- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (35-use trial); $35.00 to buy
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: September 27, 2007
- Total Downloads: 1,162,205
- Downloads last week: 6,480
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 891 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Snoopers can't find or access the files you hide using Folder Lock, even in DOS or under other operating systems. This application provides two levels of protection: you can merely lock files and folders, or you can encrypt them using the 256-bit Blowfish algorithm. When you boot up the program, it'll ask you for a master password. Hitting the Browse link locates and lock folders anywhere on your computer, or you can simply secure them via the context menu. Encryption is limited in the free version to 25 MB.
Although the too-cute-for-words interface doesn't make them easy to find, Folder Lock does have a treasure trove of Advanced features, accessible after you hit the Options button. You can set files to be shredded, force the computer to shut down after failed entry attempts, erase document history, the clipboard and more, and enter into Stealth mode, which hides the app's presence on your computer.
The interface, which includes simple animations for no reason other than to "entertain" you, would be better served by a more standard layout that makes options readily and easily available. No doubt to excite your inner lock-breaking child, the octagonal purplish blue layout is supplemented with three more skins when you purchase the full version.
In our tests, the program demonstrated good speed, even when securing large folders. If you share a PC and need to keep certain files to yourself, you should definitely give Folder Lock a try.
Publisher's description
From New Softwares :Folder Lock is fast file-security software that can password-protect, lock, hide, and encrypt any number of files, folders, drives, pictures, and documents in seconds. Locked files are undeletable, unrenamable, unmovable, hidden, and inaccessible. You can lock, scramble, or encrypt depending on speed and security. Folder Lock is fully portable, so you can protect your files on USB flash drives, disks, CD-RWs, notebooks, and hard disks, and it doesn't require installation on another PC. Folder Lock protects files in Windows, DOS, and Safe modes, even when you change your OS or boot from a disk. Folder Lock doesn't let you delete its own program folder, and it can't be uninstalled without the correct password. Additional options include Stealth Mode, Hacker Attempt Monitoring, Shred files, AutoLock, Auto Shutdown PC, Lock your PC, Erase PC tracks, 256-bit Blowfish Encryption and Context Menu in Explorer.
Version 5.7.9 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of Folder Lock 5.7.9
- Average user rating: 3.6 stars out of 891 votes
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Version: Folder Lock 5.7.9
Pros: vry good
Cons: nothing
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Version: Folder Lock 5.7.9
"Buggy, less features then free deVault"
Pros: it is just okay
Cons: deVault is superior in every respect. More features, easier to use, does NOT crash and the Personal Edition is Free. See yourself at ekwintools.com
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Version: Folder Lock 5.7.9
Pros: Seems to work well. Some bugs seem to have been fixed in this version. Simple enough to use.
Cons: None so far.
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Version: Folder Lock 5.7.9
Pros: Easy to work with.,and if there is a problem they [the makers] can help you out.
They did a great job.
Cons: My avg scanner notifies a trojan,but skip it.
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Version: Folder Lock 5.7.9
"Good but please back up !!!!!!!!!"
Pros: Works good once you figure the idiosynchrasies.. Very portable from one USB drive to another.. Leaves no trace once you set options right..
Cons: Lost 800M of data !!! VERY IMPORTANT VERY INVALUABLE !! GRRRRRRRRR >( Lost 4 once in a lifetime photos !!!
You MUST backup data you lock up with Folder Lock.. Otherwise if the drive or computer crashes, you will be locked out of your data, no recovery software will work because the data is locked..
PLEASE PLEASE Folder Lock writers, create a recovery program for corrupted locked data OR create a way to auto-back-up encrypted data..
If you use this, you'll need 2 locked directories.. One locked directory which you work from.. Another locked BACKUP directory which you update frequently..
Another silly bug is.. When you lock the directory, NO OTHER MS Explorer window can show the contents of the directory during lock down.. Otherwise Folder Lock will tell you the folder is locked when it shuts down.. But because MS Explorer was viewing the contents of the drive during lock down, the directory isn't locked (something else is looking at it while it was being locked)..
Lastly, system overhead on this is very perceptible.. Even on a dual core 1G machine, opening and saving files has a lag..
I'd love this software if I had backups of my data, or if they wrote a recovery program...
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