Make sure the shared folder is accessible from other computers before continuing.Īfter you have shared a folder, create a subfolder that you want to password-protect with Folder Guard. Please refer to Windows Help for more information on sharing the folders. Before you can share folders, you may need to adjust the security settings of your computer, such as enable Network discovery, etc. To share a folder, run Windows Explorer on the server, open its parent folder, right-click on the folder you want to share, and choose Share (or Share with) from the menu.

Next, verify that the folder is shared and accessible from other computers. (Note that the server does NOT need to run the server version of Windows any supported version of Windows will do.) We refer to this computer as the server, to distinguish it from the clients, which are the computers accessing this shared folder over the network.

To protect a shared folder with a password, first of all make sure you have installed Folder Guard on the computer where the folder is shared from. It is not available for the home, personal license customers. Note: The functionality described here is only enabled for the customers who have purchased the professional or another business license for Folder Guard software.

How to lock a folder in a shared drive