VeraCrypt is a free, open-source disk encryption software that is available for Linux, MacOS, and Windows. With VeraCrypt, you create a virtual encrypted disk on your internal drive that can then be ...

I did not download a file locker. I repurposed a tool I already had.

Privacy, privacy, privacy. The word on everyone’s lips is making its way to our smartphones. And after seeing which are the best apps to hide or lock files on ...

Lock away your private files with a password known by you, and you alone. Folder Lock 7 ($40, five-day free trial) is a one-stop-shop for file encryption and data security. It’s impressive and ...

A person’s need and right is privacy. And with more and more information being stored in our computers, laptops, and, more recently – smartphones and tablets, it’s understandable that many have the ...

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Easy File Locker is a lightweight and easy-to-use file lock software product for Windows 11/10. It can protect your private files and folders. With its great protection, users will not be able to open ...

Google is adding a new feature to its Files by Google app for Android phones to let users lock and hide private files in an encrypted folder. The new Safe folder feature is aimed at people who, for ...

File locking has a long tradition in computing: you or independently running software wants to make sure that a file isn’t modified or deleted when it’s needed or in use. Because macOS is Unix based, ...

Some Office users have recently experienced “Unknown error trying to lock file” while using Office apps like Excel, Teams, OneDrive, PowerPoint, etc. It’s even ...

To avert the problems associated with the file locking mechanism, POSIX introduced record locking via the fcntl() syscall (the pre-POSIX lockf() and flock() syscalls provide the same functionality but ...