Protect Folder : Apply password protection to directories to secure containing files, set keyboard shortcuts, scramble filenames, and encrypt file contents
Protect Folder is an advanced software application that enables you to keep your personal files safe in password-protected directories. It contains a wizard which guides you every step of the way, so it can be handled with ease by anyone.
Setup and interface
Installing this tool takes minimal time and effort. However, you may have to restart the computer to finalize setup. It gets integrated into the systray at launch to facilitate fast access to its options while remaining non-intrusive and enabling you to carry on with your normal PC activity.As far as the interface is concerned, Protect Folder opts for a user-friendly window with a neatly structured layout that gives you the possibility to secure as many folders as you want.
Secure directories and assign hotkeys
The wizard lets you specify the directory name and path on the disk, set and confirm the password by taking into account the strength indicator suggested by the tool, and assign keyboard shortcuts for quickly accessing the folder contents and for protecting them.Any directory can be removed from the list if you change your mind. Moreover, you can change the password, modify the default idle time before autolock, hide the systray icon, export and import secure folders, as well as scramble filenames and encrypt file contents in the protected directories.
Evaluation and conclusion
We haven't come across any stability issues in our tests, thanks to the fact that the program didn't freeze, crash or show error dialogs. It left a small footprint on system resources usage, running on a low amount of CPU and RAM.The bottom line is that Protect Folder comes bundled with comprehensive options that are approachable enough to be used even by those less experienced with security utilities. No recent updates have been made, though.
Windows 10 64 bit / Windows 10 / Windows 2003 / Windows 8 64 bit / Windows 8 / Windows 7 64 bit / Windows 7 / Windows Vista 64 bit / Windows Vista / Windows XP / Windows 2000
Protect Folder runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Time-limited Trial
license
— the installer is 3.1 MB.
We’ve catalogued it under
Encryption Security.
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