
Keep the live case-management record, restricted evidence copy, referral decision, recipient authority, encrypted retained copy and recovery copy distinct. Encryption must never delay an urgent safeguarding response or a required statutory report.
01 / DECISIONProtect the safeguarding casefile without hiding ownership
Folder Lock may fit selected Windows-based encrypted safeguarding casefile archive workflows after current-version testing. It is not a replacement for case-platform permissions, safeguarding authority, statutory reporting, guaranteed backup or guaranteed password recovery. Cloud-related features and compatibility must be verified against the current release and actual environment.
A safeguarding lead freezes a restricted case stage for authorized safeguarding review. The team first proves the workflow with fictional training casefiles, documents each authorized role and preserves the working source separately.
Run the control sequence
- 01
Verify official source, current release, license and supported Windows environment.
- 02
Pilot a fictional safeguarding casefile set before importing restricted incident record.
- 03
Test locker creation, lock/unlock, reopen and plaintext residue.
- 04
Test separately stored backup, restore and lost-password consequences.
- 05
Approve only the verified use; document exclusions and review date.
Preserve decision evidence
Record version, installer source, license, Windows environment, archive/locker settings, test manifest, lock/unlock result, residue, backup, recovery result, exclusions and owner.
Stop when
- Legacy screenshots are treated as proof of the current release.
- The product is used as a collaboration permission system.
- No independent recovery copy or restore test exists.
The record should show the approved case stage, tested environment, responsible people and known limitations without storing passwords or unnecessary safeguarding casefile content.
Separate the surrounding controls
Does not replace case-platform permissions, safeguarding authority, statutory reporting, guaranteed backup or password recovery. Encryption does not authorize safeguarding access, determine or report risk, preserve every backup or remove plaintext working copies automatically.
Inspect the workflow, not the artwork





Folder Lock does not replace case-platform permissions, safeguarding authority, statutory reporting, guaranteed backup or password recovery.
Safeguarding casefile archive questions
Should the archive become the live case-management record?
No. Keep active case management, statutory reporting and referrals in approved systems; retain only the authorized evidence copy.
Does resetting a password recover an existing archive?
Do not assume so. Document the product-specific recovery boundary and test a separate recovery copy.
Primary references
References support specific boundaries and do not imply endorsement.