Serious Discussion Folder Locking Solutions

[Dark Knight]

I am looking for some suggestions for some folder locking software , free or paid , it doesn't matter.

The software does not necessarily have to "hide" the folders but is is very important that the folders are inaccessible.
I know when using a lot of this type of software even though most companies boast that the folders are inaccessible or are encrypted when in reality the folders can be accessed via the command prompt or in safe mode . I am looking for something that will make the folder completely inaccessible.


All suggestions are welcomed.


BTW, I already know Bitlocker is an option but I would rather not encrypt an entire drive just to secure one or two folders.

 

[silversurfer]

For my personally the best solution from the past: Secure Folders, it still works on my VM (Windows 11 x64).

You might heard about Wise Folder Hider, available as free version and even as paid for Pro version (Note: I tried only the free version)

Wise Folder Hider - No.1 Freeware to Hide, Encrypt, and Lock Files (Folders)

Wise Folder Hider is the best freeware to hide or lock folders and files. Protect your private data or important files from prying eyes with double password protection.

www.wisecleaner.com

Hide, encrypt, or lock your personal files, photos, videos, and other important private data on Windows PCs and laptops. Protects against unauthorized reading, writing, renaming, and deletion.

 

[RoboMan]

In my opinion, the best alternative for hiding or encrypting files is Veracrypt. Freeware and open-source.

VeraCrypt - Free Open source disk encryption with strong security for the Paranoid

VeraCrypt is free open-source disk encryption software for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. In case an attacker forces you to reveal the password, VeraCrypt provides plausible deniability. In contrast to file encryption, data encryption performed by VeraCrypt is real-time (on-the-fly), automatic...

www.veracrypt.fr

It is based on TrueCrypt, fixing many known issues the aforementioned had. It uses powerful encryption, such as AES, Serpent and Twofish; or a combination of these.

It can encrypt a whole drive/partition, as well as create and encrypt "containers" which basically are folders with media mounted as a partition.

Main features:

• Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.
• Encrypts an entire partition or storage device such as USB flash drive or hard drive.
• Encrypts a partition or drive where Windows is installed (pre-boot authentication).
• Encryption is automatic, real-time(on-the-fly) and transparent.
• Parallelization and pipelining allow data to be read and written as fast as if the drive was not encrypted.
• Encryption can be hardware-accelerated on modern processors.
• Provides plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password: Hidden volume (steganography) and hidden operating system.

 

[Neno]

You can make a VHDX (Hyper-V) drive and encrypt it with Bitlocker. Auto-mount it or not. Place everything that needs to be private/encrypted there. I find that the best possible solution.
No need for any additional software (except Windows 11 Pro edition).

 

[jogs]

You can find quite a few options from this link

hide folders

filehippo.com