UPDATE: Maadaama dadka qaarkiis ay dhibaato ka haysatay habkan lagu qarinayo galka XP (faylka oo si khaldan loo beddelay, la arki karo iyada oo loo marayo amarka degdegga, iwm), waxaan ku darayaa hoosta qaab kale oo si joogto ah loo qariyo galka iyadoo la adeegsanayo barnaamij la yiraahdo Free Qari Folder Fadlan hoos u dhaadhac si aad u akhrido.^{(Since some people were having issues with this method of hiding a folder in XP (folder being renamed incorrectly, visible via the command prompt, etc), I am adding to the bottom another way to permanently hide a folder using a program called Free Hide Folder. Please scroll down to read about it.)}

Haddii aad la kulantay boggan oo raadinaya hab aad ku abuurto gal sir ah oo la ilaaliyo, sugan, qarsoon ama xidhan gudaha Windows XP bilaash, waxaad timid meeshii saxda ahayd. Nasiib darro, Windows XP ma haysto qalab ku dhex-yaalla isticmaale-saaxiibtinimo si loogu abuuro faylal sugan kombiyuutarada leh isticmaaleyaal badan. Dabcan, waxaad sir ku samayn kartaa xogta ku jirta Hard Disk-gaaga, laakiin tani waxay caawinaysaa oo keliya haddii kombayutarkaga la xado.

Qoraal hore, waxaan ku qoray sida aad u qarin karto galka Windows XP^{(hide a folder in Windows XP)} adigoo isticmaalaya qaab dhismeed asal ah. Habkani waa mid faa'iido leh haddii aad rabto inaad qariso galka ama faylka oo aad si fiican u hubiso in qof kasta oo isticmaalaya kombuyuutarka uusan wax fikrad ah ka lahayn sida loo qariyo xogta. Haddii aad la macaamilayso qof ka aqoon badan oo kombuyuutar ah, waxa jirta hab kale oo aad ku abuuri karto gal xidhan oo sugan adoon iibsan software dhinac saddexaad ah. Tani waxay kaliya ka shaqeysaa Windows XP , kuma shaqeyso Windows 7 ama Windows 8.

Asal ahaan waxay ku lug leedahay isticmaalka qoraal si aad u qaabayso galka shay gebi ahaanba ka duwan si uu weli u muuqdo, laakiin wax ku jira galka lama heli karo. Si aad u aragto xogta, waa inaad socodsiisaa qoraal kale si aad dib ugu habayso. Qof kasta oo guji galka waxaa la geyn doonaa Control Panel oo si fudud u maleynaya inay tahay mid gaaban. Waxyaabaha kale ee nadiifka ah ee ku saabsan khiyaamadan yar ayaa ah in mid kasta oo ka mid ah faylalka ama faylalka ku jira galka qarsoon aysan soo muuqan doonin markaad ka raadiso Explorer .

Fiiro gaar ah: Kahor intaadan isku dayin tan qaar ka mid ah xogta xasaasiga ah ee muhiimka ah, waa inaad hubisaa inaad abuurto gal tijaabo ah oo leh xoogaa xog tijaabo ah oo been abuur ah si aad u hubiso inaad si sax ah u shaqeyso. Maaddaama aan ku khalkhal gelineyno gudaha galka, waxay sababi kartaa luminta xogta haddii aan si sax ah loo samayn. ^{(Note: Before you try this on some really important sensitive data, you should make sure you create a test folder with some fake test data to ensure you get it working properly. Since we’re messing with the internals of the folder, it could cause data loss if not done properly. )}

Waa kuwan tillaabooyinka lagu abuurayo galka la ilaaliyo ee Windows XP:

• Marka hore samee gal aad isticmaali doonto si aad u kaydiso xogtaada sirta ah. Tusaale ahaan, waxaan sameeyay gal la yiraahdo Fonts oo ku yaal xididka D drive-kayga. Maadaama galka dahsoon uu kuu keeni doono Control Panel , waxaa fiican in aad u magacowdo galka mid ka mid ah barnaamijyada gudaha ku jira.

• Isla goobta aad ka abuurtay galka cusub, ku samee fayl cusub Notepad , koobi ka samee kan hoose oo geli, ku bedel Fonts magaca galkaaga oo u keydi sida lock.bat .

xarfaha xarfaha xarfaha.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}^{(ren Fonts Fonts.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D})}

• Si aad u kaydiso faylka sida faylka .bat ee Notepad , kaliya ku rid waxa dhan oraahda, sida "lock.bat" ka dibna dhagsii Save.

• Hadda waa inaad haysataa faylka fiidmeerta ee magaca qufulka ah ee ku jira tusaha la midka ah faylkaaga Fonts , oo aan ku dhex jirin galka Fonts .

• Samee^(Create) feyl kale NotePad oo ku qor kuwan hoos ku taxan oo u dhig key.bat^(key.bat) .

xarfaha xarfaha.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} Farta^{(ren Fonts.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} Fonts)}

• Hadda waxaad yeelan doontaa lock.bat iyo key.bat oo ay weheliso galkaaga. Horey u soco oo laba jeer guji lock.bat galkaagu wuxuu u rogi doonaa Control Panel oo wax gudaha ah lama arki karo. Gujista waxa ay si fudud kuu keenaysaa Control Panel . Waxaad ogaan doontaa in summadu ay ahayd in sidoo kale la beddelo.

• Si aad u aragto xogta ku jirta galkaaga mar labaad, guji key.bat oo galkaaga ayaa ku soo noqon doona sidii caadiga ahayd! Aad u fudud!

Dabcan, ku haynta feylka key.bat isla galka waxay jabinaysaa ujeedada sugitaanka galka, markaa waxa fiican inaad u guurto furaha key.bat meel kale, ama xitaa ka sii fiican, ku dheji USB stick ama CD oo adiga kaliya geli kara

Dadka intooda badan waxay u badan tahay inay eegi doonaan galka oo ay iska indhatiraan maadaama ay leedahay astaanta guddiga xakamaynta oo ay si toos ah halkaas ugu xirto. Dabcan, haddii qof uu yaqaan khiyaanadan sidoo kale, waxay abuuri karaan feylkooda key.bat, iwm oo dib u furaan. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, haddii aad la macaamilayso qof samayn kara waxaas oo dhan, waxa fiican inaad hubiso software aadka u horumarsan ee xisbiga 3aad si aad u xidho galka.

HABKA BEDEL:^{(ALTERNATIVE METHOD:)}

Haddii aad dhibaato ku qabtid habka kor ku xusan (laga bilaabo waxa aan ka arki karo faallooyinka, tiro wanaagsan oo dad ah ayaa ah), ka dibna halkan waa hab kale oo degdeg ah oo bilaash ah oo lagu abuuro fayl ammaan ah Windows XP . Waxaa jira barnaamij aad u fiican oo la yiraahdo Faylka Qari Xorta^{(Free Hide Folder)} ee Cleanersoft kaas oo kuu oggolaanaya inaad si fudud u qariso faylalkaaga gaarka ah.

Galkaagu gabi ahaanba waa qarsoon yahay oo waa inaad keentaa furaha sirta ah si aad u furto barnaamijka si aad u qariso faylalka. Daabacaada shakhsi ahaaneed waa bilaash, kaliya dhagsii badhanka Diiwangelinta^{(Skip Registration)} Booso ilaa aad u isticmaalayso arimo ganacsi mooyee.

Aniga qudhaydu waan tijaabiyey barnaamijkan mana geli karo galka qarsoon ee Windows Explorer ama amarka degdegga ah. Markaa haddii habka kore aanu shaqaynayn, tan sii tallaal! Wixii su'aalo ah, ku dheji faallo. Ku raaxayso!

How to Create a Secured and Locked Folder in Windows XP

UPDATE: Since some people were having issues with this method of hiding a folder in XP (folder being renamed incorrectly, visible via the command prompt, etc), I am adding to the bottom another way to permanently hide a folder using a program called Free Hide Folder. Please scroll down to read about it.

If you’ve come across this page looking for a way to create a password protected, secure, hidden or locked folder in Windows XP for free, you’ve come to the right place. Unfortunately, Windows XP does not have any user-friendly built-in tools to create secure folders on computers with multiple users. Of course, you can encrypt data on your hard disk, but this only helps if your computer is stolen.

In a previous post, I wrote about how you can hide a folder in Windows XP using a rudimentary built-in feature. This method is useful if you want to hide a folder or file and you’re pretty sure that anyone who is using the computer will have no idea how to un-hide the data. If you’re dealing with someone a little more computer savvy, there is another way to create a secure locked folder without having to buy any 3rd party software. This only works on Windows XP, not in Windows 7 or Windows 8.

It basically involves using a script to morph the folder into something completely different so that it’s still visible, but nothing inside the folder is accessible. In order to view the data, you have to run another script to morph it back. Anyone who clicks on the folder will be brought to the Control Panel and simply think it is a shortcut. The other neat thing about this little trick is that any of the files or folders inside the hidden folder will not show up when you perform a search in Explorer.

Note: Before you try this on some really important sensitive data, you should make sure you create a test folder with some fake test data to ensure you get it working properly. Since we’re messing with the internals of the folder, it could cause data loss if not done properly. 

Here are the steps to create the protected folder in Windows XP:

• First create a folder that you will use to store your confidential data. For example, I have created a folder called Fonts at the root of my D drive. Since the hidden folder will bring you to the Control Panel, it’s best to name the folder as one of the programs inside there.

• In the same location where you created the new folder, create a new file in Notepad, copy the following below into it, replace Fonts with the name of your folder and save it as lock.bat.

ren Fonts Fonts.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

• To save the file as a .bat file in Notepad, just put the whole thing in quotes, like “lock.bat” and then click Save.

• Now you should have a bat file named lock in the same directory as your Fonts folder, not inside the Fonts folder.

• Create another NotePad file and type in the following listed below and save it as key.bat.

ren Fonts.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} Fonts

• Now you’ll have lock.bat and key.bat along with your folder. Go ahead and double-click on lock.bat and your folder will turn into the Control Panel and nothing inside can be viewed. Clicking on it will simply bring you to the Control Panel. You’ll notice the icon should have changed also.

• To view the data inside your folder again, click on key.bat and your folder will return to normal! Pretty simple!

Of course, keeping the key.bat file in the same folder will defeat the purpose of securing the folder, so it’s best to move the key.bat file somewhere else, or even better, put it on a USB stick or CD that only you can access.

Most people will be probably look at the folder and simply ignore it since it has the control panel icon and it links directly there. Of course, if someone knows this trick also, they can create their own key.bat file, etc and open it back up. However, if you’re dealing with someone who can do all of that, it’s best you check out more advanced 3rd party software to lock down a folder.

ALTERNATIVE METHOD:

If you’re having trouble with the above-mentioned method (from what I can see from the comments, a good number of people are), then here’s another quick and free way to create a secure folder in Windows XP. There is a very nice program called Free Hide Folder from Cleanersoft that allows you to easily hide your private folders.

Your folders are completely hidden and you must supply a password to open the program to unhide the folders. The personal edition is free, just click the Skip Registration button unless you’re using it for commercial purposes.

I’ve tried this program myself and I cannot access the hidden folder via Windows Explorer nor the command prompt. So if the above method is not working, give this a shot! Any questions, post a comment. Enjoy!

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