Safeplicity

Hiding important files in a deep folder structure is not enough to keep it safe from prying eyes. If you really want to protect your data, you should search for a specialized encryption utility. A good choice is Safeplicity. It makes the process straightforward and easy. You can protect any data directly in Windows Explorer, without making any configurations on a dedicated user interface.

The software is free to try for 30 days, without any functionality restrictions. It comes in a small package and it can be installed in just a few moments. You can use it on any modern Windows version and you don't need to meet any special requirements.

Once Safeplicity is up and running on your computer, you can just right click a folder, on your desktop or on a standard Explorer window, and select an option to password protect that folder. The application will ask you to specify a password, after which it will lock the targeted folder. Additionally, you can tick an option to enable a password reminder, which you will receive by email.

If you try to access a protected folder, Safeplicity will prompt you for your password. When you exit that folder, a prompt will appear in the lower right corner of the screen, where you can choose to keep that folder open or lock it. The software is capable of keeping your data safe, using a military grade AES 256-bit encryption protocol, so you don't need to worry about any security flaws.

Besides protecting folders with a password, the software can hide them as well, even if they are already password-protected. Hidden folders will never show up, even if Windows Explorer is set to show hidden data. If you want to access a hidden folder, you need to right click anywhere, in Windows Explorer or on your desktop, select the "Unhide" option and type in your password. This will present a list with all folders that are protected with that password and you can choose which ones to reveal or keep hidden. Furthermore, you can decide to unhide your folders permanently or temporarily.

A few clicks is all it takes to protect your data, thanks to Safeplicity's straightforward functionality.