Showing posts with label folder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label folder. Show all posts
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Add a Password on Zipped folder Windows XP Only
In windows XP, you can protect your files and folders by adding a password. And no software is necessary for this purpose! All you need is just to create a ZIP file and set a password. Lets do it.
- First, select the files and folder that needs to be password protected.
- Now right click on it and send it to Compressed (zipped) folder.
- Double click on the zipped folder to open it.
- Now click on the file menu and select Add a password.
- Type and confirm the password in the Add Password window and hit OK.
- From now, whenever someone tries to open this folder, he will be supposed to enter the password to open the file.
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And sorry to note this system has been removed from Windows 7 and Windows 8.
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Monday, January 25, 2016
How to Change the Folder Icon
By default, Windows folders look like a yellow folder. And if you use any custom theme, it may change. Many of you might know how to customize the Windows Folder Icon. Its very easy to change. Previously I discussed about how to change the pen drive/ hard drives icon. Today Im gonna discuss about changing the folder icon.
Its been few months when I published any Windows trick. Sorry for the long break!
To change the folder icon is much easier than changing the drive icon. If you wanna change the drive icon, you have to use an autorun file. But you dont need any notepad file to change the folder icon. All you need is just an icon format (must be .ico) image.
First collect an icon format image. You can convert an image into icon in any of the following ways:
- Create Icon using IcoFx (Only 1.62 MB)
- Convert Image into Icon Online
I prefer using IcoFx. Download it and convert your image into icon within seconds. After getting the icon, you can go for the next step.
Change Folder Icon
- Copy the icon that you wanna show in the folder.
- Go to My Computer (Start + E) or any location where your desired folder is located.
- Paste the icon within that folder.
- Press Backspace to get out of this folder. Now click right mouse button over the folder and go to the Customize tab > Change Icon as shown in the image below.
After hitting the Change icon button, you will get a list of Windows Icons. You can use any of them. But here Im gonna use the custom icon. So you have to click on the browse button.
After hitting the browse button, you have to locate the folder again. Go to the folder and choose your custom icon that youve copied in the first step. Now hit on Open > Apply > OK. And youre done!
Restart your PC if you dont see any change.
Note: Its not necessary that the icon needs to be copied in your desired folder. Windows can show the folder icon from any other folder. But when you take that folder through a CD or Pen Drive, you may not get that icon with the folder. Thats why Im recommending to keep the custom icon within this folder.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2016
How to Hide or Unhide a File or Folder
A common question asked by the beginner is how to hide a file or folder. Hiding a file or folder means you dont want others to have access in that particular file or folder. For example- You dont let your little brother access your games folder as I do normally! Or you may have any other private reason. For example- You dont want others to see a file which contains your online accounts information.
Most of the PC users know how to hide or unhide a file. But some of you may not know this. For those guys Im gonna write about this.
Okay lets start hiding your files or folders:
- First of all go to the location where your particular file or folder is located. For example: D Drive Games Folder.
- Right click on the file or folder you wanna hide and choose Properties.
- Mark the Hidden option and hit OK.
- Thats it. Your selected file is now hidden.
Now if you wanna view the hidden item do as below:
- Go to the Folder Options from My Computer. Windows XP users will find this under the View menu.
- Hit the View in Folder Options.
- Select Show Hidden Files and Folder and Hit OK.
- Now you can see your Hidden File or Folder.
- Right click on it and go to Properties.
- Unmark the Hidden option and Hit OK.
- Thats it.
If your files and folders are hidden by virus then read the following posts:
- How to Show Files or Folder hidden by Virus
- Hidden Option Cant be Unchecked- Fix this
If youre too much annoyed with virus then use MSE.
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