{"id":803,"date":"2016-10-28T01:52:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T01:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/?p=803"},"modified":"2018-08-23T05:59:13","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T05:59:13","slug":"lock-and-hide-folder-on-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/lock-and-hide-folder-on-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Lock and Hide Folder on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Lock and Hide Folder on Windows 10<\/h1>\n<h2>Reason to Lock and Hide Folder<\/h2>\n<p>Every day we keep our personal files to computers. If you use a computer that others use too, or your computer is always connected to the Internet, your private files might be under the threat of being revealed. Maybe you carry around a laptop and you just want to be extra safe. Maybe you share an account with others and need to keep some things private. Whatever the reason, here we tell you how to <a href=\"http:\/\/gilisoft.com\/product-file-lock-pro.htm\"><strong>Lock and Hide Folder<\/strong><\/a> in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Lock and Hide Folder<\/h2>\n<p>We provide software solutions that prevents files being disclosed. Our software solutions let you hide, <em>lock and hide folder<\/em>, your private files and folders.\u00a0 It work with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, 8 and 10.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilisoft.in\/download\/gs\/file-lock-professional.exe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-663 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/freedownload.png\" alt=\"Hide and Lock Folder\" width=\"204\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/freedownload.png 204w, https:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/freedownload-200x49.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"left\">1) How to Lock and Hide folder on local disk.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"aqboximg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gilisoft.com\/pic\/lockfilelocaldisk.png\" alt=\"Hide and Password Lock Folder\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"aqcon\">\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gilisoft.com\/images\/aq_1.png\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>Run Gilisoft File Lock Pro, and then click on the &#8220;Local Disk &#8221; module.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gilisoft.com\/images\/aq_2.png\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>Select &#8220;Locking File&#8221; under the module of &#8220;Local Disk&#8221;.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gilisoft.com\/images\/aq_3.png\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>Click on the &#8220;Lock File(s)&#8221;, &#8220;Lock Folder&#8221;, &#8220;Lock Drive&#8221; button to select the file you want to password lock.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<h3 align=\"left\">2) How to Lock and Hide Folder on External Disk.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"aqboximg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gilisoft.com\/pic\/lockfileusbdisk.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"aqcon\">\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gilisoft.com\/images\/aq_1.png\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>Run Gilisoft File Lock Pro, and then click on the &#8220;External Disk &#8221; module.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gilisoft.com\/images\/aq_2.png\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>Select &#8220;Locking File&#8221; under the module of &#8220;External Disk&#8221;.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gilisoft.com\/images\/aq_3.png\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>Click on the &#8220;Lock Files&#8221; button to select the file you want to password protect.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gilisoft.com\/images\/aq_4.png\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>Set the password and Click &#8220;Lock&#8221; button to complete. (You can use the master password or set a new password to lock.)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<h3 align=\"left\">3) How to Lock\u00a0 Shared Network Folder.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"aqboximg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gilisoft.com\/pic\/lockfilenetfolder.png\" alt=\"Hide and Lock Folder\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"aqcon\">\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gilisoft.com\/images\/aq_1.png\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>Run Gilisoft File Lock Pro, and then click on the &#8220;Shared Folder&#8221; module.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gilisoft.com\/images\/aq_2.png\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>Select &#8220;Lock Files&#8221; under the module of &#8220;Shared Folder&#8221;.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gilisoft.com\/images\/aq_3.png\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>If the shared folder appears in the folder list, please click on the &#8220;Set to lock &#8221; button to lock. If you have not found the shared folder, please click &#8220;Lock Folder&#8221; to lock the shared folder you want to password protect.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gilisoft.com\/product-file-lock.htm\">Lock and Hide Folder<\/a> Software -Gilisoft File Lock Pro provides a quick and simple way to protect sensitive folders on your computer or on USB Disks from employers, children, your spouse, and anyone else who uses your computer, including law enforcement and hackers. Simply choose the folders you would like to hide and with a click the program will lock and hide them. The program can run in complete stealth mode hidden from any users. Hidden folders cannot be seen, indexed, or accessed without running it and knowing the password.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lock and Hide Folder on Windows 10 Reason to Lock and Hide Folder Every day we keep our personal files to computers. 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