File Lock Tuner User Guide

How to Use Cocosenor File Lock Tuner on Windows

The need to protect the privacy and confidentiality of personal data is increasingly valued nowadays, and choosing an appropriate file encryption software can greatly prevent others from prying into your important file data. Have no idea how to choose a file encryption tool? Try Cocosenor File Lock Tuner, whose main function is to encrypt files or folders on your computer with the password you set. Below will show you a step-by-step guide on how to use this software.

Tutorial:

• Part 1— How to Encrypt the Folders and Files on Your Computer
• Part 2— How to Decrypt Your Secured Files
• Part 3— How to Change the Folder Icon to Disguise a Folder
• Part 4— How to Modify the File or Folder Attributes
• Part 5— How to Shred Files on Your Computer

Part 1—How to Encrypt the Folders and Files on Your Computer

Cocosenor File Lock Tuner can help you to password protect your folders and files on Windows computer in a few clicks. It will help to block your personal file data from unauthorized access without password.

Step 1Launch Cocosensor File Lock Tuner and select the Encrypt tab on its home page.

Step 2Click the folder or file icon to import folder or file from your computer.

To select a folder, you need to click on the left one of the two icons at the top of the interface.

You will then see that all the files in the folder are listed. Depending on your needs, you can choose to check part of the files or all of them.

To select a particular file, you need to click on the right one of the two icons at the top of the interface.

The selected file will be displayed in the frame. Please note that only one file can be opened at a time in this way. If you have already selected file A and then proceed to open file B, the original file A in the frame will be replaced by file B.

Step 3 Set the password to encrypt your folder or file.

You will need to set a password, which should be at least six characters, either numbers, letters, symbols, Chinese characters and etc. Afterwards, confirm your password by entering it again. We recommend that your password should be one that you are familiar with, or one that is easy to remember. Lost and forgotten password can result in protected files not being able to be decrypted.

Step 4 Click Encrypt button to secure your folder or file.

Click the the Encrypt button to get started. A progress bar is presented on the panel and you can see "Successfully encrypted" when it is all done.

Part 2—How to Decrypt Your Secured Files

In case you no longer need to password protect your files or want to restore them to their previous format, then you can decrypt them a click away. Encrypted folder or file and can only be decrypted by entering the correct password.

Step 1 Open the software and select Decrypt tab on its home page.

Step 2 Select the encrypted file and input your password.

Click the file icon to import the encrypted file and only one file can be opened at a time. If you desired to decrypt multiple files, please repeat the operation and decrypt them one by one.

Step 3 Decrypt the file successfully on your computer.

Hit the Decrypt button and your file will be decrypted within seconds with "Successfully decrypted" after completing.

Part 3—How to Change the Folder Icon to Disguise a Folder

Apart from encrypting files with password, you can also choose to disguise folders by changing their icons into computer icons. In this way, your folders can look like My Computer, System, Recycle Bin, File History, Sync Center, Control Panel, etc.

Step 1 Start the software and select Change icon tab on its home page.

Step 2 Select a folder on your computer and change its icon.

Cocosensor File Lock provides twelve different computer icons for you. Just click the folder icon on the top of the panel to choose a folder you want to change. Then, tick any one of the twelve icons and click OK.

If you want to restore the folder icon for another change, click on Restore.

Part 4—How to Modify the File or Folder Attributes

Cocosensor File Lock also features the ability to change the read-only and hidden attributes of files.

Step 1 Run the software and select Set properties on its home page.

Step 2 Select a folder or file from your computer and check the attribute option.

Click the folder or file icon on the top of the panel and tick the checkbox of the file or folder you desired to modify. Then check the attribute option by clicking it. You can choose two items together in an operation.

Step 3 Click on Set button to finish modifying.

Click on Set to begin modifying and there will show you "Finished modifying properties" after completing.

Part 5—How to Shred Files on Your Computer

With Cocosensor File Lock, files can be permanently deleted with just a few clicks. However, please be careful with this operation, as once a file or folder has been removed it cannot be recovered!

Step 1 Run the software and select Shred Files tab on its home page.

Step 2 Select a folder or file on your computer and delete.

Click the folder or file icon to import a folder or file you want to erase, tick the checkbox and click on Delete button.

Step 3 Confirm and successfully delete the folder or file.

After you clicking Delete, a window will pop up to ask for your confirmation. Click Yes and then the folder or file will be removed immediately.