Hide FolderÖ is a secure and easy to use program that lets you password-protect and easily prevent access to your important files and folders. It supports modes for making your folders completely invisible, simply inaccessible, or allowing read-only access. It even lets you specify which programs are still able to access protected items, such as virus scanners or disk drive utilities. A protected folder and its contents will be prevented from being renamed, modified, deleted, copied, moved, accessed or even seen on the system.
2. Features
- Encrypt files with nine available Algorithms
- Hide files, folders, and drives (Microsoft« Windows« NT, 2000, and XP only)
- Deny access to objects, like My Documents, Control Panel, etc.
- Prevent file changes, including changes to the Windows desktop, time/date settings, Internet history, and contents of data files, such as Microsoft Word« files
- Operate Hide Folder invisibly, using its stealth features
- Set trusted processes - such as virus scanners and disk drive utilities that can still access protected items
- Support of FAT, FAT32, NTFS.
3. Version history
The history of the development (+ - added feature, * - bug fix):
May 27, 2003
Hide Folder 3.0 released
+ Protection Wizard
+ Files encryption
+ "Protect on Windows start" flag
March 27, 2003
Hide Folder 2.7 released
+ Multilanguage support
+ New interface features
+ Hot keys
+ Stealth mode
+ My documents and Favorites protection
February 5, 2003
Hide Folder 2.6 released
+ New interface features
December 7, 2002
Hide Folder 2.5 released
+ Drag & Drop support!
+ New nice menu.
+ New toolbar coloured pictures.
+ New nice listview in the Add dialog.
+ Transparent tips.
+ Icon in the password dialog.
October 31, 2002
Hide Folder 2.4 released.
+ Password changing.
+ Tips of the Day updated.
+ NT Driver updated.
+ 2000 Driver updated.
October 15, 2002
Hide Folder 2.3 released
+ New interface features.
+ Tips of the day.
+ Optional password dialog.
+ Extended status bar.
* Windows XP driver restart bug fixed.
* Edit dialog bug fixed.
* Popup menu appearence bug fixed.
* New object's bug fixed.
* Windows 2000 delete bug fixed.
October 10, 2002
Hide Folder 2.2 released
* Edit dialog bug fixed.
* Some trial limits are removed. Now it's possible to delete and
edit protected objects.
October 1, 2002
Hide Folder 2.1 released
+ Windows XP support.
+ Context help.
* Help bugfix.
August 21, 2002
Hide Folder 2.0 released
+ Fully rebuilt version 1.0. New engine, new interface.
This version is trialware (time limit).
This is the first published version.
June 05, 2002
Hide Folder 1.0
This version for internal use only.
Feel free to send suggestions for features you want to be implemented
in Hide Folder.
4. License and distribution
Software License
Read this license agreement in full before using Hide Folder.
I. This Software License Agreement (the "Agreement") is a legal
agreement between you, the end-user ("Licensee"), and Authors of this
software ("Authors"). By using this software ("Hide Folder") or
storing it on a computer hard drive (or other type of media), you are
agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
II. Hide Folder IS DISTRIBUTED "AS IS". NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND
IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. YOU USE Hide Folder AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Pilot Group LLC hereby disclaims all warranties and guarantees
regarding the use, or the results of use, of Hide Folder in terms
of correctness, accuracy, reliability or otherwise. Pilot Group LLC
will not be responsible for any incidental, consequential, direct or
indirect damages, including but not limited to damages for loss of profits,
business interruption and loss of information resulting from the correct
or otherwise use of Hide Folder even if Pilot Group LLC has been
advised of the possibility of such damages. By installing Hide Folder
you acknowledge that you have read this disclaimer, understood it, and you
agree to be bound by its terms and conditions. You also agree that the
disclaimer is the complete and exclusive statement of agreement between
the parties and supersede all proposals or prior agreements, oral or written,
and any other communications between the parties relating to the subject
matter of the disclaimer.
III. All copyrights to "Hide Folder" are exclusively owned by the
authors - Pilot Group LLC.
IV. You are welcome to test the trial version of the program for 15 days.
These 15 days do not have to be continuous calendar dates. If you don't run
Hide Folder on a particular date, it doesn't count against your 15 days.
This gives you plenty of time to try out the program on your own system.
After you tested the trial version you are required to license this product
and discontinue use of the trial version. Only the trial version of Hide Folder
may be distributed freely on online services, bulletin boards, or other
electronic media as long as the files are distributed in their entirety.
V. After purchasing, Pilot Group LLC grants you a non-exclusive license to
use one copy of the software, on one computer, and make one copy of it for
archival purposes. For purposes of this section, "use" means loading the software
into RAM, as well as installation on a hard disk or other storage device. You may
access the software from a hard disk, or any other method you choose, so long
as you otherwise comply with this agreement. You may not install the licensed
version of the software onto a network server or in any other way make it
available to more than one user at a time unless you have arranged in advance
for a multi-user license; make copies of the software other than one backup
copy solely for archival purposes; sell, furnish, transmit, or give away the
software such that the software is exploited in a commercial way; or sublicense,
rent, lease, or otherwise market the software. You may permanently transfer the
software to another owner only by providing written notice of such transfer to
Pilot Group LLC.
VI. You may not alter this software in any way, including emulate, clone, rent,
lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, changing or removing any messages
or windows, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program, or
any subset of the licensed program, except as provided for in this agreement.
Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination
of this license and may result in severe criminal and/or civil prosecution.
VII. An upgrade replaces a previous version. It does not provide an additional
license. When upgrading you must cease using the previous version, and also
ensure that it is not used by anybody else.
VIII. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved by the Authors.
IX. The terms of this license, as well as the Hide Folder interface design,
documentation, and coding are subjects of changes in future versions of
Hide Folder without any prior notice.
X. Installing and using Hide Folder signifies acceptance of these terms
and conditions of the license. If you do not agree with the terms of this license
you must remove Hide Folder files from your storage devices and cease to
use the product.
5. Contacts
Please don't hesitate to send your questions and suggestions
regarding Hide Folder to e-mail: info@hide-folder.com.
