Command line switches

You can control the protection of your secret folder by running the file MSF.exe with an appropriate command line switch from the following list:

/PROTECT

Prompts for the Unlocking Password, and, if the password is entered correctly, causes MySecretFolder to start protecting your secret folder, and display a confirmation message. If the folder is already protected, the command has no effect.

/PROTECT_SILENT

Has the same effect as /PROTECT, except that it does not display the confirmation message. (The password prompt is still displayed.)

/UNPROTECT

Prompts for the Unlocking Password, and, if the password is entered correctly, causes MySecretFolder to stop protecting your secret folder, and display a confirmation message. If the folder is already unprotected, the command has no effect.

/UNPROTECT_SILENT

Has the same effect as /UNPROTECT, except that it does not display the confirmation message. (The password prompt is still displayed.)

/TOGGLE

If the secret folder is unprotected when you execute this command, it has the same effect as the /PROTECT command; if the secret folder is protected, it has the same effect as the /UNPROTECT command.

/TOGGLE_SILENT

Has the same effect as /TOGGLE, except that it does not display the confirmation messages.

Notes:

The command line switches listed above are NOT case-sensitive. For example, /PROTECT, /Protect, and /protect all have the same effect. Only one of the switches may be specified in the command line in any given instance. If you include more than one switch, both of them are ignored. If you MSF.exe (or, if you use Windows x64, MSF64.exe) without any command line switch, it will run the configuration utility of MySecretFolder.

Example: to create a shortcut that protects or unprotects your secret folder, in turn, every time you run the shortcut, create a Windows shortcut, as usual, and enter the following command line into its properties:

If you use Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000 (32-bit):

"C:\Program Files\WinAbility\MySecretFolder\MSF.exe" /TOGGLE

If you use Windows 7, Vista, XP x64 (64-bit):

"C:\Program Files\WinAbility\MySecretFolder\MSF64.exe" /TOGGLE

(Assuming that you have installed MySecretFolder into its default folder). Note the quotes around the path to the MSF.exe (or MSF64.exe) file, as well as a space character in front of the /TOGGLE switch.

Please refer to Windows Help for more information about the shortcuts and using the command lines.