# Securing Files from Your Laptop's File System

Applies to: Windows operating systems

You can secure files and folders on your laptop from the Edge options on your laptop's file system.

## Before You Begin

- Your administrator must enable DLP for your laptop. For more information, see Enabling Data Loss Prevention for all Users in a Plan.

- You must enable the Explorer Plug-In on your laptop.

- Create a DLP passkey before you lock items on your laptop. If you lock items before creating a DLP passkey, you can only unlock the files when your laptop connects to the Metallic environment.

## Procedure

1. On your laptop, open Windows Explorer.

2. Go to the file or folder you want to lock.

3. Right-click the file or folder, point to Edge, and then click Lock.

## Related Links

Viewing and Removing DLP Authorized Users

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