When you add a file or folder to the File System Objects list, specify a protection method for it.
To set the protection method, click the Properties button.
There are six options available:
Hide - When you enable protection, the protected file or folder will not be visible to users, but it can still be accessed if you know its path. This may be useful when you want to hide application folders while still allowing applications in those folders to run. For example, you can hide the Hide Folders application folder so that it is not visible, but Hide Folders will still run if you launch "C:\Program Files\Hide Folders\hf.exe" from a command prompt.
Lock - The protected file or folder will be visible but inaccessible. This is similar to the built-in access protection provided by Windows on NTFS volumes.
Hide & Lock - The protected file or folder will not be visible to users and cannot be accessed.
Read only - You can access the protected files and folders, but you cannot modify them. If you protect folder contents using a mask, you cannot copy files into the folder.
No execute - If you protect an EXE file with this method, you will not be able to run it. If you protect a folder with this method, you will not be able to run EXE files located in that folder.
No protection - If you choose this option, the file or folder will remain unprotected even if you click the Enable protection button.
You can set the protection method for several file objects at once. Select multiple files or folders in the list (using Ctrl, Shift, or the mouse), then click the Protection method button or select Object protection from the menu. The selected protection method will be applied to all selected files and folders.
