my documents

[sunshine]

How do I put a password on the my documents icon on my desktop. Numerous
people use my computer and I have to have the computer administrator account
setting on so I'd like to be able to have only my documents password
protected. Is this possible and if so how?

 

[Leonard Grey]

This is accomplished by separate user accounts.

 

[Andrew E.]

R.click on the "my documents" icon,select properties,sharing tab,check the
box "make private",if the box is non-functional,click on the blue underline
text
at the bottom,the new properties box will now let you set up for non access
from other users.

 

[shawn]

If you only have one user account on your computer like I do, I use a
program called TrueCrypt. It's totally free.

What I would do is save all your files in one location, like c:\down for
example. You will need to read up on how to use TrueCrypt, but basically you
can create a encrypted container that's password protected. It behaves just
like normal file folders do, you can copy and delete files, etc.

The only difference is that when you want to use the files you will need to
open TrueCrypt and mount the container. You click mount, select your
container (which would probably be in c:\down if we're using the example I
gave above), and input your password. It'll assign that as a drive on your
computer, so you can find it in My Computer. Then you can access it as you
normally would.

Before you sign off your computer you will dismount the drive.

I actually have a whole external 120GB hard drive encrypted so nobody can
get in or use my files when I'm not there. It's nothing that important..
just mp3's, pictures, random stuff, but I don't need anybody touching or
deleting my stuff.

 

[Tim Meddick]

Sunshine,
Ask one of the Administrators to remove all permissions
other than for your user name. This is the same as finding the 'Make
private' option. However, on my machine I cannot find this function (on
right-click> properties > share tab). I remember it as an option while
setting up a user account as 'make my folders private and not accessible to
others' but I rather think the boat has left on that one. If you have
administrator privileges, you can do this yourself by going to 'My
Documents' right-clicking and choosing properties. Go to the 'security' tab
and the 'Advanced' button. Uncheck the 'Inherit from parent.....' box and
choose 'copy' from the resultant dialog box. Remove the entries for the
Administrators group and Administrator account (if listed) and any other
account leaving just your own and the SYSTEM account. Now no-one can gain
access but you to this folder.