Some of the files that we usually save on our computers contain important information, private data or simply cannot be seen by other people with whom we share a computer. For this we can save them in other folders, away from the view of other users, in internal storage units, in the cloud or even encrypt them to prevent everyone from having access to them.
However, there are easier ways to protect your files and that is why today we are going to teach you how to lock your files in Windows 10 so no one can open or see them, in a simple and fast way. If you want to block and hide a file or folder from prying eyes, keep reading, and this is going to interest you.
The least fast and most complicated ways
Most of us who share a computer tend to hide files that we do not want other users to see. This, which can be an interesting solution at first glance, happens to be a waste of time and it is enough for another user to make all the files visible so that everything we have tried to hide is exposed and visible to anyone.
Another widely used option is to compress those files, establishing a password for everyone who wants to unlock them.. This can be effective if what we want to keep away from curious eyes is a single file, but if there are many files or a very heavy one, the work can become somewhat tedious since we will have to wait a long time while compressing the file. file or files.
In addition to these two methods, there are also many more through different applications that can be downloaded for free on the Internet. However, our strong recommendation is that you do not use any of these applications to block a file or folder since in the end you will achieve your goal, but by installing one more application on your computer, which will join the many you already have to do something that you can. do without downloading and using an app.
How to lock your files in Windows 10 without apps
To be able to block files in Windows 10 in a simple way, and without having to use any application only we will have to remove all the permissions of other users on that file or folder that we want to block. This will only allow us to access or view that file.
If you want to block any file or folder in Windows 10 to keep it from prying eyes, you just have to follow these steps that we show you below;
- Go to the corresponding file or folder and click on it with the right button of the mouse, which will display a menu
- Now access its Properties where you can see them displayed in a list
- Once it has been opened you must go to the Security tab, where we will see a list of all the users of the system along with the permissions on that file or folder
- Now you must go to each of the users other than ours and click on Edit, to remove all the permissions they have, leaving only full control to our user
If you have followed all the steps that we have just shown you, the file or folder in question should already be blocked for all users of our computer, except for us that we can continue accessing it in a normal way and without any problem.
This process allows us to block files in Windows 10 in a simple way and without having to worry more about what other users can see or know about us. If you share a computer, don't hesitate to lock your files to keep them away from unwanted eyes.
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