Private Folders Lite is an uncomplicated software program that can protect the sensitivity of your information by locking and hiding folders from Explorer. It can be handled by all types of users, regardless of their prior experience with such apps.

Installing the tool takes little time and minimal effort. Its simple GUI is made from a regular window with a pretty intuitive layout, where you can import folders into the list using either the tree view or drag-and-drop function.

These items are automatically hidden and locked; you can see their full path in the list, as well as disable protection with the click of a button. It is possible to add as many items as you want, as well as to remove them.

To further enhance protection, you can assign a master password to the program. Private Folders Lite also lets you hide uninstall information, enable protection automatically when the screensaver starts, system enters standby or hibernation mode, or when it is idle for a user-defined number of minutes. Hotkeys can be set for opening the tool, activating and deactivating protection.

Private Folders Lite is very low-demanding when it comes to CPU and RAM, so its impact on computer performance is insignificant. It executes a command rapidly, without causing Windows to hang, crash or pop up error dialogs in the meantime.

Although it is not necessarily resourceful, Private Folders Lite delivers a straightforward solution to hiding private data by locking and hiding directories.