NiCz: FoLDiLoCkz

There can be the chance the multiple individuals use the same computer or even Windows user. This requires particular security measures to be taken, such as putting a lock on important files and folders. It doesn’t necessarily have to involve complex procedures, and NiCz: FoLDiLoCkz can be enough to lock folders only you want to access.

A few things need to be noted first, and one of them is that you need to make sure that your computer is fitted with .NET Framework to ensure the proper functionality of the program. On the other hand, the application is portable, so you can check its set of features from the moment download is done.

The application doesn’t want to complicate things, managing to make its set of features easy to understand by individuals of all levels of experience. Choices are clear, with the first step being to lock a folder of interest, next to which you find the option to remove the restriction.

Although there’s an editable path field, filling it up with the target path of the directory you want to lock doesn’t really have an effect. Don’t worry though, because hitting the lock button first brings up a browse dialog which takes care of the item of interest. Sadly, dropping the target directory over the window has no effect.

Whenever a folder is locked, it can’t be accessed through any means. Be careful not to remove it though, or to be sure nobody does so. It’s also a good idea to prevent others from identifying this application if you don’t want them easily unlocking target directories, since there’s no way of protecting the set of features.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that NiCz: FoLDiLoCkz is a pretty straightforward method of securing directories of interest. It could have used a way to prevent others from having direct access to its set of features, but it manages to get the job done well overall.