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why do my files have a little Lock symbol in the bottum corner?

all my picture files have it i checked the trash bin and the pictures are not there so idk why its like that i can still open them its just wereid

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (42 minutes after post)

I guess it depends on the default program you have set to open those files. A padlock icon usually is closed if no editing can be done to the open file.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (1 hour after post)

encrypted? i just have windows home so i can’t check it out, but pretty sure it just means you have encryption turned on.

right click, properties, general tab, advanced button, “Encrypt contents to secure data” checkbox

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