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| Thread ID: 40491 | 2003-12-09 10:42:00 | folder security!!! | Compwiznot (4893) | Press F1 |
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| 198856 | 2003-12-09 10:42:00 | i want to make a folder of mine private from other people who use the computer ......i right clicked the folder properties>sharing and there was this check box which said " make this foder private" but i was not activated. meaning i could not check it and make it private ...i was wondering of there was any other way other than zipping(compressing) it and putting a password !! i would be nice of someone would tell any software for enabling passwords on files and folders IF ITS LEGAL ONLY !!! thnx !!! |
Compwiznot (4893) | ||
| 198857 | 2003-12-09 10:57:00 | What OS? If you have NT, win2k or XP you need your file system needs to be NTFS for that feature to work. The other way is to get a privacy program that, generally works by encypting the file with options to hide, make visible but locked, view files but no ability to open or alter. Do you want to keep people from messing with the files or accessing it at all? There was one I used awhile back when the kids were younger but, I can't remeber the name. If you cruise over to a download site like PC Worlds own or ZNet and look under File Utilities or Security. Power Desk might do the trick, have a look. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 198858 | 2003-12-09 10:59:00 | If you are the administrator of this particular computer, then you can do it easily. If not, then the administrator will be able to see files protected with standard NTFS protection. I assume you are using Windows XP, so open the properties dialog for the folder in question. There should be a Security tab, and an Advanced button down the bottom. Click this, take ownership of the folder, set auditing if you wish (this will allow you to check if the folder has been accessed by people other than you), and user permissions. The best way to do this would be to create a permission entry for 'Everyone', and deny Full Control. Then create an entry for yourself, and allow Full Control. When you want to access the files, simply change the Deny entry to Allow, access your files, and change it back afterwards. I also use a program called AES Crypter (digilander.libero.it), a nice little program that can do high level encryption and compression of files using a password. |
agent (30) | ||
| 198859 | 2003-12-09 11:05:00 | The "make this folder private" checkbox was greyed out because the folder you are trying to make secure is not in your user profile's directory, ie on your desktop or in your "My documents" folder. You could move this folder in question to your My documents folder and then check the "make this folder private" checkbox. |
b1naryb0y (3) | ||
| 198860 | 2003-12-09 21:32:00 | In XP Pro, how can you protect a folder if every user on the computer uses just the one account (administrator)? | Greg S (201) | ||
| 198861 | 2003-12-10 00:40:00 | Same method I said, except they will be able to make the folder accessible by changing the permissions. Hence used in combination with AES Crypter, you can make sure that, even if they can see the files, all they will see are jumble files such as 231567123.aes (depending on your configuration of AES Crypter, you might prefer that it doesn't jumble the file name and make the extension .aes). There was also a program C_S told me about that I used at a cybercafe to make a folder hidden and inaccessible (even if you were able to view hidden files/folders). Don't remember what it was, but I used it to protect a bunch of files I wanted to burn onto a CD when I came back later - and they were still there!). |
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| 198862 | 2003-12-10 08:08:00 | umm to be honest i really didn't quite understand what ya'll guys were talkin about ...i have 2 accounts on my computer one ist limited and mine is admin. i don't mind it being visible to the users on other account but i want it locked in theirs or both accounts ...i just don't want other people opening it and messing around with it ....i was wondering if there could be a way without changing my file system from FAT32 to NTFS and compressing it in winzip coz i have stuff of 4 GB !!! THNx !! |
Compwiznot (4893) | ||
| 198863 | 2003-12-10 22:12:00 | It wouldn't actually be that secure, but you could partition your hard drive, and move everything you don't want other people messing around with onto the other partition. And, assuming the other people don't have access to free Partition Magic-like tools, you could just remove the assigned drive letter of the second partition after you've finished using it. The way you would do this is through Computer Management, under the Disk Management part (right click on My Computer and select Manage to open Computer Management). Once the drive letter is removed from the partition, XP's security should make sure that non-administrator users cannot open Computer Management and therefore assign a drive letter to the partition. |
agent (30) | ||
| 198864 | 2003-12-10 22:25:00 | Compwiznot, How about something like: Hide Folders to Protect Sensitive Data FSPro Labs announced Hide Folders XP, security software that lets you hide important folders from others and make them visible only to you. Hide Folders XP protects files on NTFS, FAT32, and FAT volumes so that other users can't access, edit, or delete them. Network searching, browsing, and even removing upper-level folders won't unearth hidden files. You can make as many as 64 folders invisible simultaneously. The program can run in a stealth mode, so Windows Task Manager can't detect it. Hide Folders XP costs $US24.95. For a free demonstration version, contact FSPro on the Web. FSPro (http://www.fspro.net) Cheers, Babe. |
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