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# [Lock a Folder in Windows with no mess](https://hashnode.gourav.sh/lock-a-folder-in-windows-with-no-mess?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Hi guys, today I'm going to share something many of us actually need. Most of the time, we need to lock our private folders which may include password text files, business data, media, and much more, which we don't want other sneaky people to have a ...

Feb 28, 2021 · 3 min read · hashnode.gourav.sh  
Updated Dec 30, 2021  
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## Written by

[Gourav Khunger](https://hashnode.com/@gouravkhunger)

@gouravkhunger · Fazilka, Punjab, India

  
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Passionate app developer and programmer

Hi there, I am Gourav, a 17 years old passionate Android developer with interests in Java, C++, python and much more.

## Responses 1

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[Suvid Singhal](https://hashnode.com/@Suvid)

[Feb 28, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/lock-a-folder-in-windows-with-no-mess/603b4e190dad7e6b99e20aca/comment/603b696a9aeaec6b8ed543d7)

Nice trick!

[Gourav Khunger](https://hashnode.com/@gouravkhunger)

[Feb 28, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/lock-a-folder-in-windows-with-no-mess/603b4e190dad7e6b99e20aca/comment/603b696a9aeaec6b8ed543d7#reply-603b69c20dad7e6b99e20ce4)

Thank you! 😄