▷ How to put a password to a windows 10 folder?

The security of our files is something that we must keep in mind. Especially if we work daily from our PC or we have specially compromised files within it. In this tutorial we will see how to put a password to a Windows 10 folder.

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Oddly enough, Windows does not have a factory application that allows us to put passwords to our files. Something as basic as this we will not be able to do unless we download external applications to the operating system.

In this case, we are going to review some of the most interesting applications to be able to put a password to a Windows 10 folder

Put password to Windows 10 folder with WinRAR

The first option we cite will be WinRAR. Surely many of us already have this application installed on our computer, so it is worth taking advantage of its various functions. If you do not have it installed you can take advantage of the information that this application brings to our system.

We will only have a small inconvenience, although seen in another way it is an advantage: we will have to compress the file to assign a password. Let's proceed:

The first thing we will have to do is click on the file that we want to protect. And choose the option "Add to file…". This is a WinRAR option.

Now a window will appear where we can configure the different file compression options.

For example: we can choose if we compress it in .ZIP or.RAR, we choose the first option.

Now we go to the "Advanced" tab . And click on the button "set password"

After entering the password, click on accept. And in the main window again to accept.

The compressed file will be created and to access its content we will have to enter a password. We can now delete the uncompressed file.

Put password to a Windows 10 folder with 7-ZIP

The 7-Zip program is another file compressor that is used by a large number of users. Like WinRAR we also have an option to set a password on file.

Again we right click on the folder or files and from the 7-Zip options choose "Add file…"

Directly in the main window on the left we can enter the password.

Password function is only available for files with.ZIP and.7Z extension

Protect folder with SecretFolder

We enter fully with the applications specially designed to protect files. The first option is to use the SecretFolder application . Among the features of this application we highlight:

• It is not possible to use programs to decrypt the password It protects the file from malware attacks It makes the folder totally invisible We can protect files of any size

To download it we go to the following web page. This software is totally free. The only downside is that it is not available in Spanish.

Once downloaded and installed we will run the program.

The first thing we will have to do is enter the password we want to access the program. In addition, we will also have to write our email to recover the password in case of loss.

Once this is done the program will open. To protect a folder we will have to do the following:

Click on the “Add” option and a window will open to select the directory we want to protect. We can put as many as we want on the list.

If we look every time we add a folder or file to the program, it disappears completely from our view. Not even with the option to show hidden Windows files can we see it.

In order to access the folder again we will have to select the "Unlock" button . This way the folder will reappear.

It is a very simple and fast program to use, and also safe.

Protect folder with Lockdir

The last option we will see will be the Lockdir program. With it we can put a password to a Windows 10 folder. To download it we go to the following link. It is also a completely free program, so we can use it indefinitely. Characteristics:

• We do not need to install it, it is executable We can put separate passwords to each folder It is free

We will not even have to install this software, as it is executable. When starting we will see a window with two holes to put our password. To select the directory we want to protect, press the folder button located on the top right. Once this is done, click on "Protect", and the directory will be protected.

To access the directory content again, click on it and the program will open for us to enter the password. When we have finished doing our tasks in the directory we will only have to give "Restore Protection " again. Impossible easier.

There are other applications such as Easy File Locker or the powerful VeraCrypt that allows you to even protect complete hard drives, but we believe that these two are the fastest and easiest programs to use if the only thing we are looking for is to protect certain folders.

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Which of these options do you like the most? If you use a different one, tell us how it goes, writing in the comments. We hope that this new "step by step" has been useful to you.