When you start the computer, your protected folder is locked and hidden. If you leave e-mail field blank, you won't be able to recover your password online. Your email will be stored encrypted on YOUR computer. To enable online password recovery, input your valid email address into email address field.

If you lose your password, you can request password recovery and get password recovery instructions by email absolutely Free. My Lockbox comes with online password recovery facility. Note that when you create a password hint, anyone who runs My Lockbox will see the hint in the password prompt box. You can also enter a descriptive or meaningful text in Hint (password reminder) to help you remember your password. Type your new password in 'Enter new password' and 'Confirm new password' lines. If you already have a password, you must input it into 'Enter current password' line. To change your password, click Advanced button, then click on Password tab.

Click right mouse button on the folder in Windows Explorer and select Protect with My Lockbox (available if you enabled the corresponding option in My Lockbox Control Panel).

Browse for your private folder in Windows Explorer and drag this folder from Explorer into My Lockbox Control Panel.

Click on the Set (or Add) button near the My Lockbox folder location input line, browse for your private folder and click OK.

There are three ways to change the Lockbox location (or protect a new folder): To start My Lockbox Control Panel, please click Start, select All Programs/My Lockbox/My Lockbox Control Panel.Īlternatively, you can press Open Control Panel hotkey (Ctrl+Shift+P by default). You can use My Lockbox Control Panel to specify the Lockbox location, change your password, and change My Lockbox settings. My Lockbox Control Panel is a tool for My Lockbox management. 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 Lockbox is a shortcut to your protected folder. Now you can find two main shortcuts under the My Lockbox folder in the Windows Start Menu: After installation (including post-install steps) completes, My Lockbox becomes active and the folder you assign as Lockbox is hidden and locked.

My lockbox control panel