the center panel to see all available volumes after you launch it. Choose the folder you want to encryption and click on “encrypt” in the right side.

Step 3. In this part, you will see the settings windows, and you need to select the type of the encryption. Then, click on “Next”.

Step 4. After done, the system tips you to enter password twice. You even can see the security rating to help you set a password hard to crack.

Conclusion

Above, there are 6 way we introduce to teach you how to password protect a folder in Windows 10/8/7. Sincerely, we hope you can find a proper way to encrypt your folder in Windows 10/8/7 in this pose. Helping you to protect your important folder is our pleasure.

Li Zhang

Justin Sabrina has over 10 years of content writing experience. She specializes in product reviews, how-to guides, tips and tricks, top lists, etc. on data encryption, multi-media conversion, screen recording and iOS unlocking. At UkeySoft, she performs in-depth research SEO copywriting and collaborates with our R & D team to offer effective software solution, most of her articles on software are helpful and easy to read, helping our reader easily solve problems through using software or apps.

Li Zhang

Li Zhang is a sophisticated editor for UkeySoft in tech blog writing, as well as a SEO and content marketing expert. She has been writing related article about multimedia conversion, streaming music and streaming video since 2018. Also, she's starting to write article about data security, including articles about file lock, USB encryption, DVD encryption, etc. Each helpful tutorial and solution is based on her practical tests, she is aways energetic and trustworthy in this field.

Li Zhang

Chester is an experienced editor for UkeySoft focused on tech article writing, software & hardware produce review and tutorial. He specializes in composing posts about music conversion, video downloading, video conversion, screen recording and other tech knowledge tips. He always understands user needs and pain points and familiar with all kinds of multimedia conversion software and streaming music downloader on the market. So far, he has published 400+ helpful tech articles of software reviews, how-to guides to help reader in need.

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