Can you password protect folders on your comp?

[Death Metal Moe]

<p>Just wondering if there's any way to make access to files on your desktop or wherever on your computer only password protected.&nbsp; So when you try to open a folder of pictures or text documents for example, you will get a prompt to enter your password, and then you gain access.</p><p>Anything like that available?&nbsp; Is it an option I have already and I just wasn't aware of?</p>

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[FUNKMAN]

what OS do you have?

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[HBox]

I don't know how to do what
you described, but I can tell you how to lock folders from other
accounts on your computer if you are using XP if you
want.<br />


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[Death Metal Moe]

Oh yea, I got Windows XP.

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[FUNKMAN]

<p>use the Help Utility...&nbsp; left click on your START at the bottom left corner and there is a Help and Support item</p><p>not trying to be a wisenhiemer, it's easy to follow and it would be rewarding to get it done yourself</p><p>&quot;give a guy a fish, he'll eat for one day... teach a guy to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime&quot;</p>

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[Death Metal Moe]

Well I don't want to be taught a lesson, I want instructions.&nbsp; So tell me.&nbsp; I'm lazy.

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[Death Metal Moe]

If you're not going to help me, then I don't want to hear anymore from you in my thread Funkman.&nbsp; You don't think I looked in the Help forum before I asked for help?&nbsp; Maybe I'm not searching the right topics, but I keep getting shit about the account passwords, and that's not what I'm asking.

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[HBox]

<font face="Century Gothic"><font color="Navy"><font size="2">Right click on the folder you
want to protect. Then clcik &quot;Sharing And Security.&quot; Then click on the
sharing tab and then click the &quot;Make This Folder Private&quot; box. <br />
<ul>
<li>This option is only available for <font style="background-color: rgb(178, 180, 191);">folders</font> included in your user profile.
<font style="background-color: rgb(178, 180, 191);">Folders</font> in your user profile
include My Documents and its subfolders, Desktop, Start Menu, Cookies, and
Favorites. If you do not make these <font style="background-color: rgb(178, 180, 191);">folders</font> private, they are available to
everyone who uses your computer.
</li><li>When you make a folder private, all of its subfolders are private as well.
For example, when you make My Documents private, you also make My Music and My
Pictures private. When you share a folder, you also share all of its subfolders
unless you make them private. </li>
</ul>
If you do this, if someone logs on with your account they will be able
to view the folder free and clear. If they log on with another account,
they will not be able to view the folder at all.</font></font></font><br />


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<font color=black>This message was edited by HBox on 4-25-05 @ 12:12 AM</font>

[FUNKMAN]

<p class="proclabel">this is probably not what you want but it says 'protect files and password'...</p><p class="proclabel"><a name="display_assign_screensaver_password">To <font style="background-color: #0a246a" color="#ffffff">protect</font> your files by using a screen saver <font style="background-color: #0a246a" color="#ffffff">password</font></a></p><ol><li>Open <a title="" href="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/replytotopic.cfm/Forum/52/Topic/44783/currentpage/EXEC=,desk.cpl,,1%20CHM=ntshared.chm%20FILE=alt_ur l_windows_component.htm"><img class="shortcut" src="ms-its:c:windowshelp
tshared.chm::/shortcutCold.gif" border="0" />Display</a> in Control Panel. </li><li>On the <strong>Screen Saver</strong> tab under <strong>Screen saver</strong>, click a <a title="View definition" href="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/replytotopic.cfm/Forum/52/Topic/44783/currentpage/HELP=glossary.hlp%20TOPIC=gls_screen_saver">screen saver</a>. </li><li>Select the <strong>On resume, <font style="background-color: #0a246a" color="#ffffff">password protect</font></strong> check box. <p>If Fast User Switching is turned on, select the <strong>On resume, display Welcome screen</strong> check box.</p></li></ol><p class="note"><img class="alert" src="ms-its:c:windowshelp
tshared.chm::/note.gif" border="0" /> Notes</p><ul><li>To open Display, click <strong>Start</strong>, point to <strong>Settings</strong>, click <strong>Control Panel</strong>, and then double-click <strong>Display</strong>. </li><li>Selecting the <strong>On Resume, <font style="background-color: #0a246a" color="#ffffff">password protect</font></strong> check box will lock your computer when the screen saver is activated. When you begin working again you will be prompted to type your <a title="View definition" href="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/replytotopic.cfm/Forum/52/Topic/44783/currentpage/HELP=glossary.hlp%20TOPIC=gls_password"><font style="background-color: #0a246a" color="#ffffff">password</font></a> to unlock it. </li><li>Your screen saver <font style="background-color: #0a246a" color="#ffffff">password</font> is the same as your logon <font style="background-color: #0a246a" color="#ffffff">password</font>. If you do not use a <font style="background-color: #0a246a" color="#ffffff">password</font> to log on, you cannot set a screen saver <font style="background-color: #0a246a" color="#ffffff">password</font>. </li><li>Fast User Switching is only available for stand-alone computers and users in a workgroup. It is not available if your computer is part of a network <a title="View definition" href="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/replytotopic.cfm/Forum/52/Topic/44783/currentpage/HELP=glossary.hlp%20TOPIC=gls_domain">domain</a>. </li></ul><p><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/replytotopic.cfm/Forum/52/Topic/44783/currentpage/CHM=display.chm;mspaint.chm;usercpl.chm%20META=a_p aint_wallpaper;a_display_change_desktop_items;a_di splay_change_background_color;a_display_setup_scre ensaver;a_UA_Shut_Down_Programs_at_logoff_W">Related Topics</a></p>

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[Death Metal Moe]

<p>You see, that's not what I was talking about.&nbsp; I know I can create my own account that has private folders.&nbsp; I have that.&nbsp; And I know about if my screen saver comes on, I can prompt my password to have to be re-entered to get back in.&nbsp;&nbsp;I have that on already.</p><p>I mean on my own account, can I protect files from even myself?&nbsp; Just a folder sitting on my desktop.&nbsp; I'd have to enter a password to view the shit.</p>

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[FUNKMAN]

it can't be done

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[Death Metal Moe]

Well, I'll wait for more tech savvy members to weight in before I give up the fight, thanks.

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[HBox]

<a href="http://www.download.com/Folder-Crypt/3000-2092_4-10370172.html?tag=lst-0-1" target="_blank">Here's a program that will do it, but it costs money.</a><br />


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[wilee]

<p>With a stock install of Windows XP, you can't add a password to a
folder.&nbsp; You can use third-party add-ons like HBox pointed
out.&nbsp; The only other viable way of doing it with XP and no add-ons
is to compress the folder.&nbsp; </p><p>If you create a new &quot;ZIPPED&quot;
folder, and put the data you want in it, you can add a password to it,
but it also affects the way you access those files.&nbsp; Some files
can't be used straight from the ZIPPED folder, and would have to be
extracted from the folder first.&nbsp; After creating the folder and
dragging the files to it, open the folder, right-click somewhere in it
(not on a file, click on some white space) and choose &quot;add
password&quot;.&nbsp; Not the most elegant solution, but it's an alternative.<br />
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only way to do it is password protect a compressed file, or download third party software

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[Reephdweller]

<p>Symantec released something a few years ago...Norton Lock or something like that. I'll have to check my archives at home for the exact name. But it worked great, you could password protect folders and prevent any kind of alteration with the folders. I don't remember if it was a freeware app, but Norton did put it out. I'll check when I get home and let you know.</p>

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