

(Note that in order to unlock the folder this way, you need to double-click on the folder in the right-hand panel of the Windows Explorer window. However, if you don't enter the correct password, the folder will remain protected.

If you have entered the correct password, the folder should become unprotected and you should be able to work with the files and subfolders it contains without restrictions, as usual. Navigate to the protected folder, and you should see an empty window with the Unlock button in the middle:Ĭlick the Unlock button, and prompt for the password should appear: Now apply the changes and try to open the folder you have just protected. (You can create several different passwords for the same folder, giving different access types to the users.) You can choose the password to unlock a full access to the folder, or give the user the read-only access. You can specify that the password may be used only by the local users, or by the network users, or both. Select the folder to protect, enter the desired password, adjust the password properties, as needed: To lock a folder with a password: run Folder Guard and drag and drop the folder you want to protect to its window, or click the Lock another folder with a password link: You can use Folder Guard software to protect folders with passwords. How to password-protect a folder with Folder Guard
