Is it possible to Password protect a folder in Windows?
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you can not give a password for a folder in windows.\nthe solution is here:compress the folder with winzip,check mark encrypt addet files.\nthen select a password for it.\nwhen inished, delete the original folder.\nyou can open the zip file when you have the password\nthe second solution is:the free program "encryptonclick". \nIt's easy to use.\nhttp://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html
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If you're using XP...\n1.Right-click folder, Properties.\n2.Click the Sharing tab, then click the tab that says "Make this folder private"...\nClick Apply, then OK...the next time you try to open the folder it will ask for your Loggin Password... :)
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hello,\nyou dont need a program, just select which directory you want to make "password protected" .. your host should give this option. If not I would suggest a different host like yahoo hosting which has this option.
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If you don't want to lock everyone out of Windows (as the above suggestes) then check out FineCrypt 9.1 (freeware), http://www.download.com/FineCrypt/3000-2092_4-10494456.html?tag=lst-6-6 it is an encryption tool to encrypt and password protect files/folders.  It's better than the tools Windows offers.  It has a limitation that it can only work with five files at a time.
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Folders on your computer can be hidden and password protected. They can be encrypted with programs so others can't access them with out the password.\n\nDo a search for encryption programs. Below are some free ones.
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You can try Password Manager XP
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Try PC Security software.. you can put Password on Files or folders\n\nyou can get it from here:http://www.tropsoft.com/pcsecurity/
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On a Mac you can use Filevault (system preferences) or you can create encrypted disk images with Disk Utility (Applications:Utilities) and store your sensitive data in them. \n\nYou're never really safe with Windows, but there are ways to lock folders. Try doing a web search for locking folders.
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It seems to me that the best way to protect files and folders is to make them private and only accessible on your account. This means that if you do not have an account, you need to create one with a password. Or if you have one but no password, add a password. \n\nTo make a folder private so that only you can view its contents, right click the folder or file and select "properties." Under the "sharing" tab, check the box that says "Make this folder private." These are instructions for Windows XP, so the process will differ if you have another OS, but should be similar with another version of windows.
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If you are trying to restrict access to an image on your hard drive, you could always put it in a compressed folder and then add a password to the folder.
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Winzip can password zip files (zip files can contain multiple files inside).
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you can't really restrict access to this folder like that... not without making your own life harder..well you can but its abit indepth and if you get it wrong it will cause problem with the computer using the folder.. if you are using xp you could give him his own user account as a regular user, not administrator like your account would be... and as the administrator you could apply the content adviser so that most site of a certain type are blocked... he as a regular user will not be allowed to do certain stuff... like install programs and modify settings....\n\nI cant remember if user level restricts access to the temp folders in the sense to simply empty them.. \n\nBut to be honest if someone was on my computer doing something that i didnt want them to do.. i would make it that they just didnt use my computer... they could be opening you up to viruses.\n\ngood luck.\n\nps: perhaps its the facts that you dont find anything in the caches, especially when you haven't cleared it recently, is the proof that he's been doing something dodgy.\n\npps: if you dont mind making your own life narder then reduce your account down to a user lever and use the administrator account to do major stuff, instals etc... then he can't install stuff using your account.... and start the content advisor with a password that only you know.. this way when you use the computer you can turn the adviser off whilst he cant look as dodge stuff.
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You can't actually password protect a single "folder" but you can with a zip file. Just create a new zipped folder and add your personal info and then select "add password" under the file menu when you open the zip file.
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basically yes,\nmay require other security software,\n\nthere is option in properties of folder,to put in sharing, shared documents, and select[ _ ]private,\n\ndont forget password though, also write down somewhere for backup...
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YES THERE is\n\nhttp://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/hid...\n\n\nor\n\n\nIf u want that no one can access ur folders then u have to do is\n1) Open My Computer\n2) Goto tools > Folder Options > Then go to View tab\n3) At the topmost bottom of view tab u will find "USE SIMPLE FILE SHARING"\n4) Un ckeck that box\n5) Now goto the folder which u want to protect\n6) Open its properties\n7) Then go to "Security" tab there are two options 1st is "GROUPS AND USERS" & 2nd is "Permisions"\n8) Select permisions for the users from there.
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Well you cannot put password to folders, but you can hide it.\nIf you want to lock your folders there is softwares which can lock the folders.
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If you are using Windows XP you have several options.\nOption 1: Right click on the file to password (or an entire folder if you want), click properties, click the General tab, click Advanced button, click Encrypt Contents check box.\n\nOption 2: Use compression program like WinZip, and choose Encrypt or Password Protect options.\n\nThese will encrypt your information so that only a programming genius will be able to see your data 99.99% of people will not be able to get to it.\n\n* NOTE *\nIf you are engaging in illegal activity, these will not be good enough. Neither will deleting the files. The police can easily crack those. In that case you will need to delete everything, throw your hard disk away and never access those files again.