folder help

Sunday, September 21, 2003 by i_am_weasel | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

does anyone know of a program to password protect folders on the hdd? so someone useing my pc would have to know the password to open it to see its contents... im running win xp home and it dont have no encryption method from what i read in the win xp help and support witch i accessed from the start menu... it said only win xp pro has it so any help would be great....i want to keep my nosey wife from looking in certin folders i cant use the hide folder attrbute as she has figured out how to unhide folders and files .....im not going to say whats in the folders cause of the little eyes that might read this fourm
i_am_weasel
Reply #1 Sunday, September 21, 2003 5:04 PM
a free one it one exists
Apocalypse_67
Reply #2 Sunday, September 21, 2003 5:06 PM
You might want to put a password on your account and create another for your wife. This way she can only use and see part of the entire content in your PC.
Peff
Reply #3 Sunday, September 21, 2003 5:07 PM
I use a program called ddcrypt. It's freeware and works very well. You can find it here.

http://www.softpile.com/Utilities/Encryption/Review_05260_index.html



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i_am_weasel
Reply #4 Sunday, September 21, 2003 5:20 PM
PEFF THAT FILE DONT EXISTS ON THERE SITE NO MORE
i_am_weasel
Reply #5 Sunday, September 21, 2003 5:20 PM
opppssss sorry bout the caps
Peff
Reply #6 Sunday, September 21, 2003 5:28 PM
sorry about that...I should take the time to read

I can e-mail it to you if you provide an e-mail addy.



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Koasati
Reply #7 Sunday, September 21, 2003 5:47 PM

I use Folder Shield, but it's not free.  $19

Hides your personal data!

With Folder Shield you can conceal complete folders. By this simple means you can prevent anyone else gaining access to files and subfolders of the hidden folder.

Files held in the concealed folders cannot be manipulated or modified, nor can't they be deleted or even opened. This applies both to Windows Explorer and also to DOS dialog boxes, program dialogs, other file managers and especially to unknown viruses and Trojan horses.
Folder Shield vastly increases the security of your PC, while at the same time being so simple and very convenient to use.

http://www.baxbex.com/products.html

Other nifty tools available there also, like FolderBox, and OpenExpert. Those 2 are free for personal use.  





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Sugaree
Reply #8 Sunday, September 21, 2003 5:48 PM
You might find something here http://www.freewarefiles.com/
SelfExiled
Reply #9 Sunday, September 21, 2003 7:56 PM
I used Magic Folders a while ago. The folder just disappears, and you can hide the executable in multiple places such as your registry, ini files etc.. so that no one knows that it is even running. You can even change the name of the exe and the program folder so that it looks like a common windows folder. And the last time I remember, it was free. It even hides your files in Dos. It is password protected too. so your files will reappear easily when you enter the password. And, it doesn't encrypt so, your files are safe. But, there is also an encrypted version. The version I used was free, I don't know about the updated or XP versions. But, you can try it. http://pc-magic.com/

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