A Few Ways To Hide Data On A Computer

 by El Mano

Step 3: Constructing a “Strongbox”, Part 1

This follows the same idea as a Crate, in that it stores data inside another file, but a Strongbox is password protected. This involves batch, which you can easily learn about from the countless "How-To-Do-Batch" instructables on this site. Simply copy/paste the following into NotePad:

@echo off

set key=*****

title ::
color 0a
echo Please enter your password.
set/p "pass= >"
if %pass%==%key% goto UnPack
cls
color 0c
echo That is not the password! Aborting unpack!
echo.
pause
exit
:UnPack
set dest=C:\Contents.txt
cls
echo That is the correct passord!
echo.
echo Your data will unpacked and sent here: %dest%
echo.
echo Please make sure this file does not already exist befor continuing
echo as this may ruin your data.
echo.
pause
cls

echo $$$$$>>%dest%

echo Unpack complete!
echo.
echo Your data can be found here: %dest%
echo.
pause
exit
 
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UnderManiac says: Oct 3, 2011. 2:10 AM
Batch files are way too easy to read, by just right clicking on them and selecting "edit". Not a bad idea if the person looking for stuff like that knows anything about batch files.
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