17. How to lock drives with Folder Lock?
Folder Lock is a fast and secure encryption and locking software. The program goes beyond protecting your files and folders by securing your hard drives. Folder Lock is data locking software with more than twenty privacy features including encryption, locking, shredding, hack attempt monitoring, stealth mode, history cleaning, plug and play support, portability and auto-protection. All these features fulfill the special need of our customers wanting complete privacy and security.
Installing and using Folder Lock is very easy. With Folder Lock, you can lock drives of any size with a single click. It also locks local disks and partitions. You can lock and hide multiple drives and folders with a single click that not only save time but also help you managing data in a password protected drive. All the drives, folders and files locked or encrypted using password locking protection of Folder Lock are completely safe and secured.
Folder Lock password protects your data in such a secure way that all protected data cannot be viewed without correct password, no matter how does the hacker try to temper the password locking protection of Folder Lock. He cannot get into your protected files and folders.
Follow these simple and easy steps to lock drives with Folder Lock:
- • Download Folder Lock latest version to your PC and install it.
- • Run the software. If you are using Folder Lock for the first time, click ‘Create a New Locker’ and ‘Set a New Password’ Screen appears.
- • Set and confirm a password for that locker. Make sure to set a strong password which is easy to remember but hard to guess. Password Meter will show you the strength of your password.
- • Enter your password and click ‘OK’
- • Folder lock provides two different level of protecting your files, folders and drives.
- 1. Encryption
- 2. Locking
- • You can choose the method of protection by clicking on the respective tab present on the upper side of the Folder Lock.
- • To protect your data using locking method, select ‘Lock’ tab.
- • To add files, folders and drives to your locker, click ‘Add Folder and Drives’, a screen shows all the files, folders and drives present in your PC. You can either ‘drag and drop items’ to your locker or you can also use the ‘Add’ button to add drives to your locker.
- • Once you have done with the selection, click ‘Lock Now’
- • To finish, click ‘Close to Protect’.
