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My Lockbox is security software enabling you to password protect any folder on your computer. The program is effective, easy to use and best of all it's free.

Note: The most important parameters will be configured during the setup procedure.

Features and benefits of My LockBox

• Very easy in use
• Almost any folder on your computer can be password protected
• Instant protection - no file scrambling or moving to another place
• Lockbox folder is inaccessible even by the system administrators
• Lockbox folder is inaccessible both locally and remotely.
• Lockbox folder can be protected in Windows safe mode
• Windows XP x64 support
• Hotkeys support - you can popup Control Panel with a simple keystroke.
• Skinned user interface
• Freeware

My Lockbox Quick Start Guide



Download the LockBox.exe

FSPro Labs Homepage


Run the installation package and follow the on-screen instructions.

Press Next button to continue setup and configure My LockBox




Agree to the License Agreement and click Next




Select a folder in which My Lockbox application will be installed. By default My Lockbox will be installed into \Program Files\My LockBox folder.

Press Next button to continue.




Select a folder in which My Lockbox shortcuts will be installed.

Press Next button to continue.




Press the Install button to start copying files to your computer.




Set a password to protect your private lockbox folder

Type your password into Enter your password field and retype it again into Confirm your password

You can also enter descriptive or meaningful text in Enter a password hint field to help you remember your password.

Note: When you create a password hint, anyone who runs My LockBox will be able to see the hint in the password prompt box.

If you leave password fields blank, you will be able to set the password later in My Lockbox Control Panel.

Note: If you are reinstalling My Lockbox, this screen will not be displayed, the password from the previous installation will be in use.




Define the location of your Lockbox. Lockbox is a folder where your private data is stored or will be stored.

You can create a new folder for your private data or select the existing folder.

If you leave this field blank, you will be able to set the Lockbox location later in My Lockbox Control Panel.

Note:. If you are reinstalling My Lockbox, this screen will not be displayed - Lockbox location from the previous installation will be in use.




You can read the latest information (release notes) about My Lockbox from our site.

To check the release notes, make sure that Open release notes is checked, then press Next button.




Here you should complete the installation of My Lockbox by restarting the computer. Check the option and click Finish.




Basic configuration parameters

After the restart, My Lockbox becomes active and the folder you assign as Lockbox is hidden and locked.

Now you can find two main shortcuts under the My Lockbox folder in the Windows Start Menu:

• My Lockbox Control Panel
  
• My Lockbox

My Lockbox also appears on the desktop.

My Lockbox is a shortcut to your protected folder.

When you open this shortcut, My Lockbox prompts you to enter your password, and if the password is valid, opens the folder on the desktop.




My Lock Box Control Panel is a tool for Lockbox management.

You can use My Lockbox Control Panel to specify the Lockbox location and create a password to prevent your Lockbox from unauthorized access.

To start Folder Lock Box Control Panel, please click Start, select All Programs/My Lockbox/My Lockbox Control Panel.

Alternatively you can press a hotkey (Ctrl+Shift+P by default).

There are 2 ways to change the LockBox location:

• Click on the button near the My LockBox folder location input line, browse for your private folder and click OK.
• Browse for your private folder in Windows Explorer and drag this folder from Explorer to My LockBox Control Panel.

To create or change your password, click Advanced button and select Password tab. If you are changing the password, you must enter the current password into "Enter current password" line.

Type your new password into "Enter new password" and "Confirm new password" lines.

You can also enter descriptive or meaningful text in Hint (password reminder) to help you remember your password. Note that when you create a password hint, anyone who runs My LockBox will be able to see the hint in the password prompt box.

Enabling and disabling protection

When you start the computer, your lockbox folder is locked and hidden.

To unlock this folder you should either start My LockBox Control Panel and click Unlock button or open My Lockbox shortcut.

Please note that in both cases, Folder Lock Box prompts you to input your password. If you close Control Panel, a small Folder Lock Box icon will appear in the system tray notifying you that Lockbox is unlocked. You can click this tray icon to run My Lockbox Control Panel.

To lock the folder again, either run My Lockbox Control Panel and click Lock button or click right mouse button on the My Lockbox tray icon and select Lock and Quit from the drop-down menu.


Guide taken with permission from FSPro Labs