Easy File Locker for Windows

Name: Easy File Locker
Rating: 2.7 (12 reviews)
Author: Xoslab

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Key Details of Easy File Locker

Protect your private files and folders.
Last updated on October 25, 2018
There have been 8 updates
Virus scan status:
Clean (it’s extremely likely that this software program is clean)

Editors’ Review

Download.com staffOctober 25, 2018

Easy File Locker is a free tool for password-protecting files and folders. With it, others can't open, read, modify, copy, or delete your data without your password. Of course, neither can you, so be sure to take the usual (secure) password precautions. This tool is available in separate downloads for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows, but the installation wizard won't let you install the wrong version. We tried it in 32-bit Vista and Windows 7 as well as 64-bit Windows 7, with success all around.

Easy File Locker has a very simple interface, just a menu bar and toolbar above the main window, which displayed our protected files as we added them. The toolbar basically duplicates the menu commands, such as Add File, Add Folder, and controls to change passwords, toggle the system's protected status on or off, and other functions. Adding files or folders is easy: browse to or enter a destination, select check boxes for making the file or folder Accessible, Writeable, Deletable, and Visible, and click OK or Cancel. All the attributes are selected by default, except for Visible. It's easy to see the program in action: pick a file, hide it, and then look for it. You won't see it. Toggle off the protection, and the file is visible again. When we tried to delete a file with delete protection activated, our system repeatedly demanded administrator privileges to delete the file. Toggle off, try again, file gone; that counts as "easy" in our book.

Easy File Locker doesn't add encryption algorithms or keys or any of the extras found in fancier file security software, free or not. All that stuff is available, if you need it. Try Easy File Locker if you'd rather have a simple, easy-to-use tool that can hide important, personal, or private data from prying eyes as well as protect it from various forms of mischief without requiring night classes to learn how to use it.

What’s new in version 2.2

Version 2.2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

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GENERAL

Release: May 25, 2016

Latest update: October 25, 2018

Version: 2.2

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows Server
Windows 8
Windows Vista

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 116,718

Downloads Last Week: 18

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User Reviews

2.7/5

12 User Votes

Hidden folder reappears by itself; often hard to hide
Flatcat4000March 27, 2017
Pros
Easy (mostly) to use
Cons
It has seemed to work fine. But sometimes I have to try 6 or 8 times to lock it. Worse than that, my "private, hidden" file just turns up unlocked in my File Explorer (or whatever it is currently called." That's not "secure." Other folks report that the hidden folders can be discovered in Safe Mode, or by searching hidden files. I have e-mailed Customer Support three times but have had no reply. True secret file? Not.
Summary
need more info
shari7March 1, 2016
Pros
Can this be used on a flash drive?
Cons
Is it really impossible to uninstall as another reviewer has stated?
Summary
Can you put a password protected file on a flash drive then open it on a computer that does not have Easy file Locker installed on it? I need to protect files on my flash drive, but at work I do not have admin rights on the computers, so I cannot install any software at work.
Just a mask...
Peterson MTAugust 2, 2015
Pros
this software is easy to use, but...
Cons
... it is just a mask, any search using windows on parent folders shows everything you thought was protected!! BE CAREFUL!!
Summary
DO NOT USE until a new and functional version be released
Complete Garbage
KennibleMarch 29, 2015
Pros
None. It doesn't work and you can't uninstall it.
Cons
So far, everything about this malware. It asked for a password upon installation, which I have no idea what it is... and it won't let you uninstall it.
Summary
DO NOT DOWNLOAD OR INSTALL. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Love it, works great.
S1lent EchoesFebruary 6, 2014
Pros
Works great, as intended even for a free version.
Cons
None that I have found.
Summary
Faulty Installation
equalizer2010June 29, 2013
Pros
none, since I cannot use it !
Cons
As soon as it got installed, asked for a password; I chose the cancel option because I wanted to open the program first. Now I cannot open it or unistall it, since it is asking for a password that never existed... be carefull with these "free" software.
Summary
Easy to use, easy to bypass.
Kurni_ZenMaXAugust 4, 2012
Pros
- Simple UI. Yes, the UI is, in my opinion, is a pro. It's clean, simple, and has no eye-catching stuffs which are not that essential for a technical person like me. So, I love the UI. The menus do a lot of things than they look like. For beginners, perhaps taking two minutes to learn and understand how the menus work is a good choice. - Simple and astonishing drag and drop. Drag and drop your files and/or folders to automatically and ultimately hide them from your eyes. Somehow they are not visible through folder options' 'Hide protected operating system files' option. Great job. - Click and go. You can easily change the preferences of any protected files and/or folders on the list just by double clicking it. There are 4 options for you to play on. - Less conflict. Since this program doesn't modify anything critical on your system, this program won't conflict with other software, except you accidentally lock the files and/or folders that are important to read from other apps.
Cons
- Accessible via safe mode. All your protected and locked files and/or folders are easily accessible via safe mode. No more locks, no more hideout. Everything is open and clear if you boot Windows in safe mode. - Password security lack. You can create an impressively long and strong master password, but you can only input the first 16 characters when you enter it to open the application or uninstall it. - Folders recurse lack. This is the most awful phenomena in EFL. Lemme give it an example: Let's say you HAVE this folder listed in EFL list (full access): C:\Review And for some reason you need to make this folder visible but not accessible: C:\Review\Downloads For the protection to work properly, you must edit the list like below: #. Path 1. C:\Review\Downloads (visible, not accessible) 2. C:\Review (full access) The root folder MUST be placed in the end of the sequence. If not, then the root and its subfolders are open, no matter you already add the rule for those subfolders.
Summary
In this summary, I would rather sometime use technical language. - Less conflict if you're using techie software(s). For you techie guy who loves the monitoring software, EFL would not cause any messy event for your Windows. As an example, Folder Lock refuses to open if you have Process Monitor running background. Even if it (Process Monitor) is already terminated, the Folder Lock still refuses to open, which does not let you uninstall the software itself, unless you know how to manipulate the kernel configuration. By using software like Process Monitor, you would finally find where the master password (for EFL) is stored and how (and where) the folder sequence is saved and stored. So, my conclusion is, for you simple and techie people needing simple protection and do not want conflict with your hacking softwares, this prog is somehow useful. Don't mess around with file encryption software if you don't want to end up of files locked forever (not forever, just if you can find where the wallet is). Hope my review helps you protecting your files and/or folders. Best of luck, then.
Very handy and easy to use
lonewolf57May 14, 2012
Pros
Safely hide and lock away private files
Cons
A real so an so if you forget your password. :)
Summary
Well worth a try.
Works for me!
monroe6intelJanuary 10, 2012
Pros
It really locks folders inside and does so nicely
Cons
Not encryption software.
Summary
It is a very handy tool to have for simple lockups.
Piece of trash
koalafishyJanuary 9, 2012
Pros
hides files and folders
Cons
if you search for a hidden folder it still comes up in the search. really stupid. It is completly useless as if you search for any file you can open it.
Summary
If you want to rely on the luck of another user not typing in the file/folder name go ahead. but honestly its worse than hiding a folder/file. NOT GOOD

Developer’s Description

By Xoslab

Protect your private files and folders.

Easy File Locker is an easy-to-use security software product that can protect your private files and folders. With its great protection, users will not be able to open, read, modify, delete, move, copy the locked files/folders, or even not be able to see it. The hidden files/folders will be totally invisible to all users and to any program. Easy File Locker will keep protecting the files/folders even under Windows Safe Mode. It is designed for protecting files/folders on your local computer. It doesn't change the protected files and folders, it will not slow down the system speeds and it will never have the chance to destroy your data.

This version of Easy File Locker is for 32-bit Windows.

Easy File Locker for Windows

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Editors’ Review

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User Reviews

Hidden folder reappears by itself; often hard to hide

need more info

Just a mask...

Complete Garbage

Love it, works great.

Faulty Installation

Easy to use, easy to bypass.

Very handy and easy to use

Works for me!

Piece of trash

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