A freeware program for password-protecting folders

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Hi Everybody
I need A freeware program for password-protecting folders. Any
suggestion would be appreciated.
 
Hi Everybody
I need A freeware program for password-protecting folders. Any
suggestion would be appreciated.
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You can create password protected Zip Files in Windows XP Home or
Professional, without any additional software.

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something about human nature that the only form of life we have created
so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image."

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Password Protect Folders in XP
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips-eml.php/232

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Hide Files & Folders
http://sixfiles.com/dbase/files/im-soft-hide-files-folders.html
Hide Files & Folders is a an easy-to-use password-protected security
utility you can use to password-protect certain files and folders, or
to hide them from viewing and searching. Upon accessing any protected
file or folder, dialog box querying password appears on the screen, and
by entering a valid password, user gets access to the selected file or
folder.
Platform: Win95,Win98,WinME,WinNT 4.x,Windows2000,WinXP
 
TrueCrypt is the leader in the OTFE (On-the-Fly-Encryption) freeware,
where you create encrypted volumes and log into them as if you were
logging into a networked drive. Then, you can work with them as with
regular directories. When you log out ("dismount") them, they are
invisible to anybody again.

The other one is Dekart PrivateDisk Lite, it's smaller in size, but not
open-source and has less "icing".

Both are portable - you can set them up to run off a USB stick. They
are also reliable, AFAICT.

I used both, started with PDL and moved to TC.

AxCrypt is pretty good, but it's not OTFE. That means that people can
still see the files even if they can't read their content. It's also
not portable, it's an Explorer shell extension.

I would not trust the ZIP file password protection. Some ZIP programs
say they use AES but the implementation is still to be proven.
 
This isn't quite what you asked, but something worth considering.

I have used encrypted and/or hidden folders in the past but have
changed to a simpler system - I password protect the documents
individually. The only documents I have which are sensitive are Word
and Excel, both of which have built in password protection.

This requires no extra software and makes the encrypted documents
completely portable. You can move them to another machine without
having to install extra software. This is especially convenient when
running from a USB stick on another computer.

Obviously this is not the solution in all cases, but where it is
applicable, it is simple and effective.

Bill T.
 
Bill,

The actual password protection that Office offers is rather weak, or at
least that's what the consensus seems to be.

There's also a tiny (about 30Kb) piece of software called dsCrypt
which is fully portable (a single file), and provides very powerful and
fast encryption. It can be easily found on google. As long as you
don't mind people knowing the names of the files you're trying to
protect, this software is among the best.
 
Amamba said:
There's also a tiny (about 30Kb) piece of software called dsCrypt
which is fully portable (a single file), and provides very powerful
and fast encryption. It can be easily found on google. As long as you
don't mind people knowing the names of the files you're trying to
protect, this software is among the best.
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I'll check it out. Thanks.

Bill T.
 
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