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How to Password Protect Files and Folders

Last Updated on March 27, 2020 by Amar Ilindra 7 Comments

Reasons may be different but many of the computer users dream to encrypt and password protect files and folders on their machines. Do you keep anything personal or confidential files and folders with you? which you might feel should be encrypted and you’re only one should be able to see those stuff? Then you should password protect your files and folders using a third party software.

Password Protect Files and Folders

If you’re one of such case trying to password protect files and folders in your computer, you can try SafeHouse Explorer software to complete your needs. It is a free and hell awesome tool which can be installed on all windows operating systems, we mean Windows XP, 7, 8 and vista. It creates a new volume with desired space and you can password protect that specif volume to store personal or official stuff.

In short, no one can access the files in that volume without entering the password. Exact match password is essential to access those files.

How to encrypt and Password Protect Files and Folders – Tutorial

Here is the detailed tutorial on how to make use of Safehouse explorer to password protect files and folders. Logic is simple here; you’ll create a new volume and allocate some space to it according to your needs and finally you’ll set a strong password for it. you’ll drag and drop required data to that volume. So, whenever you try to open that created volume, you’re forced to input the password. That’s it

Can’t get exactly and need little more clarification? then head down and follow these steps carefully. It is not a geeky task and i’m sure any one with little computer knowledge can do this.

Step 1 | Downloading and Installing

Before setting a password for your files and folders, you must be able to download and install SafeHouse explorer on your machine.

Download: https://safehouse-explorer.en.softonic.com/

Once downloaded successfully, lets move on to instillation process. Instillation is simple as normal software’s. Double click the downloaded setup file and follow the onscreen instructions.

Password Protect Files and Folders installition

Step 2 | Creating a volume

Once the instillation process is over, Open the installed software and click New Volume. 

Password Protect Files and Folders New Volume

In first phase, Blindly hit Next

In second phase, Name your volume to something you remember. The details you entered in the filed Description will be shown as volume name. In our case we named it as Geek Dashboard.

Password Protect Files and Folders GD

In third phase, It time to give some space to your volume. Depending on your need; allocate few space to it. As we store mostly text files in our Geek Dashboard volume, we allocated 100 MB.

Password Protect Files and Folders Allocate space

Don’t worry you can create as many volumes you want. I mean one for pictures, one for videos and another for Office files etc. Hope you got the point.

Now lets set a password for the newly created volume. This is very crucial step. Enter the password twice and hit next. Never forgot the entered password. You may miss your entire password protected data if case you forgot your password.

Password Protect Files and Folders Allocate space

Everything is set now. In last phase, again cross check the entered details and if you feel everything is made exactly for your needs, just hit Create New Volume  and lastly hit finish.

Step 3 | Adding Files to be Protected to the Volume

So till now we have created a new volume with 100 MB Space and and attached a new password for it. You might see new icon on your desktop (In our case Geek Dashboard)

Double click it to open and drag and drop all confidential files in it. Once finished adding files, close it

Step 4 | Accessing the protected files

In order to access the files you protected, double click the volume created and enter the password. That’s it.

Open protected files

Video Tutorial


Now you have perfectly password protected files and folders using Safe house explorer. let us know if you still face any problems while password protecting your files and folder by making use of discussion section.

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Amar Ilindra is a gadget freak, tech enthusiast and full stack developer. He loves to try everything with technology and blog about his tech experience. Apart from writing, he spends most of this time developing useful web apps and mobile applications for Android and iOS.

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Comments

  1. Avatar for AhmedAhmed says

    July 18, 2021 at 5:03 PM

    Please I try to enter to my files and no way what I can do if I forget the password please I need help

    Reply
  2. Avatar for Tonya RoseTonya Rose says

    July 20, 2017 at 10:10 PM

    Nice tool but I find this: http://www.winzip.com/win/en/features/data-protection.html much better and easier to use

    Reply
  3. Avatar for GautamGautam says

    June 24, 2013 at 10:40 PM

    This Tools is very Imaportant to have if you have a Personal Pc and You know What I Have It 😛

    Reply
  4. Avatar for Lula PalmerLula Palmer says

    June 19, 2013 at 12:33 PM

    Password Protect is a really great and cool tool to use. A password is necessary for authentication purpose by every user. Nice and informative article.

    Reply
  5. Avatar for AjayAjay says

    June 4, 2013 at 7:33 PM

    That’s an awesome software, Amar!
    You have explained well shown the tutorial to protect files with password.

    Reply
    • Avatar for Amar IlindraAmar Ilindra says

      June 4, 2013 at 10:34 PM

      We Hope this guide help you to make your confidential files secure.

      Reply
    • Avatar for smith carsonsmith carson says

      July 20, 2013 at 9:43 AM

      Excellent blog on protecting files

      Reply

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