Wassup yall Shmoehawks!

Here's how to make a proper hidden folder that wont show up in the Explorer folder tree, and will be locked and password protected at the same time.
to hide whatever you want! i know there's something you want to hide on your computer, you cant fool me! lol

copy following script:-




cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Locker
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u 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 Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==type your password here goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End







Now do the following steps:-
1.paste above text into notepad.
2.the text which is written in red letters delete it & type your password there.
3.save that file by extension .bat ( name is your choice)
4.now you should have a .bat file
5.double click on that file.
6.a new folder named locker will appear on the screen.
7.keep the files and folders you want to lock in that locker folder.
8.now again double click on that batch file to lock that locker folder,
a Command Prompt window will open asking "Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(y/n),
type y for yes and press enter and bingo folder all gone. be sure to close the existing window as well

9.to open that folder double click on that bat file
10.type your password & press enter to open that folder.

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to be even more sneaky you can keep the .bat file in a folder that sounds like a
system folder and give the .bat file a system sounding name.

enjoy!

 

will the files in the folder still show up if you do a file search for them though?

 

???


make sure you actually lock the folder, and also close the existing window you are in-

then try searching-

once i lock the folder and close the window, i cannot find the files using a search

 

hi billy boo

i know you're not lying lol!

you're right about the "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" string, that is what i see when i search the folder containing the .bat file even after i lock the .bat, IF i dont close the existing window, once i close all existing windows folder screens and i search again, then i cannot see the files


that's so weird it doesnt seem to work for you

the only other thing i can think of is i have my indexing turned off to save system resources?

maybe someone with better coding skills than i can adjust the script

 

yeah i always have hidden folders and protected operating files unhidden- what version windows are you using? i have tested this on vista and windows 7, not sure about 8

hmmm, no matter what i do i cannot search within the bat once i lock it and close the existing window

anyone else not get this working right?

 

frito zanzibar
that's a real good batch file\data !!!

... for some users it's ! maybe ! a bit "strange", working with a .bat, for those i can suggest a tiny (1,4 MB) freeware who make such a job (near the same, with graphic interface) for "you". it's multilanguage and called:

WinMend Folder Hidden

Short Info: you enter a MAINPASSWORD in the app, if done it opens and you can HIDE \ UNHIDE (protect\unprotect) very easy your custom folders! (it works also well as "portable" , after i format my whole pc it works anyway like usual -> means you can copy the whole folder after install to your custom location and deinstall the app)

if interested\needed, take a look at:

Code:

http://www.winmend.com/folder-hidden/

 

ok, thanks for your input billy boo


and BIG thanks to tracer for the link and info- good looking out!





and to everyone else-

anyone else get this working?

anyone else not get this working?

 

@frito

btw. i think you know how you can compile your cool batch into a .exe file... but if not, you can use some compilers for such a bat (if no really development \ software application on the machine) - i use for my .bat files a tool called "bat to exe converter" wich makes fast and easy a .exe with icon and the feature that no dos screen pops up with your .bat" but far as i know, it has german language only:

EDIT *** some later... see now: it's also aviable in english ***

Code:

http://www.f2ko.de/programs.php?lang=en&pid=b2e

if this are no "old bananas" for you, maybe google similar tools in your language! (some of them compile in a way that antivirus tools detect WHATEVER (FAIL) so you have to check maybe more than one of such tools out)

 

@tracer-


thanks! i do have quite a few compilers, and i also have had the problems with false positives (SUPERFAIL) when distributing some of my other fun projects as .exe's

funny when its usually such a benign script within lol

i opted for the bat way here since i know people are suspicious of random .exes (as am i before i dissect them of course heh heh) and this would be an easy way for people to learn what is happening behind the veil

thanks for the good ideas man, i appreciate it!

im still new to this




btw- i realize now that indeed the folder is visible when unchecking "hide system protected operating files" thanks billy boo for the heads up and i will try to work around this-