One click to hide. One click to lock. Built-in AES-256 encryption that stays on your device — fast, quiet, and offline.
Everything you need to protect your most sensitive data. Military-grade encryption made easy.
Take your encrypted files wherever you go! With the Portable Locker feature, create encrypted virtual drive files for USB drives. Share them securely with others by providing a password.
Organize sensitive information like credit card details, banking info, and business data with 256-bit AES encryption. Access these securely across all your devices using the Secrets feature
Keep your passwords safe with Secrets. Store, backup, and encrypt them with 256-bit AES encryption, offering security beyond traditional password managers.
Write down your private thoughts, special moments, or even your will. The Secret Notes feature encrypts all your notes with 256-bit AES encryption for maximum privacy.
Permanently delete files beyond recovery with the Shred Files feature. You can also shred empty hard drive space to ensure old deleted files are gone forever.
Worried about leaving traces? Use Clean History to remove privacy tracks, Quick Access history, or Run history. No one can peek into your past activity.
Pro features for users who need maximum security and complete control over their data.
Hide files and folders at the kernel level. They won't appear even in Windows Safe Mode.
Create encrypted portable lockers on USB drives with self-decrypting capabilities.
Securely erase empty drive space to prevent recovery of previously deleted files.
Hide Folder Lock from plain sight. Access it only with a secret keyboard shortcut.
Explore the security architecture that's made Folder Lock one of the most trusted data protection solutions for over 20 years.
Encrypted data stored locally or synced to cloud
What Folder Lock uses
Encryption happens on YOUR device
Private key never leaves your control
Service provider cannot access your data
Protection even if cloud is hacked
True zero-knowledge architecture
What most cloud services use
Encryption happens on remote servers
Provider holds the encryption keys
Provider CAN access your data
Vulnerable to server breaches
Government agencies can request access
With server-side encryption, you're trusting the provider with your data. They can access it, and so can anyone who compromises their systems.
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Everything you need to know about securing your files.
Yes, Folder Lock offers a free version with limited features. Upgrade to the paid version for full protection.
Simply go to 'Safeguard' then click 'Protect Folders' and then drag and drop or click the 'Add' button to add files, folders or drives you want to lock, hide and password-protect. They'll disappear right before your eyes.
Locker folders work with a single account password. However, Portable Lockers can be created using different passwords. Use of Portable Lockers feature in Safeguard comes to your rescue if you require different passwords for different Lockers. This was done to prevent you from exposing your account password when creating portable lockers for which you may want to give out the password to the recipient if you are sending them Locker via Email for example. You can create as many Portable Lockers as you want; all with different passwords. Go to Safeguard > Portable Lockers to create one.
You can check the software version in the following way:
Run Folder Lock and before signing in or signing up, notice text of the right corner on top in the blue area. It shows you the currently installed version. then go to
Folder Lock > Support > Updates or go to Settings > General Settings and then click 'Check for Updates'.
You also have an option to skip new version until the next version comes.
Download Folder Lock free today. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited encryption and all advanced features.