![]() Unhiding these files and folders is as simple as unchecking the file and clicking the “Unhide” button towards the right of the screen (a process which must be done first in order to to use the hidden files and folders within Windows). As soon as these files for folders are added to this tool they will no longer be visible on the host PC without access to the LockMyFile software (which requires use of the master password to open up every time after the initial install is complete).Īs can be seen above, any hidden files will appear only in the “Hiding File” screen (within the application) once they have been hidden. I will be making use of locally attached drives in my testing below, but be sure to make use of the correct version of the tool if using external drives or network shares yourself!Īs can be seen above, starting with the “Hiding File” tool, we can select any files or folders which exist on our PC via the file picking on the right of the screen (labelled as “Hide Files”) or by simply dragging and dropping selected files or folders into the tool. NB – On the left side menu we have separate hiding and locking entries for locally attached drives, external hard drives and network shares alike. One of the quickest, easiest and most reliable ways of protecting important documents via LockMyFile is with the “Locking File” and “Hiding File” features, both of which are easily accessible form the main left side menu as can be seen pointed out below: In the next section I will start by looking at the functionality included for locking and hiding files before moving on to other functionality such as applying full AES 256-bit encryption later on. With the master password now set, the installation of LockMyFile will be complete and we can start making use of the application itself straight away afterwards. NB – In the screen above, EaseUS offer to send a copy of our master password to our email address! Whilst this might seem useful at first, be careful when using this functionality as someone gaining access to your emails might then be able to access your locked or hidden files (much better to make use of a password manager for keeping a backup of this password in my opinion). ![]() With activation of the software complete (or the free version in use), next will come to one of the most important aspects of using LockMyFile, this is the setting of the master password used to control access to the application itself alongside any files locked or hidden by it. Upon rebooting back into Windows the installer will then ask for registration to take place (if you want to make use of the limited free version then simply close this activation window to continue). ![]() ![]() Whilst the main installation completes very quickly, the installer does ask for the PC to be restarted at the end of this initial process. At just 14.1MB in size, this is a very quick download and I had the installer up and running on my own PC just a few moments after downloading was complete. Installing LockMyFile begins at the official EaseUS Website where a free trial version can be downloaded or a full licence purchased. If you would like to try LockMyFile for yourself then please note that EaseUS also offer a free trial version via their official website (and no personal details are required to try it out, great). This all begins in the next section where I will be downloading and installing the EaseUS LockMyFile software before then activating the full set of features. In this section of my review I will be downloading, installing and testing out the LockMyFile software for myself, this includes activating the full pro version and taking a look at the full set of features on offer here.
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