Making an NTFS folder private

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For a Folder I have--I went to Properties / Sharing and the make folder
private checkbox is greyed out.
How can I get it to activate? I have NTFS on the drive.

1.
Open My Computer

2.
Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive (C:),
unless you have more than one drive on your computer).

If the contents of the drive are hidden, under System Tasks, click Show the
contents of this drive.

3.
Double-click the Documents and Settings folder.

4.
Double-click your user folder.

5.
Right-click any folder in your user profile, and then click Properties.

6.
On the Sharing tab, select the Make this folder private so that only I have
access to it check box.
 
Hi Miklos,

Is the folder shared on the network? Disable sharing and the "Make this
folder private" checkbox should be ungreyed automatically.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


For a Folder I have--I went to Properties / Sharing and the make folder
private checkbox is greyed out.
How can I get it to activate? I have NTFS on the drive.

1.
Open My Computer

2.
Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive (C:),
unless you have more than one drive on your computer).

If the contents of the drive are hidden, under System Tasks, click Show the
contents of this drive.

3.
Double-click the Documents and Settings folder.

4.
Double-click your user folder.

5.
Right-click any folder in your user profile, and then click Properties.

6.
On the Sharing tab, select the Make this folder private so that only I have
access to it check box.
 
Miklos said:
For a Folder I have--I went to Properties / Sharing and the make folder
private checkbox is greyed out.
How can I get it to activate? I have NTFS on the drive.

1.
Open My Computer

2.
Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive (C:),
unless you have more than one drive on your computer).

If the contents of the drive are hidden, under System Tasks, click Show the
contents of this drive.

3.
Double-click the Documents and Settings folder.

4.
Double-click your user folder.

5.
Right-click any folder in your user profile, and then click Properties.

6.
On the Sharing tab, select the Make this folder private so that only I have
access to it check box.
Click to expand...
Miklos, there are two types of permissions in Windows, share permissions
and folder and file permissions. Share permissions are used when a
folder is shared over the network. File and folder permissions apply
over the network and if someone is logged on locally (or via a Domain),
and only apply to NTFS file systems.

You do not clearly state whether this is a network connected computer or
not. In other words, do others access the folder from outside the machine?

In any case, you would be better off setting the folder and file
permissions if you have NTFS. In which case, click on the "permissions"
tab and set the permissions there instead of the 'share' permissions.

If both share permissions and file and folder permissions are set, the
most restrictive permissions apply. If person A has read share
permissions to file or folder B and read and write folder and file
(NTFS) permissions to file or folder B then A will only be able to read
file or folder B. Similarly if A has 'full control' to the share and
'read' permissions to the file or folder, then A will only be able to
read it.

A common way to set up share and NTFS (file and folder) permissions is
to set 'Full Control' on the share and more restrictive permissions on
the file or folder with NTFS permissions.

Cheers,

Cliff
 
Are you saying the folder must be put under documents & settings?
I have a folder on my D: drive----the box to make it private is greyed out.
I am not sharing the drive on a network.
What I want is to hide the folder or put a password on it.
 
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