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These PRO tools solve different problems. Folder Lock is not encryption of browser bookmarks. Private Vault is separate encrypted storage.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lock an existing browser folder<\/h2>\n

Open the folder’s menu and choose its lock action. Select Pattern<\/strong> or Password<\/strong>, enter and confirm your credential, then save it. The pattern uses a 4 \u00d7 4 grid and at least six distinct points.<\/p>\n

Opening the protected folder in Groovy asks you to unlock it. Leaving it locks it again. Its contents and nested folders are hidden inside Groovy while locked.<\/p>\n

The bookmarks remain visible in the browser’s native bookmark manager.<\/strong> This is an interface lock, not protection from someone who can inspect or change your browser profile. Removing protection requires unlocking and confirming the action.<\/p>\n

Create an encrypted Private Vault<\/h2>\n

Choose New private folder<\/strong> in the folder controls. Set a pattern or text password and confirm it. Saved titles and URLs in this Vault are encrypted on this device and are not ordinary entries in the browser’s bookmark tree.<\/p>\n

Add links inside the unlocked Vault or use the available copy\/move controls for browser bookmarks. The default preserves the original bookmarks: if you keep those originals, they remain visible in the native bookmark manager.<\/p>\n

Leaving the Vault locks it again. There is no hidden password-recovery mechanism. Keep your credential safe. Deleting the Vault is a separate destructive action and is not the same as moving an ordinary folder to Groovy Trash.<\/p>\n

Require a password for deletion<\/h2>\n

Enable deletion protection in Settings and set its separate password. Groovy asks for it before protected bookmark\/folder deletion actions. Disabling that protection requires the current password too.<\/p>\n

This prevents accidental or unauthorized deletion through Groovy’s interface. It cannot block changes made in another extension or the browser’s own bookmark manager.<\/p>\n

Local data matters<\/h2>\n

Uninstalling the extension or deleting its profile can remove protection records and Vault data. A lock cannot recover records that no longer exist. Read Updating safely<\/a> before replacing a build.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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