Provide your most important files with the utmost security by learning how to lock a folder in your Windows PC and Mac.

On Windows 10, you can leverage storage virtualization and BitLocker to password-protect folders and files, and in this guide, I'll show you how.

Protect Files or Folders from being deleted accidentally There are many ways to protect Files or Folders from being deleted accidentally in Windows 11/10, and this post will help you with that.

This is actually a lightweight way to hide your folder; not strictly locking the folder. We have a guide on ways to hide files and folders on Windows 11 that explains how to actually lock your ...

There are always files and folders which you might want to keep away from prying eyes. Although Windows doesn't give you a straightforward way to lock a specific folder by default.

Learn how to lock Windows 11 PC remotely with Android phone. The feature requires running the latest Windows Insider Preview build.

Our Verdict Lock away your private files with a password known by you, and you alone. Folder Lock 7 ($40, five-day free trial) is a one-stop-shop for file encryption and data security.