Question:

What is the difference between "Protected" storage and "Folder" storage?

 

Answer:

"Protected" storage is where temporary files are created as encrypted.

"Folder" storage is where temporary files are created as un-encrypted.

 

Please see this MSDN article as a reference.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa939852(v=winembedded.5).aspx

 

Note:

If whole disk encryption is already in use, then additional encryption may be disallowed by the encryption technology that is in use at the disk-level. In that situation, use "Folder" storage.