Folder Security not Functional on Second Hard Drive

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I back up my data to a second drive. I have tried to set
a folder on the second drive as private but the option
is "greyed out."

The source folders are set as private but not the copy.

How do I set a folder as private on the second (non-boot)
drive?

Is it possible?

Any work arounds?
 
Also, the second drive does need to be formatted with NTFS.

You can avoid the use of a safe mode boot if you have Home
edition (or Pro that you want to keep in simple sharing mode)
by learning to use the cacls command
If you start / run cmd
and then in the cmd window enter
cacls /?
you will get syntax info.

For example, if the second drive is at E: and it has a directory
E:\backup, then while logged in with an admin account issuing

cacls E:\ /t /g Administrators:F
cacls E:\ /e /t /g System:F
cacls E:\ /e /t /g Users:R
cacls E:\backup /e /t /g MyAccount:F
cacls E:\backup /e /t /r Users

then you would end up with a e:\backup and its substructure
to which Administrators, System, and your account named
MyAccount with Full Control. Users would have not rights
to this directory or its substructure.

E: itself and all of the other substructure in E: except E:\backup
would have Administrators and System with Full control and
the Users group (limited accounts) with read/execute. All new
folders and files would get the same permissions as exist in the
area where they are defined.
 
To do this, you must be running NTFS as your file system on the drive in question. If your hard disk/partition is not NTFS you will need to convert it. To do this, open a Command Prompt window and enter the following command:

CONVERT X: /FS:NTFS

Where X: is the drive letter you wish to convert. You may also want to see http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm to ensure that you're getting the optimal conversion.

After this step is completed and you've rebooted the computer, if necessary:

XP PRO: In Windows Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, View and uncheck Use Simple File Sharing. Now, when you right click on a drive, folder or file (on an NTFS partition) and select Properties, you'll see a Security tab. Here you can assign or deny permissions based on user name or user group membership.

XP Home: By default, you can only make files and folders under My Documents "private". This is done by right clicking a folder or file and selecting Properties, Sharing. To change the permissions on other folders, you need to boot the computer to Safe Mode and log in on the built in Administrator account. In this mode, you'll see the Security tab in Properties, and you can assign permissions based on user name or group membership.

How Do I Get the Security Tab in Properties - XP Home (makes the Security tab appear outside of Safe Mode)
http://www.dougknox.com, Win XP Tips section

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308419

HOW TO: Disable Simplified Sharing and Password-Protect a Shared Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;307874
 
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