Nov042012

Can I create a Windows folder that cannot be deleted?

20dbfc2832fe548079788da22b3c133f asks:

I could make a password protected folder but it is of no use if someone deleted that folder. So, how can I create a folder with Windows that cannot be deleted? Is this possible?


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ha14

November 4, 2012

Secure Private Folders Making Inaccessible and Undeletable
http://www.techtipsgeek.com/secure-private-folders-making-inaccessible-undeletable/104/

1) cmd with administrative rights
2) cd/
3) change drive letter if you wish like D:
4) type: md \lpt1\\ (command will create a folder named lpt1 in the directory you specified earlier. you can name you folder anything from lpt1 to lpt9 )
5) To delete that file: rd \lpt1\\ /S

M File Protector and M File Anti-Copy
http://mini-products.net/

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Bruce Epper

November 4, 2012

You could always use IOBit Protected Folder (available in Rewards on this site). It can stop people from accessing it or you can allow them read access while denying write access (so they can’t modify files and folders), etc.

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Shankar C

November 4, 2012

CHANGE READ OR WRITE OPTIONS

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Nikhil Chandak

November 4, 2012
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Lisa Santika Onggrid

November 4, 2012

idoo file encryption provides similar function to iobit folder locker, but the free version can only protect files, not folders.
If you don’t want to install/buy software, ha14 gave you the manual method.

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Jim Chambers

November 5, 2012

How did they dileate it without the password? You could try making it hidden or use a seperate locked HDD.

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Raghav Gupta

November 5, 2012

use IObit protected folder for that

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Pwince Khan

November 5, 2012

mark the write protection

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James Bruce

November 5, 2012

Couldn’t you just take ownership of the folder with an admin user and set read/write lock?

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Aniket Singh

November 5, 2012

try this link it has complete info with images…..u can do it properly
http://bzforum.in/Thread-How-to-create-a-folder-in-windows-which-cannot-be-deleted

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Boni Oloff

November 5, 2012

You can modify the Folder Owner, make it nobody can delete it except you.
Make it read only.

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Harish Jonnalagadda

November 5, 2012

Folder Lock was also quite good at doing this.

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raza

November 6, 2012

i’ve got it now. tx awl. making it with cmd is good..

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Rama moorthy

November 11, 2012

cmd is best ..

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Aswin Kumar K P

November 13, 2012

Simple…Make it as a read only folder…

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Tebawiha Lelhchhun

November 13, 2012

For me it is not possible.Before,I tried so hard how to create an undelete-able folder but there are always HUMAN who manage to find a way of deleting the undelete-able folder.

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prasad kondaveti

December 4, 2012

just go through this link -http://www.how2know.in/how-to-lock-a-folder-without-a-software.html may be this is helpful.

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dragonmouth

January 3, 2013

The folder may be undelete-able using a Windows command but how about someone using a Linux LiveCD? Of the top of my head I can think of at least one MUO article detailing how to use Ubuntu LiveCD to fix Windows problems. You can use the same CD to create Windows problems.

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