I am using windows 7 ultimate x64. I need to find a way to use the cipher command to encrypt only one folder and all its subfolders withouth encrypting the files contained in the folder and in the subfolders. In XP the chipher command could encrypt a folder and its subfolders leaving unencrypted the files unless you specified the parameter /A but in windows 7 the parameter /S:Directory encrypts subfolders and files too. Is there a way to make cipher encrypt only one folder and all its subfolders without encrypting the files? Thanks a lot Regards Michele

I found out a solution. Following the syntax to create a batch file: cipher /E /H "Full_folder_path" for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir "Full_folder_path" /b /ad /s') do cipher /E /H "%%a" Thanks a lot for reading me Michele