# Locking a Folder

**URL:** <https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/locking-a-folder/126201>\
**Category:** Scrivener\
**Tags:** support, interface\
**Created:** [February 11, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/locking-a-folder/126201 "2022-02-11T11:54:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/amberv/32/13021_2.png) [@AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/AmberV)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/locking-a-folder/126201/5 "2022-02-11T18:56:16Z")

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If you are curious as to why there is no such thing, here are some threads to read up on:

> [@Ability to "lock" scenes](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ability-to-lock-scenes/34622/2):
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> Here are some prior discussions on the topic ([full search](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/search?q=%23scrivener%3Awish-list%20locking)): [Document locking](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/document-locking/16912)[Locking Documents](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/locking-documents/39498)[lock down research files](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/lock-down-research-files/9210)[Please add “prevent editing” ability](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/please-add-prevent-editing-ability/7579)[Ability to lock Binder items](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ability-to-lock-binder-items/24378) Also, look up the Snapshots feature if you have not already done so (§15.6, starting on pg. 167, of the user manual PDF).

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