protectedfolder
nounUK /prəˈtɛktɪd ˈfəʊldə/
US /prəˈtɛktɪd ˈfoʊldər/
A protected folder is a special folder that only you can open.
I saved my secret drawings in a protected folder so no one else can see them.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A folder on a computer that needs a password before it opens.
The teacher put the test answers in a protected folder with a password.
3. A folder that the computer keeps safe from being changed or deleted.
The system files live in a protected folder, so you cannot move them.
4. A folder that only certain people are allowed to use.
Only the manager can open the protected folder with the company's plans.