Password on Folders...
Is it possible?
Sunday, January 29, 2006 by RPGFX | Discussion: Windows XP
Ok... just wondering. Is it possible to make a single folder password protected? I want to password protect my folder with all my finacial info. Any help would be great. I'm running Windows XP Home.
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RPGFX
Reply #22 Tuesday, February 7, 2006 9:49 AM
It's not useless. I just wanted to password protect my checkbook. That's pretty useful to me.
Reply #22 Tuesday, February 7, 2006 9:49 AM
| but as I said before if it's too simple it becomes trivial to the point of useless |
It's not useless. I just wanted to password protect my checkbook. That's pretty useful to me.
Jafo
Reply #23 Tuesday, February 7, 2006 9:58 AM
Reply #23 Tuesday, February 7, 2006 9:58 AM
I did have something like that...back in win95/98 days...you saw the folder in the tree...but if you clicked it you'd have to type in the pass....otherwise you wouldn't see/access the contents....
Now I gotta go through the old cds, etc...to find/remember its name...
Island Dog
Reply #24 Tuesday, February 7, 2006 12:28 PM
Reply #24 Tuesday, February 7, 2006 12:28 PM
| I did have something like that...back in win95/98 days...you saw the folder in the tree...but if you clicked it you'd have to type in the pass....otherwise you wouldn't see/access the contents.... |
Something simple like that would be great.
It's free too, btw.
RPGFX
Reply #26 Tuesday, February 7, 2006 4:34 PM
Reply #26 Tuesday, February 7, 2006 4:34 PM
Boss, that's about the closest thing so far... but it still needs to be moved to a special "vault"... which I don't want. Just want the folder where it is now, password protected. 
I'm a real pain in the ass, I know. But you guys need a challenge now and then. 
I'm a real pain in the ass, I know. But you guys need a challenge now and then. 
Chris TH
Reply #27 Tuesday, February 7, 2006 5:23 PM
It is if (hypothetical example) all it takes is to open a DOS window to access the 'protected' files. If you make it too simple (in a technical sense) then it's not a good solution is all I'm trying to say.
I *know* what you want - I'd like it too! All I'm saying is that your description of 'simple' is not actually so simple under the covers
Reply #27 Tuesday, February 7, 2006 5:23 PM
| It's not useless. |
It is if (hypothetical example) all it takes is to open a DOS window to access the 'protected' files. If you make it too simple (in a technical sense) then it's not a good solution is all I'm trying to say.
I *know* what you want - I'd like it too! All I'm saying is that your description of 'simple' is not actually so simple under the covers
Jafo
Reply #28 Wednesday, February 8, 2006 6:37 PM
Reply #28 Wednesday, February 8, 2006 6:37 PM
The old thing I used was called 'Magic folders'...but it was well before XP and probably now useless....
RPGFX
Reply #29 Wednesday, February 8, 2006 7:12 PM
I see your point, but the people who I'm trying to lock out wouldn't know a DOS window if it bit em in the ass. I think I'll just do as I said before, keep my checkbook on my flash stick, and keep it with me instead of always plugged into my computer. Thanks again for all the help and effort guys...
Reply #29 Wednesday, February 8, 2006 7:12 PM
| It is if (hypothetical example) all it takes is to open a DOS window to access the 'protected' files |
I see your point, but the people who I'm trying to lock out wouldn't know a DOS window if it bit em in the ass. I think I'll just do as I said before, keep my checkbook on my flash stick, and keep it with me instead of always plugged into my computer. Thanks again for all the help and effort guys...
Jafo
Reply #31 Wednesday, February 8, 2006 10:31 PM
Reply #31 Wednesday, February 8, 2006 10:31 PM
| Jafo is this it? |
Yes...that looks like it...it's obviously been updated to XP, etc...
Chris TH
Reply #33 Sunday, February 12, 2006 11:50 PM
Quoting myself, how about that for conceited
Anyway the above works as expected except for Explorer! In other words I can use 'run as..' to start another filemanager (eg. I use Total Commander) with the secure username, enter the password and access the protected files no worries. Also works for a CMD window.
But explorer refuses to even start up - makes no difference if it's run from a shortcut or a commandline with swiches.
Can anyone explain, please?
Reply #33 Sunday, February 12, 2006 11:50 PM
| I'm going to try the following on my system as a test: create a new user/login with password & assign all the access rights of the folder to be protected to that user. See if the 'runas' option will work as a way of accessing the folder from my default login - sort of like 'su root' in Linux... |
Quoting myself, how about that for conceited
Anyway the above works as expected except for Explorer! In other words I can use 'run as..' to start another filemanager (eg. I use Total Commander) with the secure username, enter the password and access the protected files no worries. Also works for a CMD window.
But explorer refuses to even start up - makes no difference if it's run from a shortcut or a commandline with swiches.
Can anyone explain, please?
Jafo
Reply #34 Sunday, February 12, 2006 11:57 PM
Reply #34 Sunday, February 12, 2006 11:57 PM
If you restrict system access to a system file...something required by Windows...then you will have problems...
Documentation should stress [somewhere] to be careful what you hid/protect/restrict....
Chris TH
Reply #35 Monday, February 13, 2006 12:23 AM
Duly noted...
The only files I changed ownership on was a data subdirectory & the files contained within - on a different partition to Windows.
So none of the Windows System files were touched.
It may well be that some DLL's required by Explorer are somehow not included in the 'run as...' request thus causing Explorer to fail. OTOH Total Commander also relies on a slew of DLLs - as reported by Process Explorer anyhow - and still seems to work fine...
Reply #35 Monday, February 13, 2006 12:23 AM
| If you restrict system access to a system file...something required by Windows...then you will have problems... |
Duly noted...
The only files I changed ownership on was a data subdirectory & the files contained within - on a different partition to Windows.
So none of the Windows System files were touched.
It may well be that some DLL's required by Explorer are somehow not included in the 'run as...' request thus causing Explorer to fail. OTOH Total Commander also relies on a slew of DLLs - as reported by Process Explorer anyhow - and still seems to work fine...
thomassen
Reply #36 Saturday, February 25, 2006 1:08 PM
Reply #36 Saturday, February 25, 2006 1:08 PM
Anyone tried this: http://www.everstrike.com/lock_folder.htm
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Reply #37 Saturday, February 25, 2006 3:00 PM
Reply #37 Saturday, February 25, 2006 3:00 PM
Or it's designed to protect computers from runas abuse with file managers?
Myself, I use runas with notepad and use it's open file browser as file browser. Just don't forget to set filters to *.*
Myself, I use runas with notepad and use it's open file browser as file browser.
Just don't forget to set filters to *.*
Mediakill
Reply #39 Sunday, February 26, 2006 6:03 AM
Reply #39 Sunday, February 26, 2006 6:03 AM
Which reminds me do you guys know what program can be used to unlock files with the extension .lock? I have a directory with explicit photos of my current girlfriend i remember the password but can't recall the name of the program i used Think it was called icon lock-it xp or something like that any ideas? wanna recover them, valuable
Jafo
Reply #40 Sunday, February 26, 2006 7:43 AM
Reply #40 Sunday, February 26, 2006 7:43 AM
http://www.applianmobile.com/pc/pocketlock/docs/pocketlock.htm
That appears to have a '.lock' suffix.
Good luck....
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Reply #21 Tuesday, February 7, 2006 9:46 AM