Password on Folders...

Is it possible?

Published on January 29, 2006 By RPGFX In 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.

Comments (Page 2)

ZubaZ

on Feb 06, 2006

If you have zip file integrations with XP, what happens when you have a password protected zip file? Would that do what you want?

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Daiwa

on Feb 06, 2006

If you have zip file integrations with XP, what happens when you have a password protected zip file? Would that do what you want?

Good thought, Zubaz. Worth checking out.

Cheers,
Daiwa

RPGFX

on Feb 06, 2006

These are all great ideas, and great programs, but just a bit more than I want. Just wanted a very simple password prompt when opening a normal, unzipped, unhidden, unencrypted folder. This is not for MAJOR secrecy reasons here... then I would use more powerful measures, like many of the programs you all have suggested. It's for a very minor simple privacy concern. I just want my checkbook password protected. That's all. Thanks again for all the feedback.

Chris TH

on Feb 06, 2006

I agree it's a good idea, but as I said before if it's too simple it becomes trivial to the point of useless. It's seomthing that need to be implemented at teh filesystem level and since it appears not to be in NTFS, then other workarounds are required. In the various *nixes it's almost trivial to do what you want since it *is* implemented at a basic OS level.

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...

boss0190

on Feb 07, 2006

Take your checkbook off the computer and hide it under your mattress RPG.

RPGFX

on Feb 07, 2006

Take your checkbook off the computer and hide it under your mattress RPG

I actually will probably put it on my flash drive and keep it with me all the time... then I really don't need to protect it...

RPGFX

on Feb 07, 2006

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

on Feb 07, 2006

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

on Feb 07, 2006

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.

boss0190

on Feb 07, 2006

This sounds like what you wantLink but someone else with more knowledge in this might check it out. It sounds good, but you know how "hype" is.

It's free too, btw.

RPGFX

on Feb 07, 2006

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.

Chris TH

on Feb 07, 2006

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

on Feb 08, 2006

The old thing I used was called 'Magic folders'...but it was well before XP and probably now useless....

RPGFX

on Feb 08, 2006

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...

Island Dog

on Feb 08, 2006

Jafo is this it?

http://www.pc-magic.com/des.htm#mf

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