Password protecting a folder

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Is there a way to password protect a folder

 

[Vanguard]

Is there a way to password protect a folder

Use a non-blank password for login. Then only you can login to your
account. Change permissions on the folder so only you can access it.
Of course, if you don't have an admin-level account then you aren't the
owner of that computer as admins can still take ownership. Windows XP
doesn't use passwords to protect folders. You're supposed to use the
login and permissions to decide who can do what.

TrueCrypt can password protect its files (which it calls containers)
which can contain files or directories. It's free.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Is there a way to password protect a folder

Like WinNT and Win2K before it, WinXP's file security paradigm
doesn't rely on, or allow, the cumbersome method of password protection
for individual applications, files, or folders. Instead, it uses the
superior method of explicitly assigning file/folder permissions to
individual users and/or groups.

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

HOW TO Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q308418

HOW TO Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and
Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q308419

HOW TO Set the My Documents Folder as Private in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;298399

Of course, if you have WinXP Pro, you can encrypt the desired
files/folders.

Best Practices for Encrypting File System
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;223316

As a crude work-around, you can place the file in a compressed
folder, and set a password to uncompress the folder to view/access its
contents. Also, some applications allow the user to password-protect
their specific data files. Read the specific application's Help files
for further information on this capability.



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how to use a protected folder with pass ..etc

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