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How to password protect ("lock") a document folder?

Hi. (1) I'm looking for freeware to allow me to password protect document folders.

(2) Also anyone happen to know the following site/ freeware? I downloaded a "Password Folder 1.0b" from them, but all it appears to do is convert a folder the appear as my Control Panel (!?), and I'm not sure I can even access the previous contents of the original folder now. (I sent their website contact an email and got zilch by way of a reply.)

http://www.brothersoft.com/password-folder-58297.h...

thanks

Update:

typo ... meant to say:

... it converts a folder to then appear as my Control Panel (i.e., I click on it, and I do not see what was formerly in the folder, but see the contents of my Control Panel).

I'm on a PC. The illustration with the freeware I tried to obtain claims I should have seen a request box for a password after I locked the folder.

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