Lock your Folders in win 7 without any software

There are many ways to protect your folders with passwords. But many of them need a software to do that. But here am going to show how to protect your file folders in windows 7 without any software. You will need only a batch file created from note pad.
What you will need is notepad and some codes. For notepad, that is not a problem since all versions of windows do come with it pre-installed, (win 7 inclusive.). I will provide the code below as we proceed.
WARNING: Please be careful with this batch file if you are still a novice as far as PC is concern.

Create a folder and name it what ever you want

Create a new text file and open it with notepad and past the following code in the text file; 

cls

@ECHO OFF

title Folder Private

if EXIST "HTG Locker" goto UNLOCK

if NOT EXIST Private goto MDLOCKER

:CONFIRM

echo Are you sure you want to lock the folder(Y/N)

set/p "cho=>"

if %cho%==Y goto LOCK

if %cho%==y goto LOCK

if %cho%==n goto END

if %cho%==N goto END

echo Invalid choice.

goto CONFIRM

:LOCK

ren Private "HTG Locker"

attrib +h +s "HTG Locker"

echo Folder locked

goto End

:UNLOCK

echo Enter password to unlock folder

set/p "pass=>"

if NOT %pass%== PASSWORD_GOES_HERE goto FAIL

attrib -h -s "HTG Locker"

ren "HTG Locker" Private

echo Folder Unlocked successfully

goto End

:FAIL

echo Invalid password

goto end

:MDLOCKER

md Private

echo Private created successfully

goto End

:End

 Change the PASSWORD_GOES_HERE with your desired password

Save the file as locker.bat somewhere in your PC.

After you can delete the original text file from your pc

Double click the Locker.bat file. It will create a Private folder and it is in this folder where you can add all what you want to hide.

Double click the Locker.bat again and now it will ask if you want to lock the folder. Press the Y button to accept. Then your Private folder will disappear.

 

If you double click again, you will be asked to put the pass word. 

How to See the Files Again

Most people don’t know how to show system files, but anybody who has some experience will probably be able to quickly figure it out in the Folder Options. To see the files again, all you have to do is uncheck the boxes for “Show hidden files, folders, and drives” and uncheck the box for “Hide protected operating system files”.

But any ordinary user who unchecks the box will most probably be scared off by the warning message that appears.

The second way someone could comprise the folder is to open the batch file and read your password. It’s definitely not a really secure way to hide your files, but it is fun.
Attribution note: We found this script on dozens of different web sites going back many years. We have no idea who first created the script, so we’ve omitted any sort of attribution link. If you do have proof that you first created the script, contact us and we’ll adjust the article accordingly.

If You Forget Your Password

Seems like once a week somebody writes in asking how to figure out the password they set. And the answer is really simple: Right-click on the locker.bat file and choose Edit.

Then you can see the password you set in the file.

source:http://www.howtogeek.com/105633/how-to-create-a-password-protected-folder-without-any-extra-software/