If you've ever had a friend ask to borrow your laptop and had an inward panic attack about what they might see in your files, you've probably wondered how you can lock or hide those files without appearing suspiciously paranoid to prying eyes. Password Folder is a program developed for Windows that allows you to take care of just that issue.

Password Folder hides all of your sensitive documents by locking the files and folders, making them inaccessible to anyone browsing through your files and invisible to any other Windows applications. The program's drag and drop interface is very easy to use. Once it is installed, simply drag any files or folders that you wish to lock into the appropriate section of the interface. You can also choose the appropriate option from the context menu that is available.

If you do not want to completely block a folder or file, you have the option to allow it to be read, but block any writing access to the file. This means that someone that is viewing your files or folders will not be able to copy it, move it, delete it or modify it in any way. Password Folder also features an exclude list. For example, if you have a folder with ten files in it and you want to hide nine of them, you can set the tenth file to appear in the exclude list. The exclude list makes it much easier to hide a folder almost in its entirety since you do not have to hide each file individually.

Password Folder is a simple but effective tool that does not offer many configuration options or extra features. This makes it great for beginner users that are just learning about the benefits of protecting their files and folders.