File Lock PRO is a innovative file encryption software program that can password protect and hide files & folders, lock and encrypt files, protect files located on your PC hard drive or any portable media such as USB drives. File Lock PRO supports all the latest Windows operating systems such as Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7 (64 bit & 32 bit). File Lock PRO is the perfect companion to any PC. It works great for securing your files on laptop and notebook computers. If your computer, laptop, usb drive or other portable media was lost or stolen, you can rest assured that your files are encrypted and safe. The software uses 256-bit AES encryption (Encryption Standard Adopted by the US Government) to protect your files. Not only will File Lock PRO encrypt your sensitive files it can also completely hide and restrict access to your files. This allows the user to have multiple layers of protection. - Securely email, backup or upload files: Use File Lock PRO to safely lock files before you email, backup or upload them to an FTP site. Files that are locked by the application are completely secure and portable. Your protected files can only be opened with the original password. - Completely hide your files: File Lock can safely and completely hide any type of data file. A hacker, snooper, or child can't discover files they can't see and don't know exist! - Securely erase delete files: Safely, securely and completely delete files from your computer. With the file shredder feature of File Lock, you can permanently erase unwanted files from your hard drive. Secure file deletion will prevent recovery of your private data. - Prevent recovery of previously deleted files: When you delete a file, the data is not actually gone. The operating system only marks the file as deleted. The file will still remain on the hard drive until another file is created that writes over top of it. Free space cleaner will safely prevent recovery of deleted files.