Folder lock : Unlock problem

[Vyom]

@R2K: Hmmmm... looks a nice solution. Will try it, if ever get stuck.

@dipankardutta44: So have you tried the methods described in this thread, and also the one mentioned just before your post by R2K?

 

[kamalkrishnak]

Hi i had locked one of my folder with folder lock s/w

y'day i formated my pc coz of some virus and reinstall windows xp

now my that locked folder is not unlocking

i chked a thread related to that problem but i couldnt understand wat to do??

I m attaching a screen shot of directory files in cmd prompt

the name of file which is locked is ani

plz help me to unlock that folder !



Thanks

 

[shehriyaz]

Glad that I was able to solve this problem.

That Folder lock which you used, uses one of the simplest method of locking a folder. The theory behind it is that, if a folder is renamed, with the extension of a Command Line Switch (CLSID) of proper entities of windows like, My Computer, My Documents, Control Panel, etc, then instead of opening the original folder, it will open that entity of which CLSID is of.

So, if I rename a folder to folder.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} then that folder will now point to My Computer. Since 20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D is the CLSID of My Computer.

For furthur info and more CLSID:
Command Line Switches to Display Special Objects or Folders When Opening Windows Explorer » My Digital Life

A little gyan doesn't harm anyone

Hi Vyom,

Need you help here Buddy. I had this done long back and currently i am not able to unlock the folder. when i try to do this in DOS prompt it gives me the access Denied error. When i Go the Folder itself it always has the read only attribute checked which i assume is not allowing me to rename it in DOS.

Can you please help in unlocked this folder.

 

[Vyom]

Hi Vyom,

Need you help here Buddy. I had this done long back and currently i am not able to unlock the folder. when i try to do this in DOS prompt it gives me the access Denied error. When i Go the Folder itself it always has the read only attribute checked which i assume is not allowing me to rename it in DOS.

Can you please help in unlocked this folder.

You can rename back the folder name in command prompt, even if Read attribute is checked.
You must have created this folder in some other account, and now accessing it from another account.

Is the location UNC path? If its a UNC path you can try to map it first and then use it on command prompt.

 

[sohan_92]

well... just uninstalling folder lock solved my problem.