
Lost locked files and folders can be recovered with the help of a backup, if you have, or else from a smart data recovery tool like Stellar Windows Data recovery that supports recovery of data from encrypted files and folders stored or deleted from an exFAT, NTFS, or FAT (FAT16, FAT32) file system. This was due to the fact that the tools such as Folder Lock stores some of its important files in C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ directory. But after re-installation of Windows, he wasn’t able to access the locked files and folders, which were locked with Folder Lock software.

One of the most used tools to encrypt files and folder is Folder Lock. However, people often choose to use third-party software to encrypt files and folders due to their ease of use and additional features. Windows provides an inbuilt option to lock files and folders with a password.
