You need to select the file(s) or folders that you want to secure and hit “Open”.Click on the appropriate option to launch file explorer.

You get an array of options here such as “Lock File(s)”, “Lock Drive”, “Lock Folder”.

Next up, there’s a navigation panel on the left side where you need to click on “Locking File”.Do check the password strength to verify you aren’t using an easy-to-crack password. You will have to register using your email address and password.Once you have downloaded and installed it, here’s how you can lock a file/folder on this program. You have to start with downloading EaseUS LockMyFile from its website or any other third-party website although I advise using the OG website only. Let’s see how you can use these types of programs to lock your files/folders. There are abundant utilities and programs available on the internet that will aid in password protecting a file such as Easy File Locker, EaseUS LockMyFile among others. You can decrypt the file/folder by following the same procedure mentioned initially unticking the “Encrypt content to secure data” attribute and hitting “OK”.

Next up, hit “Apply” and then, “OK” and that’s done.Note that this will encrypt the file disallowing any user from accessing the said file or folder unless he/she decrypts it where they would require an admin password to do the needful.

Under “Compress or Encrypt attributes”, tick “Encrypt contents to secure data” and hit “OK”.

Alongside “Attributes”, tap on the “Advanced” button.

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